Find Duplicate Features

Parameter

Comments

Input dataset
<in_table>

Input table or feature layer that duplicated records/features will be searched in.

Output dataset
<out_dataset>

Output table or feature class with the indexed (or removed) duplicates.

Fields to compare
<fields_to_compare;fields_to_compare...>

Fields used to compare features or records by, the Shape field can be used as well.

Sort duplicates
{fields_to_sort (parameter);fields_to_sort (parameter)...}

Fields used to sort duplicate features or records by, in either ascending or descending direction.

• ASCENDING

• DESCENDING

Remove duplicates
{remove_duplicates}

Allows removing features or records considered as duplicates:

• Select REMOVE if you don’t wish to keep duplicates in the output dataset.

• Select DO_NOT_REMOVE to keep duplicate features in the output dataset.

Output only duplicates
{output_records}

Allows keeping only duplicates in the output dataset:

• Select ALL to keep all records/features in output dataset.

• Select DUPLICATES to output only features/records considered as duplicates.

Index type
{index_type}

Indexes can be of two types:

• DISTINCTS_AND_OTHERS - all distinct values will be indexed with 0, and all others - with 1.

• GROUPS_INDEXES - each group of duplicated values will be indexed with a unique index 1, 2, 3, 4, ... etc.

Index field
{index_field_name}

Specify the name of the field to store indexes.

Compare Z values
{compare_z}

Select COMPARE to compare features by Z values.

Select DO_NOT_COMPARE if you don’t wish to take into account Z values.

Compare M values
{compare_m}

Select COMPARE to compare features by M values.

Select DO_NOT_COMPARE if you don’t wish to take into account M values.

XY Tolerance
{xy_tolerance}

Specify XY tolerance for use when comparing features by the Shape field.

Z Tolerance
{z_tolerance}

Specify Z tolerance for use when comparing features by the Shape field.

ID field
{id_field_name}

Specifies ID field in which IDs of the input features will be stored. Leave this field blank if you do not wish to keep input features IDs.