topic Re: Execute an attribute rule manually in Attribute Rules Questions

Execute an attribute rule manually

JoeBorgione — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 20:56:55 GMT

I think someone one showed me how to do this, but I just can't remember. Here is my scenario: I have an existing feature class to which I added a couple of fields. Those fields are to be populated as a concatenation of some other field values.

What I did to run them manually was first set them for insert and modify. Then I selected all the features, and in one of the fields I have the new concatenation rules set, I simple hit the space bar while in the selected attributes pane. That's enough for a modification so both rules fired and I'm good to go.

However, that's sort of a hack; I thought there is a way to execute a rule manually without even making a phony modification.

Re: Execute an attribute rule manually

DanPatterson — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 22:00:04 GMT

Joe Borgione‌ are you talking about "Immediate Calculations"?

Calculation attribute rules—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation

Re: Execute an attribute rule manually

JoeBorgione — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 22:15:47 GMT

Not exactly: these rules are specifically set up to fire when a feature is either added or modified so they fall in the class of Immediate Calculations. Basically all the features are already in the feature class and I added a couple of fields; I wrote the rules just to get some practice; I could have just used the field calculator, but where is the fun in that?

Re: Execute an attribute rule manually

DanPatterson — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 00:16:03 GMT

Have you made a custom toolbox that performs the repetitive add fields, and loads your calculations that you use most often? that would be fun

Re: Execute an attribute rule manually

JoeBorgione — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 20:36:29 GMT

I asked around and there is no 'button to click' to execute an attribute rule on demand. What was shown me was essentially the same thing I mention above: select a record and simply run a field calculation on the field with the rule and it will fire.

Re: Execute an attribute rule manually

HusseinNasser2 — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 21:50:38 GMT

This is probably what you are looking for Joe, Batch Calculation / Validation Rules which can be executed through the Evaluate method in error inspector in Pro or through the REST end point.

Video here

https://community.esri.com/t5/attribute-rules-videos/create-publish-and-work-with-batch-calculation-and-validation/m-p/976977#M10

Re: Execute an attribute rule manually

LeonS — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 18:14:05 GMT

I am also looking for the ability to run an attribute rule manually. I'm attempting to reproduce some of the rules I had set up using the Attribute Assistant in ArcMap, as I migrate my data editing to Pro. I've found some particular rules executing automatically causes more problems than it is helpful.

I was beginning to look into the Batch Calculation, but it seems that only a workspace w/ branch versioning or FGDB is supported. https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/data/geodatabases/overview/evaluate-attribute-rules.htm

I am working with an SQL Server geodatabase w/ "traditional" versioning. Is this supported? If not, is it coming? ~~Is setting up a feature service also a requirement? There is just one editor, so these seems like an awful lot of overhead if I need to set up a service.~~

Edited -

I see that branch versions are only editable through a web feature service. https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/data/geodatabases/overview/branch-version-scenarios.htm

Leon

Re: Execute an attribute rule manually

TerriWaddell1 — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 14:43:26 GMT

Just wondering if you'd ever gotten anywhere with running an attribute rule manually? I have the same problem - - I used AUTONUMBER in Attribute Rules but under the manual option because I don't want every feature auto-numbered, just the occasional one. I don't see a way to make an attribute rule when I only need to run it occasionally.

Re: Execute an attribute rule manually

HusseinNasser2 — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 15:38:45 GMT

The only way to run an attribute rule manually is to use batch calculation rule using Evaluate method.

For your use case however, I think you can still use immediate calculation rule and have a special field in the class (call it trigger (true or false)) when creating a feature have the trigger default to false and only when you flip the trigger field to true the rule can execute.

The rule will look something like this

if ($feature.trigger == 'true') return NextSequenceValue('seq'); return;

This is another way you can execute the rule manually.

Re: Execute an attribute rule manually

JohannesLindner — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 16:37:38 GMT

Be sure to reset the trigger, else the sequence field will be calculated every time you edit it:

if($feature.trigger == "true") { return {result: {attributes: {trigger: "false", sequence_field: NextSequenceValue("seq")}} } return