topic Re: Simplify Polygon error in ArcGIS Enterprise Portal Questions

Simplify Polygon error

AndyBell1 — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 22:18:01 GMT

I'm trying to use the Simplify Polygon Tool and it keeps on producing "Error 000735 Simplification Tolerance: Value is required". The issue is that I don't see any box in the tool to enter in a value. I've attached a screenshot of the tool. Does anyone have any idea what is going on?

Re: Simplify Polygon error

LucasDanzinger — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 16:40:23 GMT

I can repro this. It seems like the input box for the tolerance is getting cut off. I'm looking into this.

Re: Simplify Polygon error

MichaelVolz — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 17:07:00 GMT

Andy:

What version of desktop are you using and at what license level?

I get the proper input parameters in both v10.0 and v10.2. I do not currently have access to v10.1 if that is what you are using.

Re: Simplify Polygon error

AndyBell1 — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 18:16:18 GMT

I'm using 10.1 locally and 10.2 on a server with Advanced license type. Both are having the same issue.

Re: Simplify Polygon error

MichaelVolz — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 18:20:23 GMT

For 10.2 on the server, please make sure Background Geoprocessing is disabled.

What type of data are you work with (e.g. shapefile, personal geodatabase, file geodatabase, SDE)?

Re: Simplify Polygon error

LucasDanzinger — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 18:53:40 GMT

Do you have IE 11? It seems like people have reported this issue in IE 11 and/or Windoes 8/8.1. It is logged in our system-
http://support.esri.com/en/bugs/nimbus/role/beta10_1/TklNMDk3MDU4

Re: Simplify Polygon error

AndyBell1 — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 18:54:54 GMT

Background processing is disabled. It does not matter what type of data I'm using (shapefiles and geodatabases), the tool does not have a input box for Simplification Tolerance. Even when I open a blank map with no data and just open the tool the input box is missing. I'm able to run the tool using arcpy but not from the toolbox.

Re: Simplify Polygon error

LucasDanzinger — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 23:00:09 GMT

The issue is most likely related to what I referenced above. We have the issue logged and are looking into it. I recommend that for the time being, you either right click the tool and select to run the tool in batch or run through Python.

Re: Simplify Polygon error

SimonIngram — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 21:26:10 GMT

Hi, This is definitely happening on my Version (10.2). I used the batch option and it worked fine.

Re: Simplify Polygon error

Marie-NeigeGuerin — Sun, 20 Apr 2014 20:02:20 GMT

Having the same issue, I want to use it in a model so can't use the batch feature. I made the fix with the style sheet and disabled IE but still the same. It works only for the first time I open the tool, and it never works inside a model

Re: Simplify Polygon error

Marie-NeigeGuerin — Sun, 20 Apr 2014 20:38:51 GMT

Re: Simplify Polygon error

TimNorton — Sun, 25 May 2014 21:19:08 GMT

Hello.

I am using ArcGIS 10.1 for Desktop with an Advanced License.

After banging my head against the wall because I thought I was the problem... I found this post and tried using the "Batch..." option (which I must say is quite nifty!).

When running the Simplify Polygon tool in Batch mode, I still have a missing "Simplification Tolerance" input box. While I can manually type values into the previous window, double-clicking on the Tolerance field brings up the same type of problem as in the non-batch mode.
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- Tim

Re: Simplify Polygon error

deleted-user-yFo_UoWEJbkc — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 19:15:35 GMT

Has anyone figured this out yet? I've checked related threads, but it seems to have died with Tim Norton's post back in May.

One thing I'm noticing when running it from Batch is that the Simplification Tolerance allows you to enter a value manually, but the units defaults to "Unknown". When I try to manually change that by typing "SquareMeters" or what have you, it jumps back to the "Unknown" value every time. Could this be related to the overall bugginess of this tool?

Re: Simplify Polygon error

MatthewHenderson1 — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 18:23:50 GMT

If you click that check mark icon "Check values" it will replace unknown with the map frame units. The tool worked for me after doing that.

Re: Simplify Polygon error

JanWeststeyn — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 14:12:19 GMT

I also get this. Last week I was able to use the Simplify Polygon tool multiple times on ArcGIS 10.2.1.

This week I have the same issue whereby the Simplification Tolerance box does not show. What has occurred between these two dates is that I upgraded my Internet Explorer to version 11.

Despite uninstalling IE11 I still cannot get this to function..

UPDATE: You need to remove IE11 from two places (add/remove programs and from installed updates. After I did this, the simplification tolerance box appears again!

Re: Simplify Polygon error

DorothyMortenson — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 15:33:11 GMT

I have found a work around with using arcpy script.

If you put the simplify polygon into ModelBuilder, then export as a script, you get an incorrect script:

# Process: Simplify Polygon

arcpy.SimplifyPolygon_cartography(plss_section, plss_section_simplify, "POINT_REMOVE", "", "10 SquareFeet", "NO_CHECK", "KEEP_COLLAPSED_POINTS")

What works is:

arcpy.SimplifyPolygon_cartography(plss_section, plss_section_simplify, "POINT_REMOVE", 10, 50, "NO_CHECK", "KEEP_COLLAPSED_POINTS")

If you use the tool, it is setting the tolerance to null, not 0 or some other number.

Too bad this tool isn't working, but if you need to get on with your day, try using arcpy.

Re: Simplify Polygon error

StanisławPolański — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 18:31:03 GMT

Thank you Dorothy, I was also looking for the solution!

Re: Simplify Polygon error

deleted-user-r12oOPKQjs2J — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 14:26:38 GMT

I also ran into this problem in 10.2.2. The batch workaround worked for me as in Tim Norton's post.