how to create view from table relationship

Question

hi everyone,
I've created a hosted feature layer with a layer and a table. There is a table relationship between the layer and the table.
I want to create a view of the table. How can I do this with the python api?
I know how to create a view from the layer (index 0), but not from the table (index 1).

here's my code

from arcgis.gis import GIS
gis = GIS("home")
from arcgis.features import FeatureLayerCollection
def search_layer(gis,layer_name):
    search_results = gis.content.search(layer_name, item_type="Feature Layer")
    proper_index = [i for i, s in enumerate(search_results) 
                    if '"' + layer_name + '"' in str(s)]
    found_item = search_results[proper_index[0]]
    flc = FeatureLayerCollection.fromitem(found_item)
    return flc

def create_view(gis, source_flc, view_name, layer_index, view_def):
    new_view = source_flc.manager.create_view(name=view_name)
    # Search for newly created View
    view_flc = search_layer(gis, view_name)
    # The viewDefinitionQuery property appears under layers
    view_layer = view_flc.layers[layer_index]
    # Update the definition to include the view definition query
    view_layer.manager.update_definition(view_def)
    search_results = gis.content.search(view_name, item_type="Feature Layer")
    item = search_results[0]
    item.move(folder='ports')
    print("View created")
    print(view_layer.manager.properties)

def main():
    # Index of the Layer to be filtered
    layer_index = 0
    source_flc = search_layer(gis, "udi_bfc_secheresse_v2")
    # Define a SQL query to filter out events past 1988
    view_def_synapse = {"fields": [{"name":"OBJECTID","visible":True},{"name":"UDI_CODE","visible":True,"alias":"Code de l'UDI"},{"name":"UDI_NOM","visible":True,"alias":"Nom de l'UDI"},{"name":"UGE_CODE","visible":False},{"name":"UGE_NOM","visible":False},{"name":"PRPDE_CODE","visible":False},{"name":"PRPDE_NOM","visible":True,"alias":"Nom de la PRPDE"},{"name":"DEP_CODE","visible":False},{"name":"DEP_NOM","visible":False},{"name":"DEP_GESTION_CODE","visible":False},{"name":"DEP_GESTION_NOM","visible":True,"alias":"Département gestionnaire"},{"name":"REG_CODE","visible":False},{"name":"REG_NOM","visible":False},{"name":"BASSIN_CODE","visible":False},{"name":"POP","visible":False},{"name":"ZONE_DEFENSE","visible":False},{"name":"ES_ESMS","visible":False},{"name":"SHAPE__Area","visible":False},{"name":"SHAPE__Length","visible":False},{"name":"GlobalID","visible":True}]}
    view_name_synapse = "test_synapse_ok"
    if(gis.content.is_service_name_available(service_name= view_name_synapse, service_type = 'featureService')):create_view(gis, source_flc, view_name_synapse, layer_index, view_def_synapse)

view_def_prpde = {"fields": [{"name":"OBJECTID","visible":True},{"name":"UDI_CODE","visible":True,"alias":"Code de l'UDI"},{"name":"UDI_NOM","visible":True,"alias":"Nom de l'UDI"},{"name":"UGE_CODE","visible":False},{"name":"UGE_NOM","visible":False},{"name":"PRPDE_CODE","visible":False},{"name":"PRPDE_NOM","visible":False},{"name":"DEP_CODE","visible":False},{"name":"DEP_NOM","visible":False},{"name":"DEP_GESTION_CODE","visible":False},{"name":"DEP_GESTION_NOM","visible":False},{"name":"REG_CODE","visible":False},{"name":"REG_NOM","visible":False},{"name":"BASSIN_CODE","visible":False},{"name":"POP","visible":False},{"name":"ZONE_DEFENSE","visible":False},{"name":"ES_ESMS","visible":False},{"name":"SHAPE__Area","visible":False},{"name":"SHAPE__Length","visible":False},{"name":"GlobalID","visible":True}]}
    view_name_prpde = "test_prpde_ok"
    if(gis.content.is_service_name_available(service_name= view_name_prpde, service_type = 'featureService')):create_view(gis, source_flc, view_name_prpde, layer_index, view_def_prpde)

layer_index = 1
    source_tbl_flc = search_layer(gis, "udi_bfc_secheresse_v2")    
    view_def_tbl_synapse = {"fields": [{"name":"objectid","visible":True},{"name":"globalid","visible":True},{"name":"dateSaisie","visible":True,"alias":"Date de saisie"},{"name":"selUDI","visible":True,"alias":"Code de l'UDI"},{"name":"nomDepGest","visible":False},{"name":"nomRegion","visible":False},{"name":"QDeclarationTension","visible":False},{"name":"QimpactQualQuant","visible":False},{"name":"QNonConformiteSecheresse","visible":False},{"name":"parametreRestriction","visible":False},{"name":"moyenGestionComplete","visible":False},{"name":"impactQuantDist","visible":False},{"name":"impactQuantPress","visible":False},{"name":"impactUDI","visible":False},{"name":"communesImpactees","visible":True,"alias":"Communes impactées"},{"name":"observation","visible":False},{"name":"editeur","visible":False},{"name":"pdfCount","visible":False},{"name":"indic_1_3","visible":True,"alias":"1.3 Impact qualitatif"},{"name":"indic_1_4","visible":True,"alias":"1.4 Impact quantitatif"},{"name":"indic_1_5","visible":True,"alias":"1.5 UDI en tension"},{"name":"indic_1_6","visible":True,"alias":"1.6 Mesure(s) non exceptionnelle(s)"},{"name":"indic_1_7","visible":True,"alias":"1.7 Interconnexion exceptionnelle"},{"name":"indic_1_8","visible":True,"alias":"1.8 Transfert d'eau brute"},{"name":"indic_1_9","visible":True,"alias":"1.9 Autorisation exceptionnelle d'un captage"},{"name":"indic_1_10","visible":True,"alias":"1.10 Alimentation par camion citerne"},{"name":"indic_1_11","visible":True,"alias":"1.11 Autre mesure exceptionnelle"},{"name":"indic_1_12","visible":True,"alias":"1.12 Recours à une unité de traitement mobile"},{"name":"indic_1_13","visible":True,"alias":"1.13 Distribution de bouteilles d'eau"},{"name":"indic_1_14","visible":True,"alias":"1.14 Organisation de tours d'eau"},{"name":"indic_1_15","visible":True,"alias":"1.15 Recours aux coupures d'eau durables"},{"name":"indic_1_16","visible":True,"alias":"1.16 Restriction d'usage dûe à la qualité"},{"name":"indic_1_17","visible":True,"alias":"1.17 Paramètre de qualité à l'origine de la restriction"},{"name":"indic_1_18","visible":True,"alias":"1.18 Présence d'ES/ESMS"},{"name":"indic_1_19","visible":True,"alias":"1.19 Commentaire"},{"name":"CreationDate","visible":False},{"name":"Creator","visible":False},{"name":"EditDate","visible":False},{"name":"Editor","visible":False},{"name":"rs_contact","visible":False},{"name":"name_contact","visible":False},{"name":"tel_contact","visible":False},{"name":"mail_contact","visible":False},{"name":"validation_ARS","visible":False}]}
    view_name_tbl_synape = "test_tbl_synapse_ok"
    if(gis.content.is_service_name_available(service_name= view_name_tbl_synape, service_type = 'featureService')):create_view(gis, source_tbl_flc, view_name_tbl_synape, layer_index, view_def_tbl_synapse)

view_def_tbl_prpde = {"fields": [{"name":"objectid","visible":True},{"name":"globalid","visible":False},{"name":"dateSaisie","visible":True,"alias":"Date de saisie"},{"name":"selUDI","visible":True,"alias":"Code de l'UDI"},{"name":"nomDepGest","visible":False},{"name":"nomRegion","visible":False},{"name":"QDeclarationTension","visible":True,"alias":"UDI en tension"},{"name":"QimpactQualQuant","visible":True,"alias":"Type d'impact"},{"name":"QNonConformiteSecheresse","visible":False},{"name":"parametreRestriction","visible":False},{"name":"moyenGestionComplete","visible":False},{"name":"impactQuantDist","visible":False},{"name":"impactQuantPress","visible":False},{"name":"impactUDI","visible":False},{"name":"communesImpactees","visible":False},{"name":"observation","visible":False},{"name":"editeur","visible":False},{"name":"pdfCount","visible":False},{"name":"indic_1_3","visible":False},{"name":"indic_1_4","visible":False},{"name":"indic_1_5","visible":False},{"name":"indic_1_6","visible":False},{"name":"indic_1_7","visible":False},{"name":"indic_1_8","visible":False},{"name":"indic_1_9","visible":False},{"name":"indic_1_10","visible":False},{"name":"indic_1_11","visible":False},{"name":"indic_1_12","visible":False},{"name":"indic_1_13","visible":False},{"name":"indic_1_14","visible":False},{"name":"indic_1_15","visible":False},{"name":"indic_1_16","visible":False},{"name":"indic_1_17","visible":False},{"name":"indic_1_18","visible":False},{"name":"indic_1_19","visible":False},{"name":"CreationDate","visible":False},{"name":"Creator","visible":False},{"name":"EditDate","visible":False},{"name":"Editor","visible":False},{"name":"rs_contact","visible":False},{"name":"name_contact","visible":False},{"name":"tel_contact","visible":False},{"name":"mail_contact","visible":False},{"name":"validation_ARS","visible":False}]}
    view_name_tbl_prpde = "test_tbl_prpde_ok"
    if(gis.content.is_service_name_available(service_name= view_name_tbl_prpde, service_type = 'featureService')):create_view(gis, source_tbl_flc, view_name_tbl_prpde, layer_index, view_def_tbl_prpde)

can you tell me what I'm doing wrong?

thanks

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MatthieuANDRE · Answer

thank you very much, I only have one table out.
I'm now trying to filter the visible and non-visible fields using the following code but it doesn't seem to work. I have all the output fields!

from arcgis.features import FeatureLayerCollection, Table
url = "https://services6.arcgis.com/**unspecified**/arcgis/rest/services/udi_bfc_secheresse_v2/FeatureServer"
flc = FeatureLayerCollection(url, gis)

view_item = gis.content.create_service(name="tableOnly", is_view=True)
view_flc = FeatureLayerCollection.fromitem(view_item)

tbl_url = "https://services6.arcgis.com/**unspecified**/arcgis/rest/services/udi_bfc_secheresse_v2/FeatureServer/1"
tbl = Table(tbl_url, gis)
view_flds = tbl.properties.fields

vis_flds = [
    {"name": f"{f.name}", "visible": True}
    if f.name not in ["nomDepGest", "nomRegion", "QDeclarationTension", "QimpactQualQuant","QNonConformiteSecheresse", "parametreRestriction", "moyenGestionComplete", "impactQuantDist","impactQuantPress", "impactUDI", "observation", "editeur","pdfCount", "rs_contact", "name_contact", "tel_contact", "mail_contact", "validation_ARS"]
    else {"name": f"{f.name}", "visible": False}
    for f in view_flds
]

definition_to_add = {
  "layers": [],
  "tables": [
    {
      "name": flc.tables[0].properties.name,
      "type": "Table",
      "cacheMaxAge": 30,
      "description": "",
      "url": flc.tables[0].url,
      "adminLayerInfo": {
        "viewLayerDefinition": {
          "sourceServiceName": flc.service.properties.adminServiceInfo.name,
          "sourceLayerId": flc.tables[0].properties.id,
          "sourceLayerFields": vis_flds
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

view_flc.manager.add_to_definition(definition_to_add)

what's wrong with my code?

If I want to generate a view with only the layer and not the table, how do I set definition_to_add?

thanks

EarlMedina · Answer

Ah, thank you for clarifying. Unfortunately, as other people seem to have reported I observed the view_layers and view_tables parameters to be quite buggy. They also do not do what I would expect.

You can, however, do this with create_service and I have a very simplified sample that will add all fields from source table. I start with the source FeatureLayerCollection so that the source information can be tied back nicely without any extra work.

from arcgis.gis import GIS
from arcgis.features import FeatureLayerCollection
gis = GIS("https://www.arcgis.com", "user", "passwd")

url = "https://services3.arcgis.com/ON5SbcAnbs908sd90j/arcgis/rest/services/source/FeatureServer"
flc = FeatureLayerCollection(url, gis)

view_item = gis.content.create_service(name="tableOnly", is_view=True)
view_flc = FeatureLayerCollection.fromitem(view_item)

definition_to_add = {
  "layers": [],
  "tables": [
    {
      "name": flc.tables[0].properties.name,
      "type": "Table",
      "cacheMaxAge": 30,
      "description": "",
      "url": flc.tables[0].url,
      "adminLayerInfo": {
        "viewLayerDefinition": {
          "sourceServiceName": flc.service.properties.adminServiceInfo.name,
          "sourceLayerId": flc.tables[0].properties.id,
          "sourceLayerFields": "*"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

view_flc.manager.add_to_definition(definition_to_add)

After this step, you can apply your viewDefinitionQuery as usual using update_definition.

MatthieuANDRE · Answer

in fact what I want to do is create a view only with the layer and create a view only with the table

the problem I'm encountering is that each time the view contains the layer and the table

I've seen that the gis.content.create_service method also exists, but the problem is that I don't know how to format the definition file that will be used in the add_to_definition(definition_file) method for each of my needs (create a view with only the layer and create a view with only the table)