topic Use script to Automate in ModelBuilder Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/modelbuilder-questions/use-script-to-automate/m-p/817429#M1865 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have a model builder which creates shapefiles. I have written some script which deletes the created shapefiles, for house keeping purposes, and have added it to the model.</P><P>My problem is that the script runs at the end of the model but i want to run it at the start of the model.</P><P>Anyone know how I could automate the script to run first before the model?</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 17 Apr 2018 14:22:06 GMT JohnMcConalogue 2018-04-17T14:22:06Z Use script to Automate https://community.esri.com/t5/modelbuilder-questions/use-script-to-automate/m-p/817429#M1865 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have a model builder which creates shapefiles. I have written some script which deletes the created shapefiles, for house keeping purposes, and have added it to the model.</P><P>My problem is that the script runs at the end of the model but i want to run it at the start of the model.</P><P>Anyone know how I could automate the script to run first before the model?</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 17 Apr 2018 14:22:06 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/modelbuilder-questions/use-script-to-automate/m-p/817429#M1865 JohnMcConalogue 2018-04-17T14:22:06Z Re: Use script to Automate https://community.esri.com/t5/modelbuilder-questions/use-script-to-automate/m-p/817430#M1866 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>By setting preconditions variables&nbsp;<A class="link-titled" href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.5/analyze/modelbuilder/a-quick-tour-of-using-precondition.htm" title="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.5/analyze/modelbuilder/a-quick-tour-of-using-precondition.htm">A quick tour of using preconditions—Help | ArcGIS Desktop</A></P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 17 Apr 2018 15:18:13 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/modelbuilder-questions/use-script-to-automate/m-p/817430#M1866 BalajiVeera 2018-04-17T15:18:13Z