I am trying to sync-out data using model builder but keep getting the following error message "Initialize Connection Error: Unsupported geometry type for sync-out operations found in table "xx" ". The model was built using model builder in which only revelant columns of data from a shapefile were matched.
To troubleshoot I exported this data into a new shapefile then re-imported into a new file using model builder, now only including data that was matched from the initial model build. I then re-tried the sync-out and it worked fine.
I am now trying to determine if there is just a specific column of data that the model did not like, or if it can only sync out if all the columns have a 1 to 1 match.
any help is appreciated.
Scott
Hi Scottrk,
Without some key information it's hard to say the exact problem but, I have a solution that you can try out. You'll need ESRI ArcMap to perform this conversion that I have listed below.
Here are the steps:
1) Open the file in ArcMap. Right click on the layer name > Open Attribute Table. Check the ‘Shape’ field and note the type.
OIf the shape type has a Z, M, or ZM after the type continue to step 2.
2) Open ArcToolbox (Geoprocessing > ArcToolbox). Locate the ‘Data Management’ Toolbox and open it > open the ‘Features’ toolset > Use the ‘Copy’ tool by double clicking on it.
3) Select the Shapefile you are having trouble with as ‘Input’ feature and name the output feature appropriately. I usually use something like ‘<InputFeatureName>_noZM’.
4) Click the ‘Environments…’ button near the lower right corner of this window.
5) Expand the ‘M Value’ ‘Z Value’ settings and set the ‘Output Has M Value’ and/or ‘Output has Z Value’ from the default of “Same as Input” to “Disabled”. Click the ‘Ok’ button when done and Click the ‘Ok’ button in the Copy Feature tool to run it.
6) Try to use this new shapefile for your purposes of syncing out.
Regards,
Mark
Answer Verified By: scottrk
That did the trick!
Thanks
Great! Glad that helped out.
A wiki for this solution can found here