topic Re: Disable "Use the selected records" toggle from PYT in Geoprocessing Questions

Disable "Use the selected records" toggle from PYT

MobiusSnake — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:18:01 GMT

Hi all,

Is it possible to disable the "Use the selected records" toggle from a Python toolbox?

I have some tools which should always use all features from the input, I've instructed users to ensure that toggle is turned off but would like to remove the option altogether.

Thanks!

Re: Disable "Use the selected records" toggle from PYT

AlfredBaldenweck — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:42:55 GMT

Not to my immediate knowledge, but you could modify the code to work on the datasource of the input layer, rather than the layer itself?

Re: Disable "Use the selected records" toggle from PYT

BobBooth1 — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 20:57:27 GMT

Or maybe add the Select Layer By Attribute tool to your script to run on the inputs, with the CLEAR_SELECTION option.