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Dynamic parameter Filter/Value lists in Model Builder from input feature class

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08-24-2025 06:11 PM
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LindsayRaabe_FPCWA
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In Model Builder, one of the core fundamentals is input parameters - being able to select a feature class, field, value, etc etc to feed into your model and do things. But one limiting factor seems to be that for Field and Value type parameters, you need to pre-author the value list (drop-down list) that can be selected from in the model parameters. There is no way (that I have been able to find out as documented here) to have these lists generate dynamically based on a predetermined or input feature class/table. 

IDEA: Add out-of-the-box functionality to Model Builder to generate dynamic value lists in Model Parameters based on a previously input dataset. The dataset may or may not also be a configurable input parameter. 

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Use Case: When create a model where the input feature class changes, the list of fields and/or values may also then change, meaning you can't pre-create value lists in the Model Parameters. Even where an input feature class doesn't change and is no a parameter, the values in a feature class may change over time, meaning the Filter Value Lists are no longer representative of the dataset being filtered.