Create Unregistered Feature Class (Data Management)

Summary

This tool applies to ArcSDE geodatabases only. It creates an empty, unregistered feature class which is a requirement to create and/or publish to ArcGIS Spatial Data Server.

Usage

• The Feature Class Location (ArcSDE geodatabase) must already exist.

• This tool creates only simple feature classes such as point, multipoint, polygon, and polyline. Custom feature classes such as annotation, dimensions, and relationship class are created in the Catalog window or in ArcCatalog.

• An empty feature class created by this tool will have either a field named OBJECTID of type integer or will contain the same field names and types of any selected input template feature class.

• This tool can only be run as a foreground process.

  Learn more about foreground versus background processing

Syntax

CreateUnRegisteredFeatureclass_management (out_path, out_name, {geometry_type}, {template}, {has_m}, {has_z}, {spatial_reference}, {config_keyword})

Parameter	Explanation	Data Type
out_path	The ArcSDE geodatabase in which the output feature class will be created.	Workspace;Feature Dataset
out_name	The name of the feature class to be created.	String
geometry_type (Optional)	The geometry type of the feature class. Only relevant where the dimensionality information is stored in the types metadata, such as Postgres, postgis, and ORACLE SDO. Point Multipoint Polyline Polygon	String
template [template,...] (Optional)	An existing feature class or layer to use as a template to define the attribute schema of the output feature class.	Feature Layer
has_m (Optional)	Determines if the feature class contains linear measurement values (m values). DISABLED —The output feature class will not have m values. This is the default. SAME_AS_TEMPLATE —The output feature class will have m values if the template has m values. ENABLED —The output feature class will have m values.	String
has_z (Optional)	Determines if the feature class contains elevation values (z values). DISABLED —The output feature class will not have z values. This is the default. SAME_AS_TEMPLATE —The output feature class will have z values if the template has z values. ENABLED —The output feature class will have z values.	String
spatial_reference (Optional)	The spatial reference of the output feature dataset. You can specify the spatial reference in several ways: By entering the path to a .prj file, such as C:/workspace/watershed.prj. By referencing a feature class or feature dataset whose spatial reference you want to apply, such as C:/workspace/myproject.gdb/landuse/grassland. By defining a spatial reference object prior to using this tool, such as sr = arcpy.SpatialReference("C:/data/Africa/Carthage.prj"), which you then use as the spatial reference parameter.	Spatial Reference
config_keyword (Optional)	Determines the storage parameters of the database table.	String

Code Sample

CreateUnRegisteredFeatureClass example (Python window)

arcpy.CreateUnRegisteredFeatureclass_management("Database Servers\\SQLEXP.gds\\FirstDB (VERSION:dbo.DEFAULT)", "New_FC", "POINT","","DISABLED", "DISABLED","","")

Environments

Current Workspace, Output CONFIG Keyword

Licensing Information

ArcGIS for Desktop Basic: Yes

ArcGIS for Desktop Standard: Yes

ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced: Yes