topic Re: Definition Query dataset in Developers Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/developers-questions/definition-query-dataset/m-p/357146#M2295 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Tabraiz,</P><P></P><P>You could accomplish this by creating a <A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/guide-books/python-addins/creating-an-add-in-tool.htm">python add-in</A>.&nbsp; You would want to use the <A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/analyze/arcpy-mapping/listlayers.htm">arcpy.mapping.ListLayers</A> function to iterate through each layer in your MXD.&nbsp; You can then use <A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/analyze/arcpy-mapping/layer-class.htm">Layer </A>class to apply the definition query to each layer.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 04 Feb 2016 13:05:18 GMT JakeSkinner 2016-02-04T13:05:18Z Definition Query dataset https://community.esri.com/t5/developers-questions/definition-query-dataset/m-p/357145#M2294 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>hello,</P><P>I need to develop an ARCMAP Addin tool by which i could set a definition query on a dataset, i have a number of layers with same "ID" field and I have to query out each layer one by one.</P><P>KINDLY GUIDE ME WITH THIS OR ANY OTHER SOLUTION IS ALSO APPRECIABLE. </P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 04 Feb 2016 04:56:30 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/developers-questions/definition-query-dataset/m-p/357145#M2294 TabraizAhmed 2016-02-04T04:56:30Z Re: Definition Query dataset https://community.esri.com/t5/developers-questions/definition-query-dataset/m-p/357146#M2295 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Tabraiz,</P><P></P><P>You could accomplish this by creating a <A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/guide-books/python-addins/creating-an-add-in-tool.htm">python add-in</A>.&nbsp; You would want to use the <A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/analyze/arcpy-mapping/listlayers.htm">arcpy.mapping.ListLayers</A> function to iterate through each layer in your MXD.&nbsp; You can then use <A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/analyze/arcpy-mapping/layer-class.htm">Layer </A>class to apply the definition query to each layer.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 04 Feb 2016 13:05:18 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/developers-questions/definition-query-dataset/m-p/357146#M2295 JakeSkinner 2016-02-04T13:05:18Z Re: Definition Query dataset https://community.esri.com/t5/developers-questions/definition-query-dataset/m-p/357147#M2296 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN style="font-family: arial, helvetica, 'helvetica neue', verdana, sans-serif;">Hello Tabraiz,</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-family: arial, helvetica, 'helvetica neue', verdana, sans-serif;">As another option, in the XTools Pro extension to ArcGIS there is a couple of tools that you could use for this task.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="font-family: arial, helvetica, 'helvetica neue', verdana, sans-serif;">- Using Copy Layer Properties: create the required query for one layer, then just copy definition query property from this layer and paste to other layers.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="font-family: arial, helvetica, 'helvetica neue', verdana, sans-serif;">- There is also Definition Query Manager tool allowing to manage queries for all layers in one place, this may also facilitate working with queries for many layers.</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-family: arial, helvetica, 'helvetica neue', verdana, sans-serif;">Hope this may help,</SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="font-family: arial, helvetica, 'helvetica neue', verdana, sans-serif;">Andrei</SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 04 Feb 2016 14:36:48 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/developers-questions/definition-query-dataset/m-p/357147#M2296 AndreiElobogoev 2016-02-04T14:36:48Z