Disable Attachments (Data Management)

Summary

Disables attachments on a geodatabase feature class or table. Deletes the attachment relationship class and attachment table.

Learn more about geodatabase attachmentsLearn more about working with the Attachments geoprocessing tools

Usage

• This tool permanently deletes all attachments internally stored in the geodatabase and associated with the Input Dataset. If attachments are enabled after being disabled, no attachments that were previously associated with the feature class or table will be present.

• If the geodatabase feature class or table does not have attachments enabled, a warning message will be delivered and no processing will take place.

Syntax

DisableAttachments_management (in_dataset)

Parameter	Explanation	Data Type
in_dataset	Geodatabase table or feature class for which attachments will be disabled. The input must be in a version 10 or later geodatabase.	Table View

Code Sample

DisableAttachments example (Python window)

The following code snippet illustrates how to use the DisableAttachments tool in the Python window.

import arcpy
arcpy.DisableAttachments_management(r"C:\Data\City.gdb\Parcels")

DisableAttachments example (stand-alone Python script)

The following script illustrates how to use the DisableAttachments tool in a stand-alone script.

## GDB Attachments are no longer required, so disable attachments on the input dataset

import arcpy, os, sys

# set the geoprocessing workspace to the feature dataset LandRecord in the geodatabase City.gdb
arcpy.env.workspace = r"C:\Data\City.gdb\LandRecord"

input = "Parcels"

# use DisableAttachments to delete all attachment files from the gdb and disable attachment handling
try:
    arcpy.DisableAttachments_management(input)
except:
    print arcpy.GetMessages(2)

Environments

Current Workspace

Licensing Information

ArcGIS for Desktop Basic: No

ArcGIS for Desktop Standard: Yes

ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced: Yes