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Number Features (Defense Tools)

Summary

Adds a sequential number to a new or existing field of a set of input features.

Usage

  • Adding a sequential number to an existing field will overwrite the values in that field.

  • Features outside of the Input Area to Number parameter value will automatically set the Field to Number (Existing or New) parameter to Null.

  • When naming a new field to number in the Field to Number (Existing or New) parameter, the first letter must be an alpha character, and the remaining letters must be alphanumeric or underscores.

  • When numbering features other than points, all features that are contained in or intersect the Input Area to Number parameter value will be numbered.

Parameters

Label Explanation Data type

Input Features

The input features that will be numbered.

Feature Set

Field to Number (Existing or New)

The input field that will be numbered. The field can be an existing short, long, or text field, or a new field.

Field

Input Area to Number

(Optional)

The area that will limit the features to number; only features within this area will be numbered.

Feature Set

Spatial Sort Method

(Optional)

Specifies how features will be spatially sorted for the purpose of numbering. Features are not reordered in the table.

  • Upper right—Features will be sorted starting at the upper right corner. This is the default.

  • Upper left—Features will be sorted starting at the upper left corner.

  • Lower right—Features will be sorted starting at the lower right corner.

  • Lower left—Features will be sorted starting at the lower left corner.

  • Peano curve—Features will be sorted using a space-filling curve algorithm, also known as a Peano curve.

  • Center—Features will be sorted starting from a center point (the mean center will be used if no center is provided).

  • Clockwise—Features will be sorted starting from a center point and moving clockwise.

  • Counterclockwise—Features will be sorted starting from a center point and moving counterclockwise.

  • None—No spatial sort will be used. The same order as the feature class will be used.

String

Field Type For New Field

(Optional)

Specifies the field type that will be used for the new field. This parameter is only used when the field name does not exist in the input table.

  • Short—The field type will be short. This is the default.

  • Long—The field type will be long.

  • Text—The field type will be text.

String

Starting With

(Optional)

The value that will be used to begin numbering.

Long

Increment By

(Optional)

The value that will be used to increment by from the previous value.

Long

Center Point

(Optional)

The center point that will be used to sort and number features.

Feature Set

Add Distance and Bearing to Center

(Optional)

Specifies whether fields will be added to the output for distance and bearing to a center point.

  • Checked—DIST_TO_CENTER and ANGLE_TO_CENTER fields will be added to the output.

  • Unchecked—No distance or bearing fields will be added to the output. This is the default.

Boolean

Derived output

Label Explanation Data type

Output Feature Class

The updated feature class.

Feature Class

Environments

Extent, Current Workspace, Scratch Workspace

Licensing information

  • Basic: No
  • Standard: No
  • Advanced: Yes