What is a script tool?

Creating a script tool allows you to turn your own Python scripts and functionality into your own geoprocessing tools—tools that look and act like system geoprocessing tools. Once created, a script tool provides many advantages:

To create a script tool in a custom toolbox, you need three things:

Creating the toolbox

A custom toolbox can be created by right-clicking the folder or geodatabase in which you want to create the new toolbox, then click New > Toolbox.

Creating script tools in a toolbox

To create a script tool, right-click your toolbox, and click Add > Script. This opens the Add Script wizard which takes you step by step through the process of creating a script tool. After completing the steps, your toolbox will contain a new script tool. You can always modify the properties names and data types of this script tool by right-clicking the script tool and choosing Properties.

To learn more about adding a script tool, see Adding a script tool.

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3/25/2013