https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/model-builder-validation-changes-parameter/m-p/1411726#M82042 <P>Hi there,</P><P>I've used Model Builder for more than 10 years so I've seen a lot of the finicky glitches that can happen (just as a caveat). I don't go adding scripting tools to my models, they are all pretty Acrpro vanilla tools brought in.</P><P>I've just had to update some models from .tbx to .atbx as I noticed this was a thing only this week. I'm running 2.9.7. and can't do any updating as I have to wait for all the other business enterprise components for maybe another year. I read online that using .atbx in 2.9 was ok.</P><P>I've learned in the past that copy and pasting older models into new ones will give you issues eventually so I was strict in re-creating the tools anew.</P><P>I found in my new models that whenever I set my variables as 'Parameters' and then clicked 'Validate' all their pathways change to the default.gdb <STRONG>C:\\ pathway</STRONG> ArcPro has setup. I understand the existence of Environments settings of Current and Scratch Workspace. The variables that I use come from many different places, not one gdb so I ignored the Current Workspace setting. I set the Scratch Workspace to the 'working.gdb' that is used for most of the model outputs which is on a network drive. It still changed the 'Parameters' to C/ etc. after I validated the model again. The only solution was to remove any parameters from the model. This happened to both input variables and workspaces that I set to Parameters.</P><P>I'd never had this problem with models before now. Do I just have to force a random 'Current Workspace' into the settings? I have to copy these models many times over into many folders so having to update the environment settings EVERY TIME I do that seems utterly ridiculous. I already have to update those actual 'Parameter' variables every time.</P><P>If anyone has some idea on how to stop this I'd be very happy to hear.</P><P>Thanks,<BR />Caroline</P> Thu, 18 Apr 2024 15:44:51 GMT CarolineH 2024-04-18T15:44:51Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/model-builder-validation-changes-parameter/m-p/1411726#M82042 <P>Hi there,</P><P>I've used Model Builder for more than 10 years so I've seen a lot of the finicky glitches that can happen (just as a caveat). I don't go adding scripting tools to my models, they are all pretty Acrpro vanilla tools brought in.</P><P>I've just had to update some models from .tbx to .atbx as I noticed this was a thing only this week. I'm running 2.9.7. and can't do any updating as I have to wait for all the other business enterprise components for maybe another year. I read online that using .atbx in 2.9 was ok.</P><P>I've learned in the past that copy and pasting older models into new ones will give you issues eventually so I was strict in re-creating the tools anew.</P><P>I found in my new models that whenever I set my variables as 'Parameters' and then clicked 'Validate' all their pathways change to the default.gdb <STRONG>C:\\ pathway</STRONG> ArcPro has setup. I understand the existence of Environments settings of Current and Scratch Workspace. The variables that I use come from many different places, not one gdb so I ignored the Current Workspace setting. I set the Scratch Workspace to the 'working.gdb' that is used for most of the model outputs which is on a network drive. It still changed the 'Parameters' to C/ etc. after I validated the model again. The only solution was to remove any parameters from the model. This happened to both input variables and workspaces that I set to Parameters.</P><P>I'd never had this problem with models before now. Do I just have to force a random 'Current Workspace' into the settings? I have to copy these models many times over into many folders so having to update the environment settings EVERY TIME I do that seems utterly ridiculous. I already have to update those actual 'Parameter' variables every time.</P><P>If anyone has some idea on how to stop this I'd be very happy to hear.</P><P>Thanks,<BR />Caroline</P> Thu, 18 Apr 2024 15:44:51 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/model-builder-validation-changes-parameter/m-p/1411726#M82042 CarolineH 2024-04-18T15:44:51Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/model-builder-validation-changes-parameter/m-p/1527354#M87488 <P>I am having the same issues. I hope someone from esri responds to this thread with a solution!</P> Mon, 26 Aug 2024 18:44:45 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/model-builder-validation-changes-parameter/m-p/1527354#M87488 HeatherFollis 2024-08-26T18:44:45Z