Split Mosaic Dataset Items (Data Management Tools)

Summary

Splits mosaic dataset items that were merged together using Merge Mosaic Dataset Items.

Usage

If the selection or query does not contain any merged items, the tool will return an error message.
When the tool is run, it removes the merged items from the mosaic dataset table then adds all the originally merged items as new rows.

Label	Explanation	Data type
Mosaic Dataset	The mosaic dataset containing the items to split.	Mosaic Layer
Query Definition (Optional)	An SQL expression to select items to split. If the query does not contain any previously merged items, the tool will return an error.	SQL Expression

Label

Explanation

Data type

Mosaic Dataset

The mosaic dataset containing the items to split.

Mosaic Layer

Query Definition

(Optional)

An SQL expression to select items to split.

If the query does not contain any previously merged items, the tool will return an error.

SQL Expression

Derived output

Label	Explanation	Data type
Updated Mosaic Dataset	The updated mosaic dataset.	Mosaic Layer

arcpy.management.SplitMosaicDatasetItems(in_mosaic_dataset, {where_clause})

Name	Explanation	Data type
in_mosaic_dataset	The mosaic dataset containing the items to split.	Mosaic Layer
where_clause (Optional)	An SQL expression to select items to split. If the query does not contain any previously merged items, the tool will return an error.	SQL Expression

Name

Explanation

Data type

in_mosaic_dataset

The mosaic dataset containing the items to split.

Mosaic Layer

where_clause

(Optional)

An SQL expression to select items to split.

If the query does not contain any previously merged items, the tool will return an error.

SQL Expression

Derived output

Name	Explanation	Data type
out_mosaic_dataset	The updated mosaic dataset.	Mosaic Layer

Code sample

SplitMosaicDatasetItems example 1 (Python window)

This is a Python sample for the SplitMosaicDatasetItems tool.

import arcpy
arcpy.management.SplitMosaicDatasetItems("c:/data/merge_md_items.gdb/md")

SplitMosaicDatasetItems example 2 (stand-alone script)

This is a Python script sample for the SplitMosaicDatasetItems tool.

#Split mosaic dataset items

import arcpy

arcpy.management.SplitMosaicDatasetItems("c:/data/merge_md_items.gdb/md")

Environments

This tool does not use any geoprocessing environments.

Licensing information

Basic: No
Standard: Yes
Advanced: Yes

Split Mosaic Dataset Items (Data Management Tools)

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Usage

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Derived output

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