Arcpy error 000278 field mapping issue for date field

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11-22-2018 12:50 PM
GISOfficer
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I have been having the same issue as described at the following threads,with a date field being flagged as invalid in a feature class to feature class conversion:

 

Date Field Conflict w Feature Class to Feature Class Conversion via Arcpy 

 

arcpy - Field Type Date invalid when run in Python, but not in Model? - Geographic Information Syste... 

 

I have tried the Stack Exchange workaround (second link above) in going via a temporary file geodatabase/feature class, but when trying to then transfer that into my intended destination I still get the same error.

Code line is as follows, N.B. I did not write this script and am not sure when it was first authored:

Int_fields="""Interment_ID "Interment ID" true true false 12 Long 0 0 ,First,#,""" + flInt + """,""" + IntM2 + """.Record_ID,-1,-1;Interment_Type "Interment Type" true true false 20 Text 0 0 ,First,#,""" + flInt + """,""" + IntM2 + """.Grave_Ashes,-1,-1;Plot_ID "Plot ID" true true false 20 Text 0 0 ,First,#,""" + flInt + """,""" + IntM2 + """.Cemetery_Code,-1,-1;Surname "Surname" true true false 50 Text 0 0 ,First,#,""" + flInt + """,""" + IntM2 + """.Family_Name,-1,-1;Given_Names "Given Names" true true false 50 Text 0 0 ,First,#,""" + flInt + """,""" + IntM2 + """.Given_Names,-1,-1;Full_Name "Full Name" true true false 50 Text 0 0 ,First,"#""" + flInt + """,""" + IntM2 + """.Given_Names",FL_Interments_with_geometry,T_ce_view_plot_interments.Family_Name,-1,-1;Age "Age" true true false 20 Text 0 0 ,First,#,""" + flInt + """,""" + IntM2 + """.Age,-1,-1;Age_Type "Age Type" true true false 10 Text 0 0 ,First,#,""" + flInt + """,""" + IntM2 + """.Age_Type,-1,-1;Date_Deceased "Date Deceased" true true false 8 Date 0 0 ,First,#,""" + flInt + """,""" + IntM2 + """.Date_Deceased,-1,-1;Date_Interred "Date Interred" true true false 8 Date 0 0 ,First,#,""" + flInt + """,""" + IntM2 + """.Internment_Date,-1,-1;Occupation "Occupation" true true false 60 Text 0 0 ,First,#,""" + flInt + """,""" + IntM2 + """.Occupation,-1,-1;Place_Origin "Place of Origin" true true false 25 Text 0 0 ,First,#,""" + flInt + """,""" + IntM2 + """.Nationality,-1,-1;Funeral_Director "Funeral Director" true true false 60 Text 0 0 ,First,#,""" + flInt + """,""" + IntM2 + """.Funeral_Director,-1,-1;Clergyman "Clergyman" true true false 50 Text 0 0 ,First,#,""" + flInt + """,""" + IntM2 + """.Clergyman,-1,-1;Denomination "Denomination" true true false 60 Text 0 0 ,First,#,""" + flInt + """,""" + IntM2 + """.Denomination,-1,-1;Purchaser "Purchaser" true true false 50 Text 0 0 ,First,#,""" + flInt + """,""" + IntM2 + """.Purchaser,-1,-1;Purchase_Date "Purchase Date" true true false 8 Date 0 0 ,First,#,""" + flInt + """,""" + IntM2 + """.Purchase_Date,-1,-1;Headstone_Inscription "Headstone Inscription" true true false 1000 Text 0 0 ,First,#,""" + flInt + """,""" + IntM2 + """.Headstone_Inscription,-1,-1"""


arcpy.FeatureClassToFeatureClass_conversion(in_features=flInt, out_path=ws,
out_name=Int2, field_mapping=Int_fields)

 

My error messages are below:

 

PYTHON ERRORS:

Traceback info:

  File "D:\ArcGIS\Tools\Python scripts\Cemeteries_Updater.py", line 179, in <module>

    out_name=Int2, field_mapping=Int_fields)

 

Error Info:

ERROR 000278: Field mapping error: field type invalid for output field Date_Interred and input field T_ce_view_plot_interments.Internment_Date

Failed to execute (FeatureClassToFeatureClass).

 

ArcPy ERRORS:

ERROR 000278: Field mapping error: field type invalid for output field Date_Interred and input field T_ce_view_plot_interments.Internment_Date

Failed to execute (FeatureClassToFeatureClass).

 

I'm unable to share source data but just looking for ideas on solutions/workarounds to convert a SQL view into a file geodatabase feature class and brig a date field across successfully.  This started happening 3 weeks ago, and I am aware of no changes that we made to either our ArcGIS install or databases/feature classes/fields.  It just seemed to start happening.

I have tried importing this into a model builder model and running it that way, but still get the same error.

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GISOfficer
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This looks like a field typo, we had corrected the field T_ce_view_plot_interments.Internment_Date (note the 'Intern' rather than 'Inter') so the script appears to have been looking for a field that didn't exist.  It didn't error out on not finding the input field, but instead threw the error above.

Yes, that was it.  Problem solved.

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GISOfficer
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This looks like a field typo, we had corrected the field T_ce_view_plot_interments.Internment_Date (note the 'Intern' rather than 'Inter') so the script appears to have been looking for a field that didn't exist.  It didn't error out on not finding the input field, but instead threw the error above.

Yes, that was it.  Problem solved.

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