https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/generate-near-table/m-p/1675743#M75039 <P>You’re right. Generate Near Table ignores selections and definition queries and runs against the full dataset. This is a known, inconsistent behavior (especially compared to Generate Link Table) and isn’t well documented. Exporting the filtered input first is the correct workaround.</P> Sat, 03 Jan 2026 03:58:00 GMT VenkataKondepati 2026-01-03T03:58:00Z https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/generate-near-table/m-p/1675741#M75038 <P>I think I have found a bug with Generate Near Table tool. I am using it with large table, but the generate the near table function does not honour a selection or Definition Query when calculating of the input table. This doesnt appear to be an issue with the generate link table. But I have had to resort to exporting the input table before running the function.</P><P>Cheers</P><P>Paul</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Sat, 03 Jan 2026 03:05:27 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/generate-near-table/m-p/1675741#M75038 PaulPrevedoros1 2026-01-03T03:05:27Z https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/generate-near-table/m-p/1675743#M75039 <P>You’re right. Generate Near Table ignores selections and definition queries and runs against the full dataset. This is a known, inconsistent behavior (especially compared to Generate Link Table) and isn’t well documented. Exporting the filtered input first is the correct workaround.</P> Sat, 03 Jan 2026 03:58:00 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/generate-near-table/m-p/1675743#M75039 VenkataKondepati 2026-01-03T03:58:00Z