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I've set up a Model in ArcGIS ModelBuilder (ArcMap 10.6) which select some rows of table "Rivers". Then i want to select the River with the Max-Value of Field "Diff" out of the selected Rows (not the whole Dataset). I tried to use "Select Layer by Attribute" with the following Expression

"Diff"= (Select MAX("Diff") FROM "Rivers")

it looks like the subquery selects "MAX" from the whole Dataset and not from my selection.

How do I extract the Max-Value from my selection?

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  • The table is a shapefile, file geodatabase or what format? See: desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/map/working-with-layers/…
    – BERA
    Nov 25, 2021 at 12:57
  • I've come across this issue before, I don't believe the subquery honours a selection. You need to export your selection to a temporary dataset in the same workspace then subquery that.
    – Hornbydd
    Nov 25, 2021 at 15:21
  • The table is a Feature Layer in a File Geodatabase so Subquery is already running, but not just on the selection. My problem with an export is that i need this subquery in a model, so it would produce 20'000 datasets
    – GISDani
    Nov 25, 2021 at 16:05
  • Why would exporting a selection create 20,000 datasets? Did you mean 20,000 rows in a single dataset?
    – Hornbydd
    Nov 25, 2021 at 16:35
  • I have to process 20'000 different selections, on every selection will the subquery run
    – GISDani
    Nov 25, 2021 at 19:38

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In your "Select Layer by Attribute" for your sub_query change the Selection type parameter to SUBSET_SELECTIONSUBSET_SELECTION

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Thanks for your answers. I've learn't that a subquery can't handle a predefined selection. I solved it now with a little script that calculates the max-Value separately and use this value as a parameter in the main-query. So both querys can deal with the preselection and it runs.

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