topic Re: Parse Path with feature class path in Geoprocessing Questions

Parse Path with feature class path

XingboChen — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 15:43:46 GMT

I tried to make a model that helps calculating coordinate error between two measurements and I've already made that work. Then I wanted to make the model more easier for some of my colleagues to use, so I tried to use Parse Path tool to make all features output in the same path with the input feature. And I got it work too, but only in the modelbuilder not in the tool interface. Run it in the tool interface, I only got output features in blue rectangle (feature class to feature class tool) and output features in red rectangle (feature vertices to points tool and spatial join tool) never showed as pictures below and I still got the RIGHT result.

So I'm asking if anyone know why this happens and how to fix this, please!

Re: Parse Path with feature class path

SepheFox — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 18:15:30 GMT

I think what you're saying is that the outputs from those tools were not retained. Check that each data variable is not set to intermediate data by right clicking it and making sure "intermediate" is not checked. By default, model builder sets these intermediate steps to be deleted when run from outside the model builder window.

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Re: Parse Path with feature class path

XingboChen — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 14:18:14 GMT

That works, thank you so much! And could you also help me with dialog box setting, may I set dialog parameters empty like system tools?

Re: Parse Path with feature class path

SepheFox — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 15:14:45 GMT

Which dialog boxes? The tools themselves? Are you wanting to make the parameters user-defined?

Re: Parse Path with feature class path

XingboChen — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 16:07:09 GMT

This is the tool dialog I made through modelbuilder after double-click, it has already had all parameters pre-set, but I want them to be empty as system tools dialogs.

Re: Parse Path with feature class path

SepheFox — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 16:15:05 GMT

All the inputs with a P next to them in your model are your parameters. Open those tools from the model, and delete any inputs in the dialog box. This will make your model builder turn white, as though not ready to be run, but when you open the model as a tool and assign the parameters in that dialog, it will run fine.

Re: Parse Path with feature class path

XingboChen — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 16:36:48 GMT

Thank you again, I just got everthing worked out!