Create Profile From Segmentation Coded Table (Business Analyst)
Summary
Creates a profile from a table of records that have segmentation codes already appended.
Learn more about how Create Profile From Segmentation Coded Table (Business Analyst) works
Usage
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The Input Table must be in a format that can be opened in ArcGIS.
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If the input table contains summarized counts for each segmentation code, use the Create Profile By Import From Table tool.
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Optional Volume attributes are aggregated for each unique segmentation code.
Syntax
| Parameter | Explanation | Data Type |
Dataset |
The table containing the segmentation codes. | Table View |
ClusterCodeFieldName |
The field in the input table that contains the segmentation codes. | Field |
ProfileFolder |
The folder where the output profile will be created. The folder name corresponds to the name of the profile used in Business Analyst. For example, a profile created in the folder C:\My Output Data\Projects\Default Project\Segmentation\Profiles\NewProfile would be referred to as NewProfile in Business Analyst. | Folder |
InputVolumeInfoFieldName (Optional) |
The field from the Input Table containing volume information with which the profile can optionally be created. For example, you can create a profile using sales for each customer. | Field |
InputProfileComments (Optional) |
Optional comments for profile. These comments can include information such as author, source, date, and vintage. | String |
Code Sample
# Name: CreateSegProfileFromSegmentationCodedTable.py
# Description: Imports an existing Segmentation profile.
# Import system modules
import arcview
import arcpy
arcpy.AddToolbox("C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Desktop10.0\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Business Analyst Tools.tbx")
try:
# Acquire extension license
arcpy.CheckOutExtension("Business")
# Define input and output parameters for the Create Profile From Segmentation Coded Table tool
InputTable= "C:/temp/segTable.dbf"
OutPath = "C:/My Output Data/Projects/Default Project/Segmentation/Profiles/NewProfile.xml"
# Imports an existing Segmentation profile.
arcpy.CreateSegProfileFromSegmentationCodedTable_ba(InputTable, "SegField", OutPath)
# Release extension license
arcpy.CheckInExtension("Business")
except:
print arcpy.GetMessages(2)