Create a Customer Layer With Address data (Business Analyst)

Summary

Allows you to input addresses to be geocoded in a new customer layer.

Usage

• This tool is often used when you want to enter a few addresses at a time from hard-copy address information.

• Use the Setup Customers Using Tabular Data tool if you already have a table of address records with which you want to create a store layer.

• Only matched records will be included in the output customer layer.

Syntax

CreateCustomerWithAddressData_ba (Locator, AddressesCollection, OutputFeatureClass)

Parameter	Explanation	Data Type
Locator	The address locator.	Address Locator
AddressesCollection	The addresses that are to be geocoded and included in the new store layer.	String
OutputFeatureClass	The feature class that will contain the customer features.	Feature Class

Code Sample

CreateCustomerWithAddressData Example (Stand-alone Script)

# Name: CreateCustomerWithAddressData.py
# Description: Creates a geocoded customer layer based on a single address in Redlands, CA.
# Author: ESRI

# Import system modules
import arcview
import arcpy

arcpy.ImportToolbox("C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Desktop10.0\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Business Analyst Tools.tbx")
 
try:
# Acquire extension license 
arcpy.CheckOutExtension("Business")
 
# Defines the parameters for the Create a Customer Layer with Address Data tool
OutFC= "C:/temp/Redlands_customer.shp"
Locator = "C:/Program Files/ArcGIS/Desktop10.0/Business Analyst/Data/USA Geocoding Service/USA Geocoding Service"
AddressCol = "Addr:380 New York St|City:Redlands|State:CA"
 
# Create output file for Create customer layers with address data tool
arcpy.CreateCustomerWithAddressData_ba(Locator, AddressCol, OutFC)
 
# Release extension license 
arcpy.CheckInExtension("Business") 
 
except:
print arcpy.GetMessages(2)

Environments

This tool does not use any geoprocessing environments

Licensing Information

ArcView: Requires Business Analyst

ArcEditor: Requires Business Analyst

ArcInfo: Requires Business Analyst