Export Diagram Template Definitions (Network Diagram)

Summary

Exports the network diagram rule and layout definitions and the network diagram layer definition to .ndbd and .ndld files, respectively.

Usage

• This tool is not supported when working with a utility network or trace network service. You must use either a utility network or trace network in a file geodatabase or a database connection to a utility network or trace network in an enterprise geodatabase. When working with an enterprise geodatabase the following are requirements:

  • The Input Network parameter value must be from a database connection established as the database utility network owner or database trace network owner.
  • The connected ArcGIS Enterprise portal account must be the portal utility network owner or portal trace network owner.
  • This tool must be connected to the default version, which is expected to be public and not protected.

• The resulting .ndbd and .ndld files are useful for sharing diagram template definitions or copying diagram template definitions from one network to another.

Parameters

Dialog

Label	Explanation	Data Type
Input Network	The utility network or trace network referencing the diagram template definitions to export.	Utility Network; Trace Network
Input Diagram Template	The name of the diagram template with definitions to be exported.	String
Output Rule and Layout Definitions File (Optional)	The network diagram rule and layout definitions file (.ndbd) to be created.	File
Output Diagram Layer Definition File (Optional)	The network diagram layer definition file (.ndld) to be created.	File

Derived Output

Label	Explanation	Data Type
Output Network	The updated utility network or trace network.	Utility Network; Trace Network
Output Diagram Template	The name of the diagram template.	String

Python

arcpy.nd.ExportDiagramTemplateDefinitions(in_utility_network, template_name, {out_ndbd_file}, {out_ndld_file})

Name	Explanation	Data Type
in_utility_network	The utility network or trace network referencing the diagram template definitions to export.	Utility Network; Trace Network
template_name	The name of the diagram template with definitions to be exported.	String
out_ndbd_file (Optional)	The network diagram rule and layout definitions file (.ndbd) to be created.	File
out_ndld_file (Optional)	The network diagram layer definition file (.ndld) to be created.	File

Derived Output

Name	Explanation	Data Type
out_utility_network	The updated utility network or trace network.	Utility Network; Trace Network
out_template_name	The name of the diagram template.	String

Code sample

ExportDiagramTemplateDefinitions example (Python window)

Export all the definitions set up on a particular diagram template in a given network and import those definitions into a diagram template in another network.

import arcpy
import os

input_SourceNetwork = "D:/MyProjectLocation/MyDatabaseSourceConnection.sde/MyDatabase.MAP.Electric/MyDatabase.MAP.Electric"
input_DestinationNetwork = "D:/MyProjectLocation/MyDatabaseDestinationConnection.sde/MyDatabase.MAP.Electric/MyDatabase.MAP.Electric"
folder = "D:/MyProjectLocation/"
input_SourceTemplate = "SourceTemplate"
input_DestinationTemplate = "DestinationTemplate"

arcpy.ExportDiagramTemplateDefinitions_nd(input_SourceNetwork, 
                                          input_SourceTemplate, 
                                          os.path.join(folder, "DiagramRuleAndLayoutDefinitions.ndbd"),  
                                          os.path.join(folder, "DiagramLayerDefinition.ndld"))
arcpy.ImportDiagramTemplateDefinitions_nd(input_DestinationNetwork, 
                                          input_DestinationTemplate, 
                                          os.path.join(folder, "DiagramRuleAndLayoutDefinitions.ndbd"),  
                                          os.path.join(folder, "DiagramLayerDefinition.ndld"))

Environments

This tool does not use any geoprocessing environments.

Licensing information

• Basic: No
• Standard: Yes
• Advanced: Yes