topic scratchworkspace problem in modelbuilder in Geoprocessing Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/scratchworkspace-problem-in-modelbuilder/m-p/662766#M22088 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>To start: You can run a model by opening it in ModelBuilder or by from a model tool dialog by double clicking a model in Catalog. This opens the tool dialog like other gp tools , except for the fact that this is a model tool dialog.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Now about your problem:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>If you are setting the scratchworkspace in two places: ModelBuilder and a default is set in ArcMap and run the model as a tool and not by opening the model in ModelBuilder this is what happens:</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>The environments of the application is called before the model starts to execute and the output is written to that scratch workspace. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>If you want to write your output to the scratch workspace set inside the model run the model from ModelBuilder. A recommended practice is always to set the workspace environment at the application level to avoid this confusion.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>If for some reason you want to set it in ModelBuilder try making a workspace variable and make this variable a model parameter. This way you have the control of the output workspace where your data should be written from the tool dialog. Use the name of the variable as in-line variable substitution %variable name% in your output path which is not a model parameter</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>or simply make the output a model parameter and define where you want it to be written from the model tool dialog.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN> </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Again recommended is to set the workspace at the application level.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 12 Apr 2010 23:03:04 GMT ShitijMehta 2010-04-12T23:03:04Z scratchworkspace problem in modelbuilder https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/scratchworkspace-problem-in-modelbuilder/m-p/662765#M22087 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I'm setting relative paths for geoprocessing results in a model. All data I make is set to %SCRATCHWORKSPACE%\name</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I have set the scratchworkspace inside modelbuilder as a model-specific environment</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>However, the two final files which are the ones that are added to display, do not cooperate with the scratchworkspace I set in modelbuilder, instead they take the scratchworkspace I have set in the arcmap document.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Has anyone had any experience with this ?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:45:33 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/scratchworkspace-problem-in-modelbuilder/m-p/662765#M22087 ToreBorvik 2010-04-12T09:45:33Z scratchworkspace problem in modelbuilder https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/scratchworkspace-problem-in-modelbuilder/m-p/662766#M22088 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>To start: You can run a model by opening it in ModelBuilder or by from a model tool dialog by double clicking a model in Catalog. This opens the tool dialog like other gp tools , except for the fact that this is a model tool dialog.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Now about your problem:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>If you are setting the scratchworkspace in two places: ModelBuilder and a default is set in ArcMap and run the model as a tool and not by opening the model in ModelBuilder this is what happens:</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>The environments of the application is called before the model starts to execute and the output is written to that scratch workspace. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>If you want to write your output to the scratch workspace set inside the model run the model from ModelBuilder. A recommended practice is always to set the workspace environment at the application level to avoid this confusion.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>If for some reason you want to set it in ModelBuilder try making a workspace variable and make this variable a model parameter. This way you have the control of the output workspace where your data should be written from the tool dialog. Use the name of the variable as in-line variable substitution %variable name% in your output path which is not a model parameter</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>or simply make the output a model parameter and define where you want it to be written from the model tool dialog.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN> </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Again recommended is to set the workspace at the application level.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 12 Apr 2010 23:03:04 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/scratchworkspace-problem-in-modelbuilder/m-p/662766#M22088 ShitijMehta 2010-04-12T23:03:04Z