Automation of File geodatabase creation using one parent geodatabase?

[williammunsell]

I currently have one parent GDB that contains all data with regards to multiple neighborhoods across the USA. My task is to separate each neighborhood into its own file GDB for use of the field teams. My parent GDB only contains two feature classes, points and polygons, and each new file GDB must contain the same two feature classes but only contain the data for one neighborhood. I know this process has to be much simpler than I am making it out to be, with the use of model builder/python. I am doing as much research as I possibly can but my time is extremely limited. Is there any training/tutorials/data that could expedite this process? 

[JakeSkinner]

Hi William,

You could automate this using python.  You would need to perform something along the lines of the following workflow:

1.  Add the point and polygon feature classes to ArcMap

2.  Perform a selection of the polygons or points based on the neighborhood

3.  Create a polygon from the selection using the Feature Envelope to Polygon tool

4.  Create the child geodatabase

5.  Create the replica using the Create Replica tool and specify the envelope polygon from step 3 for the geometry_features option

You would want to iterate through the above steps for each neighborhood.