Is there an OOTB geoprocessing tool that can be used to select the greatest n per group in a FGDB table?
For example, for a given ASSET_ID, select the road inspection that has the latest date.
Related: File Geodatabase SQL expression to get greatest n per group [ERROR 000358: Invalid expression]
Idea: Geoprocessing tool to select greatest n per group (without creating a new FC)
I know you mentioned you're using a fGDB but if you were using an enterprise gdb (egdb), then you could use SQL to do this.
There's an article here that explains the syntax to use - <date> = (SELECT MAX(date) FROM <table_name> GROUP BY <group_ID>)
The article does say if you create an OLE DB connection to a MS Access table then you could use the SQL syntax above.
Looking for a fGDB solution right now.
UPDATE: It seems with Python you can do this - here's a link here that shows a labeling example. I'm not a Python person but I suspect many on this forum are.
UPDATE 2: For fGDB data, use the Dissolve GP tool with the Maximum value set for the Statistics Field Parameter. That should work for you BUT it does create a new FC unfortunately.