Setup Store Using Existing Data (Business Analyst)

Summary

Imports stores that are in a shapefile format (already geocoded) and identifies them as stores for further analysis.

Usage

• The existing store layer must be a point feature class.

Syntax

SetupStoreByExistingData_ba (InputFeatureLayer, NameField, StoreIDField, WayToSpecifyStoreIDField, CreateNewFeatureClass, OutputFeatureClass)

Parameter	Explanation	Data Type
InputFeatureLayer	The existing layer that contains your stores.	Feature Layer
NameField	Selects a field to be used to identify the store name.	Field
StoreIDField	The name used to identify the store ID.	String
WayToSpecifyStoreIDField	Selects an existing store ID field or creates a new field. USE_EXISTING —Uses the existing Store ID Field. This is the default. CREATE_NEW —Creates a new store ID field.	Boolean
CreateNewFeatureClass	Generates a new feature class based on the existing layer or uses the existing layer. True —Creates a new feature class. False —Does not create a new feature class. The original layer will be used. This is the default	Boolean
OutputFeatureClass	The feature class that will contain the store points.	Feature Class

Code Sample

SetupStoreByExistingData Example (Stand-alone Script)

# Name: SetupStoreByExistingData.py
# Description: Creates a customer layer using an existing point layer. 
# Author: Esri

# Import system modules 
 
import arcpy

arcpy.ImportToolbox("C:\Program Files (x86)\ArcGIS\Desktop10.2\Business Analyst\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Business Analyst Tools.tbx")

try:
# Acquire extension license
  arcpy.CheckOutExtension("Business")

# Defines the parameters for the Setup Store Using Existing Data tool
  StorePath = "C:/temp/sf_stores.shp"
  StoreName = "NAME"
  StoreID = "STORE_ID"

# Sets up a new store layer based on an existing layer
  arcpy.SetupStoreByExistingData_ba(StorePath, StoreName, StoreID)

# Release extension license
  arcpy.CheckInExtension("Business")

     
except:
  print arcpy.GetMessages(2)

Environments

This tool does not use any geoprocessing environments

Licensing Information

ArcGIS for Desktop Basic: Requires Business Analyst

ArcGIS for Desktop Standard: Requires Business Analyst

ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced: Requires Business Analyst