Output CONFIG keyword
Release 9.3 Last modified December 17, 2008	Print all topics in : "Geodatabase settings"

Configuration keywords represent a setting or group of settings that tell the geodatabase where or in what format to store data contents in each dataset.

Configuration keywords are only used with file geodatabases or ArcSDE Enterprise Edition geodatabases; they cannot be specified for personal geodatabases or ArcSDE Personal or Workgroup Edition geodatabases.

Usage tips

• The keyword used at the command line or in scripts for this environment setting is ConfigKeyword.
  
• In most cases, simply choosing the DEFAULT option will create new datasets that will work well for you. However, there are many cases in which you will need to specify a configuration keyword.
  
• Configuration keywords are used with file geodatabases and with ArcSDE geodatabases. Each of these geodatabase types has its own set of keywords. In the case of ArcSDE geodatabases, there are a number of configuration keywords that can be used for specifying geometry storage (which varies by DBMS) as well as for managing geometric networks and topologies.
  
• The following keywords are available when creating a feature class or table in a file geodatabase:
  


• Defaults—Allows datasets to be up to 1 TB in size, stores text attribute data in UTF8 format, and compresses geometry.
  


• Text_UTF16—Stores text attribute data in UTF16 format. If you are creating a file geodatabase feature class that will contain attribute data in Chinese, Russian, or another language with non-Latin characters, you can specify this keyword so the text characters store in UTF16, a more efficient storage format for these languages.
  


• Max_File_Size_4GB—Allows datasets to be up to 4 GB in size.
  


• Max_File_Size_256TB—Allows datasets to be up to 256 TB in size. If you are importing an extremely large image into a file geodatabase, you can specify the MAX_FILE_SIZE_256TB configuration keyword, which tells the geodatabase to allow the raster dataset to be up to 256 terabytes in size.
  


• GEOMETRY_UNCOMPRESSED—If you want to add a raster dataset to an ArcSDE for Oracle geodatabase, you could specify the SDO_GEOMETRY configuration keyword, which tells the database to store the rasters in Oracle GeoRaster format.
  


• Learn more about file geodatabase configuration keywords.
  





• There are many more options for configuration keywords in an ArcSDE Enterprise Edition geodatabase than in a file geodatabase. The configuration keywords that exist by default will vary depending on what type of DBMS you are using to store the data. See your system administrator for exact settings. Learn more about ArcSDE Enterprise Edition configuration keywords.
  


• Learn more about geodatabases.
  


• Learn more about specifying geodatabase settings.
  
• Learn more about environment settings.
  
• Learn more about environment levels and hierarchy.
  

Command line syntax

An overview of the command line window

CONFIGKeyword <String>

Parameters	Explanation	Data type
<String>	Specifies the default storage parameters (configuration) for file geodatabases or a geodatabase in a relational database management system (RDBMS) accessed through ArcSDE. Configuration keywords are only used with file geodatabases or ArcSDE Enterprise Edition geodatabases. Learn more about ArcSDE Enterprise Edition configuration keywords.	String

Data types for geoprocessing tool parameters

Command line example

CONFIGKeyword storage_keyword 

Scripting syntax

An overview of scripting in geoprocessing

CONFIGKeyword (string)

Parameters	Explanation	Data type
string (Required)	Specifies the default storage parameters (configuration) for file geodatabase or a geodatabase in a relational database management system (RDBMS) accessed through ArcSDE. Configuration keywords are only used with file geodatabases or ArcSDE Enterprise Edition geodatabases. Learn more about ArcSDE Enterprise Edition configuration keywords.	String

Data types for geoprocessing tool parameters

Script example

import arcgisscripting
gp = arcgisscripting.create()

gp.configkeyword= "storage_keyword"

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