Export Topology (Topographic Production Tools)

Summary

Exports a topology from a geodatabase to an .xml file.

The .xml file contains a definition of a topology, including feature class names, topology ranks, topology rules, and cluster tolerance, and can be used by the Import Topology tool to recreate a topology in a new feature dataset.

Usage

This tool supports all data models and can be used on any geodatabase topology.

Label	Explanation	Data type
Input Topology	An existing topology in a geodatabase. All feature classes that participate in this topology will be listed in the output `.xml` file.	Topology; Topology Layer
Topology XML Document Location	The folder in which the `.xml` file will be written.	Folder
Topology XML Document Name	The name of the topology `.xml` file that will be created by the tool.	String

Derived output

Label	Explanation	Data type
Output Topology XML Document	Output topology XML file created by exporting topology rules.	File

arcpy.topographic.ExportTopology(topology, location, file_name)

Name	Explanation	Data type
topology	An existing topology in a 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

Derived output

Name	Explanation	Data type
out_file	Output topology XML file created by exporting topology rules.	File

Code sample

ExportTopology example (stand-alone script)

The following script demonstrates how to use the ExportTopology tool to create a new XML definition file from geodatabase topology.

# Name: ExportTopology_sample.py
# Description: Use the Export Topology tool to create a new XML definition file from geodatabase topology

# Import System Modules
import arcpy

# Setting Local Variables
topology = r'C:\Temp\Test.gdb\Features\Topology'
output_folder = r'C:\Temp'
output_file_name = 'Topology'

# Use the Export Topology tool to create a new XML definition file
arcpy.topographic.ExportTopology(topology, output_folder, output_file_name)

Environments

This tool does not use any geoprocessing environments.

Licensing information

Basic: No
Standard: Requires Topographic Mapping
Advanced: Requires Topographic Mapping

Export Topology (Topographic Production Tools)

Summary

Usage

Parameters

Derived output

Environments

Licensing information

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