| Label | Explanation | Data Type |
Input File Geodatabase | The unlicensed file geodatabase that will be licensed. | Workspace |
Output Licensed File Geodatabase | The name and location of the generated licensed file geodatabase. | Workspace |
Output License Definition File | The license definition file. | File |
Summary
Generates a license definition file (.licdef) that defines and restricts the display of contents in a file geodatabase. The contents of the licensed file geodatabase can be viewed by creating a license file (*.sdlic) and configuring the ArcGIS clients to recognize it. The license file is created using the Generate File Geodatabase License tool.
Legacy:
Licensing is not supported for geodatabases created earlier than version 10.1.
Usage
Licensing is ideally suited to mature datasets that will be shared or licensed under a use agreement and do not require further editing. The output licensed file geodatabase cannot be unlicensed to return it to its original unlicensed format.
Once licensed, the output file geodatabase’s contents cannot be displayed in ArcGIS AllSource until you create a license file (.sdlic) using the Generate File Geodatabase License tool and apply the license to each ArcGIS client.
You cannot license individual feature classes or tables to produce a mixed state in which some feature classes or tables are licensed and others are not. However, a licensed file geodatabase allows you to add an unlicensed feature class or table through operations such as creating a new, empty feature class, copying and pasting, or importing a feature class.
Parameters
arcpy.management.GenerateLicensedFgdb(in_fgdb, out_fgdb, out_lic_def)
| Name | Explanation | Data Type |
in_fgdb | The unlicensed file geodatabase that will be licensed. | Workspace |
out_fgdb | The name and location of the generated licensed file geodatabase. | Workspace |
out_lic_def | The license definition file. | File |
Code sample
The following example demonstrates how to use the GenerateLicensedFgdb function in the Python window.
import arcpy
arcpy.env.workspace = "C:/data/"
arcpy.management.GenerateFgdbLicense("london.gdb", "london_lic.gdb", "london.licdef")The following example demonstrates how to use the GenerateLicensedFgdb function in a stand-alone Python script.
# Name: GenerateLicensedFileGeodatabase.py
# Description: Use the GenerateLicensedFgdb tool to license a file geodatabase
# import system modules
import arcpy
# Set environment settings
arcpy.env.workspace = "C:/data"
# Set local variables
geodatabase = "london.gdb"
out_geodatabase = "london_lic.gdb"
licdef = "london.licdef"
# Process: Restrict the data
arcpy.management.GenerateFgdbLicense(geodatabase, out_geodatabase, licdef)