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Description

The clip operation is used when new parcels overlay and split existing, parent parcels to create remainder parcels. The areas of the parent parcels that are covered by the new parcels are removed or clipped and retired as historic. The remaining areas are the remainder parcels.

When clipping parcels without referencing a record, parcel history will not be tracked and parcels won't be associated with the records that created or retired them. When clipping parcels that are a different parcel type, parcel history will not be tracked.

Learn more about clipping parcels

Request parameters

ParameterDetails
gdbVersion

The name of the geodatabase version (the default is the DEFAULT version).

Syntax

gdbVersion=<version>
sessionId

The token (GUID) used to lock the version. If the calling client is editing a named version, the sessionId value is required. If the specified version is currently locked by another session, the request will fail if the sessionId value is not provided or does not match the sessionId value that holds the exclusive lock. If the client is editing the default version, the sessionId value is not required.

Syntax

sessionId=<guid>
parentParcels

(Required)

A list of the parent parcels that will be clipped.

Syntax

parentParcels=[{"id":"<parcelguid>","layerId":"<layerID>"}, {...}]

record

The unique identifier (GUID) of the record that will be used for the clip. If no value is provided, the edited parcels will not be associated with any record and parcel lineage will not be tracked.

Syntax

record=<guid>
clippingParcels

(Required)

The parcels that will overlay and clip the parent parcels. If the clippingParcels values are not the same parcel type as the parentParcels values, parcel history will not be tracked.

Use either the clippingParcels parameter or the clippingGeometry parameter to perform the clip. One of these parameters is required.

Syntax

clippingParcels=[{"id":"<parcelguid>","layerId":"<layerID>"},{...}]
clippingGeometry

A list of the geometries that will overlay and clip the parent parcels. Use this list as an alternative input to the clippingParcels parameter. If the clippingParcels parameter is populated, this parameter is not required.

Syntax

clippingGeometry={<geometry>,<spatialreference>}

Example:

clippingGeometry={
"hasZ":true,
"rings":[[[156141.236872494221,173508.911657653749,0],[156001.237480577081,173508.576356485486,0],[156001.149554245174,173528.576316490769,0],[156141.148946162313,173528.911289572716,0],[156141.236872494221,173508.911657653749,0]]],
"spatialReference":{"wkt":"PROJCS[\"User_Defined_Transverse_Mercator\",GEOGCS[\"GCS_User_Defined\",DATUM[\"D_User_Defined\",SPHEROID[\"User_Defined_Spheroid\",6378285.48,298.2641653866821]],PRIMEM[\"Greenwich\",0.0],UNIT[\"Degree\",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION[\"Transverse_Mercator\"],PARAMETER[\"False_Easting\",262000.0009333333],PARAMETER[\"False_Northing\",0.0],PARAMETER[\"Central_Meridian\",-87.55],PARAMETER[\"Scale_Factor\",1.0],PARAMETER[\"Latitude_Of_Origin\",43.26666666666667],UNIT[\"Foot_US\",0.3048006096012192]]"}
}

clipOption

(Required)

Specifies the type of clip that will be performed.

  • PreserveArea—The areas that intersect will be preserved and the remainder areas will be discarded.
  • DiscardArea—The areas that intersect will be discarded and the remainder areas will be preserved.
  • PreserveBothAreasSplit—Both the intersecting and the remainder areas will be preserved.

Syntax

clipOption=<string>
defaultAreaUnit

(Required)

The default area units that will be used when calculating the stated areas of the clipped parcels. The stated area of the clipped parcels will be calculated if the stated areas exist on the parent parcels being clipped.

Syntax

defaultAreaUnit=<area unit code>
async

Specifies whether the request will be processed as an asynchronous job and a URL that points to a location displaying the status of the job will be returned. See the topic regarding asynchronous usage for more information. The default is false.

Values: true | false

Syntax

async=true|false
f

Specifies the output format of the response. The default response format is html.

Values: html | json

Example usage

This example shows the steps for clipping parcels using the clip operation.

Note:
The sessionId parameter value must be the same for starting the edit session, performing the edit operation, and stopping the edit session.

  1. Start a service session on the version.

    Request URL and parameters:

    
    https://machine.domain.com/webadaptor/rest/services/CountyFabric/VersionManagementServer/versions/E4DAED9D-C859-489B-9053-767A45F1D97C/startReading
    f=json
    sessionId={3773a35a-ed21-4e80-a5b1-c086c229623d}

  2. Start an edit session on the version.

    Request URL and parameters:

    
    https://machine.domain.com/webadaptor/rest/services/CountyFabric/VersionManagementServer/versions/E4DAED9D-C859-489B-9053-767A45F1D97C/startEditing
    f=json
    sessionId={3773a35a-ed21-4e80-a5b1-c086c229623d}

  3. Clip two parcels using a single parcel that overlays the parcels. Create remainder parcels.

    Request URL and parameters:

    
    https://machine.domain.com/webadaptor/rest/services/CountyFabric/ParcelFabricServer/clip
    f=json
    gdbVersion=admin.Version1
    sessionId={3773a35a-ed21-4e80-a5b1-c086c229623d}
    parentParcels=[{"id":"{A845C600-1979-48C1-B664-56C483B6575A}","layerId":"13"},{"id":"{64AD04A0-29AD-445D-A808-33CEB68C4A22}","layerId":"13"}]
    record={988F2526-D5A0-473E-BD90-363E6E345524}
    clippingParcels=[{"id":"{9C375767-8DCA-49D5-A3FF-D214612B3775}","layerId":"13"}]
    clipOption=DiscardArea
    desfaultAreaUnit=109405
    async=false
  4. If edits are complete, stop the edit session.
  5. Stop and release the service session.

JSON Response syntax

The following response is returned when async is false:


{
  "exceededTransferLimit : <true | false>,
  "moment" : <datetime>,
  "serviceEdits": {  // only if transfer limit is not exceeded
    "editedFeatures": {
      "adds": {
        "attributes": {}, 
        "geometry": {}
      },
      {
        "spatialReference": {<spatial reference>}
      }
    },
    "updates": {
      "attributes": {},
      "geometry": {}
    },
    "id": <layerID>,
  },
  "success": <true | false>,
  "error": {  // only if success is false
    "extendedCode": <HRESULT>,
    "message": <error message>,
    "details": [ <detail> ]
  }
}

The following response is returned when async is true:


{
		"statusUrl": <url>
}

JSON Response example

The following is a response example when async is false:


{
  "moment": 1570488938750,
  "exceededTransferLimit": false,
  "serviceEdits": [
    {
      "id": 13,
      "editedFeatures": {
        "spatialReference": {
          "wkid": 2913,
          "latestWkid": 2913,
          "xyTolerance": 0.0032808398950131233,
          "zTolerance": 0.001,
          "mTolerance": 0.001,
          "falseX": -111333600,
          "falseY": -98152500,
          "xyUnits": 3048,
          "falseZ": -100000,
          "zUnits": 10000,
          "falseM": -100000,
          "mUnits": 10000
        },
        "adds": [
          {
            "attributes": {
              "OBJECTID": 264,
              "Name": null,
              "ParcelSubtype": null,
              "CreatedByRecord": "{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}",
              "RetiredByRecord": null,
              "StatedArea": null,
              "StatedAreaUnit": null,
              "CalculatedArea": null,
              "MiscloseRatio": null,
              "MiscloseDistance": null,
              "IsSeed": 0,
              "created_user": "admin",
              "create_date": 1570489024000,
              "last_edited_user": "admin",
              "last_edited_date": 1570489024000,
              "GlobalID": "{F8194632-1A07-4114-A068-6641CAE52EB5}",
              "Shape__Area": 3690.2913672426389,
              "Shape__Length": 273.513193995743791
            },
            "geometry": {
              "hasZ": true,
              "rings": [
                [
                  [7500923.92125983536, 447202.514763772488, 0],
                  [7500920.03641732037, 447102.832349076867, 0],
                  [7500883.07513123751, 447104.270341202617, 0],
                  [7500886.96161417663, 447203.972112864256, 0],
                  [7500923.92125983536, 447202.514763772488, 0]
                ]
              ]
            }
          },
          {
            "attributes": {
              "OBJECTID": 265,
              "Name": null,
              "ParcelSubtype": null,
              "CreatedByRecord": "{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}",
              "RetiredByRecord": null,
              "StatedArea": null,
              "StatedAreaUnit": null,
              "CalculatedArea": null,
              "MiscloseRatio": null,
              "MiscloseDistance": null,
              "IsSeed": 0,
              "created_user": "admin",
              "create_date": 1570489024000,
              "last_edited_user": "admin",
              "last_edited_date": 1570489024000,
              "GlobalID": "{BE5CF128-5D08-4575-9DCE-BD5FAE18B457}",
              "Shape__Area": 3691.00674443200569,
              "Shape__Length": 273.551980772549712},
              "geometry": {
                "hasZ": true,
                "rings": [
                  [
                    [7500886.96161417663, 447203.972112864256, 0],
                    [7500883.07513123751, 447104.270341202617, 0],
                    [7500846.11417323351, 447105.708333328366, 0],
                    [7500850.00164042413, 447205.429461941123, 0],
                    [7500868.94488188624, 447204.682414695621, 0],
                    [7500886.96161417663, 447203.972112864256, 0]
                  ]
                ]
              }
            }
          }
        ],
        "updates": [
          {
            "attributes": {
              "OBJECTID": 244,
              "Name": "244",
              "ParcelSubtype": 1,
              "CreatedByRecord": "{78BEE123-4A76-4B6C-9B12-C30786E46B48}",
              "RetiredByRecord": null,
              "StatedArea": null,
              "StatedAreaUnit": null,
              "CalculatedArea": null,
              "MiscloseRatio": 100000.0,
              "MiscloseDistance": 0.0,
              "IsSeed": 0,
              "created_user": "GIS",
              "create_date": 1570125823000,
              "last_edited_user": "GIS",
              "last_edited_date": 1570125949000,
              "GlobalID": "{A845C600-1979-48C1-B664-56C483B6575A}",
              "RecName": "SP13-28",
              "Shape__Area": 4060.17413585174381,
              "Shape__Length": 293.51293326490304},
              "geometry": {
                "hasZ": true,
                "rings": [
                  [
                    [7500886.96161417663, 447203.972112864256, 0],
                    [7500923.92125983536, 447202.514763772488, 0],
                    [7500919.64698162675, 447092.840223103762, 0],
                    [7500882.68569554389, 447094.277887135744, 0],
                    [7500886.96161417663, 447203.972112864256, 0]
                  ]
                ]
              }
            }
          },
          {
            "attributes": {
              "OBJECTID": 244,
              "Name": "244",
              "ParcelSubtype": 1,
              "CreatedByRecord": "{78BEE123-4A76-4B6C-9B12-C30786E46B48}",
              "RetiredByRecord": "{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}",
              "StatedArea": null,
              "StatedAreaUnit": null,
              "CalculatedArea": null,
              "MiscloseRatio": 100000.0,
              "MiscloseDistance": 0.0,
              "IsSeed": 0,
              "created_user": "GIS",
              "create_date": 1570125823000,
              "last_edited_user": "admin",
              "last_edited_date": 1570489024000,
              "GlobalID": "{A845C600-1979-48C1-B664-56C483B6575A}",
              "RecName": "SP13-28",
              "Shape__Area": 4060.17413585174381,
              "Shape__Length": 293.51293326490304},
              "geometry": {
                "hasZ": true,
                "rings":[
                  [
                    [7500886.96161417663, 447203.972112864256, 0],
                    [7500923.92125983536, 447202.514763772488, 0],
                    [7500919.64698162675, 447092.840223103762, 0],
                    [7500882.68569554389, 447094.277887135744, 0],
                    [7500886.96161417663, 447203.972112864256, 0]
                  ]
                ]
              }
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "success": true
}