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Explodes the milti-part features from a polygon or polyline layer. The resulting data set will not contain multi-part features

Inputs:

A polygon or polyline feature layer
Update rules for the numeric fields to be transferred.

Outputs:

A feature class with no multipart shapes present.
The numeric attributes will be transferred according the user specified rules. The rest of the attributes will be copied over

Notes:

To select an update rule for each numeric field - click on the appropriate cell in the field list

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Command line syntax

ET_GPExplode <input_dataset> <out_feature class> {Update_Rules_List}

Parameters

Expression	Explanation
<input_dataset>	A Polyline feature class or feature layer
<out_feature class>	A String - the full name of the output feature class (A feature class with the same full name should not exist)
{Update_Rules_List}	A String - a list of fields with their update rules.

Scripting syntax

ET_GPExplode (input_dataset, out_feature class,Update_Rules_List)

See the explanations above:
<> - required parameter
{} - optional parameter

Example Python script:

import arcpy
arcpy.ImportToolbox("C:/Program Files/ET SpatialTechniques/ET GeoWizards 11.0 for ArcGIS 10.1/ET GeoWizards.tbx")
arcpy.gp.toolbox = "C:/Program Files/ET SpatialTechniques/ET GeoWizards 11.0 for ArcGIS 10.1/ET GeoWizards.tbx"
input_dataset = "C:\\data\\suburbs.shp"
result = "C:\\data\\fgdb_test.gdb\\single_part"
arcpy.gp.ET_GPExplode (input_dataset, result, "Population Proportion; City Copy)