topic Re: arcpy unique values many fields symbology in Python Questions

arcpy unique values many fields symbology

PSGeo — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 14:51:49 GMT

Hi there,

I am doing a very simple python script. That should run for ARCGIS 10.5.1.

The goal is to switch the symbols categories of several FCs (layers in TOC) from "Unique values" to "Unique values, many fields". where the first value is the existing "value field" and the second would be "NGI". I cannot find a way of having the second value for symbolizing my layers...

I just put the code part where i have the doubt, before bellow there is a connection to the mxd and then to the layers:

(...)

if lyr.isFeatureLayer==True:

lSymbol=lyr.symbology

lExisting = lSymbol.valueField

lExisting = str(lExisting)

lSymbol.valueField=lExisting

lSymbol.addAllValues() ## until this point it does only for one value field

## the problem is if i do the next part it overwrites the above...

lSymbol.valueField="NGI"

lSymbol.addAllValues()

(...)

mxd=Save()

I have 27 mxds pointing to the same GDB ... in each there are more than 100 Layers. Each layer has a definition query that defines the location (states in US and Europe) that is stored in "NGI"... but if i want to edit anything the templates are not showing nothing, because the templates do not work with definition queries unless manually we had the "NGI" of the location of the mxd. The work around i though of is to the above... still not working.

Cheers and thanks for the help

Re: arcpy unique values many fields symbology

DavidPike — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 15:27:16 GMT

Pass your fields in as a list in the renderer

Re: arcpy unique values many fields symbology

PSGeo — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 16:01:48 GMT

hi,

something like this?:

(...)

l_lists = ["NGI"]

if lyr.isFeatureLayer==True:

lSymbol=lyr.symbology

lExisting = lSymbol.valueField

lExisting = str(lExisting)

l_lists.append(lExisting)

lSymbol.valueField=l_lists

lSymbol.addAllValues() ## until this point it does only for one value field

(...)

mxd=Save()

didn't work.

ValueError: ['ITC','NGI']

Re: arcpy unique values many fields symbology

DavidPike — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 17:24:46 GMT

It seems it's not possible I was looking at the pro documentation.

Re: arcpy unique values many fields symbology

JoshuaBixby — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 20:10:48 GMT

If you are using ArcMap/ArcCatalog, and don't mind using undocumented ArcPy methods, you can use lyr._arc_object.getsymbology() to dump a JSON definition of the symbology and then use Apply Symbology From Layer—Help | Documentation to apply changes.