Export Topology (Defense Mapping)

Summary

Exports a topology from an Esri Defense Mapping solution geodatabase to a .xml file. The .xml file can be used by the Import Topology tool to create a topology in a feature dataset. Both this tool and the Import Topology tool allow you to share and create topologies within different Defense Mapping data models. The .xml file contains a definition of a topology, including feature class names and topology ranks and weights.

Usage

• This tool supports Esri Defense Mapping data models and can be used on any feature dataset.

Syntax

ExportTopology_defense (topology, location, file_name)

Parameter	Explanation	Data Type
topology	An existing topology in an Esri Defense Mapping geodatabase. All feature classes that participate in this topology will be listed in the output .xml file.	Topology; Topology Layer
location	The folder in which the .xml file will be written.	Folder
file_name	The name of the topology .xml file that will be created by the tool.	String

Code Sample

ExportTopology example (Python window)

The following Python window script demonstrates how to use the ExportTopology tool.

# import os for path functions
import os

# local variables
topology="C:\\data\\MX_GTDS_4_0.gdb\\GTDS\\GTDS_Topology"
path="c:\\data"
outfile="gtdsTopo.xml"

# execute the tool
arcpy.ExportTopology_defense(topology,path,outfile)

# see if the file exists
print os.path.exists(os.path.join(path,outfile))

Environments

Current Workspace

Licensing Information

ArcGIS for Desktop Basic: No

ArcGIS for Desktop Standard: Requires Defense Mapping

ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced: Requires Defense Mapping