Checklist for sharing tools and toolboxes
The table below lists the most common requirements for and issues with sharing tools and toolboxes.
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Organize your tools, data, scripts, and documentation into a well-structured system folder. This is always the first step in sharing your tools. |
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Store relative paths in models and scripts. |
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Store relative paths in map documents. |
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Use UNC paths to access data on your local area network. |
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Intermediate data in models is managed. |
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Check for installed licenses. |
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Guard against the escape character (the backslash [\]) in scripts. |
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In script code, find resources used by your script relative to the location of the script. |
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If you need to write scratch data in scripts, make sure you have a place to write and delete the data. |
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If you're using Python modules, your Python scripts need to be able to find the modules. |
