Maintain Attachments (Environment setting)

Tools that honor the Maintain Attachments environment will copy attachments from the input features to the output features. An attachment table and a relationship class will be created.

Usage notes

• The input feature class must have attachments. This setting will not otherwise create or enable attachments on the output.

• The output workspace must support attachments. Attachments will not be copied if the output workspace does not support attachments; for example, shapefiles and DBF files do not support attachments.

• The following tools transfer attachments:

  • Append

  • Copy

  • Copy Features

  • Copy Rows

  • Export Features

  • Export Table

  • Merge

  • Project

• The Copy tool always copies attachments, regardless of the Maintain Attachments environment setting.

Dialog syntax

• Checked—Attachments will be copied to the output feature class. This is the default.

• Unchecked—Attachments will not be copied to the output.

Python syntax

arcpy.env.maintainAttachments = boolean_option

Name	Explanation
boolean_option	Specifies whether attachments will be copied to the output features. The default is True.

Scripting syntax

import arcpy

# Set the maintainAttachments environment to False (no attachment copy)
arcpy.env.maintainAttachments = False