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Bug

The ArcGIS Business Analyst 'Generate Points from Business Listings' geoprocessing tool only generates points in northern states within the Continental US, using Filter: Employee Number (Min: 250) on locally saved US.DB_BUS dataset from ESRI_BA_2025_US_Data_Update in ArcGIS Pro 3.5.2.

ArcGIS Pro
Bug ID Number BUG-000179032
SubmittedAugust 26, 2025
Last ModifiedOctober 9, 2025
Applies toArcGIS Pro
Version found3.5.1
Operating SystemWindows OS
Operating System VersionN/A
Version Fixed3.6
StatusFixed

Additional Information

This issue is addressed in 3.6.

Workaround

Use the Business Data (Esri_BA_2025_Data_Update) saved locally and open the Business Data then USA_DATAAXLE_2025.gdb. for all examples:

3 different methods:

  • Right-click on "us_businesses" in Contents pane.
  • Export the "us_businesses" point feature to your project with the following parameters:
    • Input Features: "us_businesses".
    • Output Feature Class: (Choose location and create name of the new feature class).
  • Filter: Enter following parameters:
    • WHERE "Employee Count is greater than or equal to 250".
    • Click Run.
  • Add "us_businesses" feature layer to map.
  • Create a Definition Query for the "us_businesses" layer to show only records with a minimum of 250 employees.
    • Right-click on "us_businesses" layer.
    • Navigate to Properties, Definition Query and New Definition Query.

  • Enter following parameters:
    • WHERE "Employee Count is greater than or equal to 250".
    • Click Apply.
  • Add "us_businesses" feature layer to map.
  • Create a new layer with only the records with a minimum of 250 employees:
    • Open "us_businesses" attribute table and click 'Select by attribute',

  • Enter the following parameters:
    • Input Rows: us_businesses (this information should already be populated).
    • Selection type: "New Selection".
    • WHERE "Employee Count is greater than or equal to 250".
    • Click Apply.
  • In Data Tab on ribbon, select 'Layer from Selection'.

Steps to Reproduce

Bug ID: BUG-000179032

Software:

  • ArcGIS Pro

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