The ArcGIS SpatialJoin online help page has a long list of match_options when joining data spatially, including HAVE_THEIR_CENTER_IN.
However running the arcpy.SpatialJoin_analysis tool in Python with this option results in an error:
ExecuteError: Failed to execute. Parameters are not valid.
ERROR 000800: The value is not a member of INTERSECT | CONTAINS | WITHIN | CLOSEST.
Failed to execute (SpatialJoin).
These options are also missing from ArcToolBox:
The licensing on the help page suggests this tool is available for all versions of ArcGIS:
ArcView: Yes ArcEditor: Yes ArcInfo: Yes
So is this an error in the docs, licensing on keywords, or a misunderstanding on my part?
Answer
Looking at the list of fixes in SP3 it appears it was an error and has been fixed:
NIM070795 - Spatial Join tool not ignoring invalid match options.
I installed the service pack, and now all options are present in the ArcToolbox tool, and my script runs without problems.
Thanks to @sylvester for the suggestion.
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