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I do a lot of proximity analysis using "select by location" and would like to cut down on the effort spent each time doing this!

I have put together a model using ModelBuilder that:

  1. Iterates over features in a feature layer (source layer);
  2. Selects features in a separate target layer based on the set parameters; and
  3. Uses summary statistics to summarize over a certain field.

Where I'm getting caught up is in making this as much like a standard tool as possible.

I have two issues I'm running into:

  1. I've set the "statistics field" of the Summary Statistics tool as a model parameter. However, when I go to run this tool through ArcToolbox, I set the target layer, but the statistics field isn't populated with the list of potential fields from the target layer. The drop down menu remains blank. Is there a way to make all the target layer fields populate similarly to how they would if you were using the Summary Statistics tool alone and set an input layer?

  2. Get Field Value gets the value of the first row of the specified field, but I do not know how to tell it to get the value of the field of what I just summarized on. So, in Summary Statistics, if I told it to get the SUM of a field called POPTOTAL, then I want the Get Field Value tool to grab the value from the new field called "SUM_POPTOT" in the output statistics. There should only be one row of data, so I don't need to worry about getting the correct row. I have "Field" set as a model parameter currently, but I don't think it needs to be.

Any help would be much appreciated! I've posted this thread in the ArcGIS forum, but I haven't received any feedback, so if any of this is unclear, please let me know. I'm still new to ModelBuilder...I have some background in programming, so Python script would be fine (or maybe even better).

Thanks!

Iterative Proximity Analysis Model Iterative Proximity Analysis Tool Dialog

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Can you perhaps include a picture of your tool dialog? I think I understand what you want as your inputs but I am not so clear on your desired output. Are you wanting to see repeated tool dialogs - one per layer iterated - or just one at the start to choose the field to be used in all iterations? Your question is well worded but perhaps edit it to provide these clarifications. – PolyGeo Mar 7 at 23:50
Thanks so much for getting back to me. I would like to see just one tool dialog at the start to choose the field to be used in all iterations. I've edited my original post to include a screen shot of my model and tool dialog. I've nested this tool inside another to actually create the output table (that was the best way I could figure out how to create an output table from this process.) – gmtrucks297 Mar 8 at 7:03
Are your data in a geodatabase or as shapefiles? In the past, I've had trouble with ModelBuilder failing to recognize values that don't exist yet, whereas freestanding files do not have the same problem. I mostly work in Python now, so I don't know if this is still a problem. – Jay Guarneri Mar 8 at 15:32
I've been running it so far with shapefiles. I haven't tried a geodatabase yet. – gmtrucks297 Mar 8 at 18:24

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