topic Re: How to list existing Attribute Rules? in Attribute Rules Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/attribute-rules-questions/how-to-list-existing-attribute-rules/m-p/1487370#M1486 <P>I found this old post in ArcGIS Pro by <a href="https://community.esri.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/10527">@JakeSkinner</a>&nbsp;</P><P><A href="https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/iterate-through-sde-to-find-and-export-fcs-with/td-p/1154338" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/iterate-through-sde-to-find-and-export-fcs-with/td-p/1154338</A></P><P>Seems I commented on it 2 years ago too!!</P><P>Short answer, there is an undocumented property when you do "Describe"</P><DIV><DIV><SPAN>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </SPAN><SPAN>rules</SPAN> <SPAN>=</SPAN> <SPAN>arcpy</SPAN><SPAN>.</SPAN><SPAN>Describe</SPAN><SPAN>(</SPAN><SPAN>fc</SPAN><SPAN>).attributeRules</SPAN></DIV></DIV><P>&nbsp;</P><P>It returns a list of rules or an empty list of there are none defined on that feature class.</P> Fri, 07 Jun 2024 17:37:35 GMT Brian_Wilson 2024-06-07T17:37:35Z How to list existing Attribute Rules? https://community.esri.com/t5/attribute-rules-questions/how-to-list-existing-attribute-rules/m-p/1487302#M1485 <P>I wrote a script that exports rules from each feature class in a database, but it creates files even when a feature class has no rules.</P><P>I need to be able to tell if there are rules attached to a feature class, like ListFeatureClasses or ListDomains</P><P>There are methods Add and Alter rules but you have to know the name of a rule to do those operatoins.</P><P>How can I list??</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 07 Jun 2024 15:50:07 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/attribute-rules-questions/how-to-list-existing-attribute-rules/m-p/1487302#M1485 Brian_Wilson 2024-06-07T15:50:07Z Re: How to list existing Attribute Rules? https://community.esri.com/t5/attribute-rules-questions/how-to-list-existing-attribute-rules/m-p/1487370#M1486 <P>I found this old post in ArcGIS Pro by <a href="https://community.esri.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/10527">@JakeSkinner</a>&nbsp;</P><P><A href="https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/iterate-through-sde-to-find-and-export-fcs-with/td-p/1154338" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/iterate-through-sde-to-find-and-export-fcs-with/td-p/1154338</A></P><P>Seems I commented on it 2 years ago too!!</P><P>Short answer, there is an undocumented property when you do "Describe"</P><DIV><DIV><SPAN>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </SPAN><SPAN>rules</SPAN> <SPAN>=</SPAN> <SPAN>arcpy</SPAN><SPAN>.</SPAN><SPAN>Describe</SPAN><SPAN>(</SPAN><SPAN>fc</SPAN><SPAN>).attributeRules</SPAN></DIV></DIV><P>&nbsp;</P><P>It returns a list of rules or an empty list of there are none defined on that feature class.</P> Fri, 07 Jun 2024 17:37:35 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/attribute-rules-questions/how-to-list-existing-attribute-rules/m-p/1487370#M1486 Brian_Wilson 2024-06-07T17:37:35Z Re: How to list existing Attribute Rules? https://community.esri.com/t5/attribute-rules-questions/how-to-list-existing-attribute-rules/m-p/1591494#M1690 <P><BR />Wanted to share that attribute rule properties do have describe documentation going back to their implementation.&nbsp; You can find it below.</P><P><A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/arcpy/functions/attribute-rule-properties.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Attribute Rules Describe Properties</A></P> Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:00:09 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/attribute-rules-questions/how-to-list-existing-attribute-rules/m-p/1591494#M1690 SSWoodward 2025-03-04T00:00:09Z