Data Source as APRX reather than msd?

Anonymous User

When I check the data source of map services authored by ArcGISPro documents, I usually get a reference to an msd file, which is not what I would like to see.

MXD-Authored map services ALWAYS return the on prem path of the mxd (not sd).

Sometimes, with ArcGISPro-Authored services, I get the on prem path to the aprx, but I don't know why.

Is there something I can do when publishing to ensure that the map service (service manifest) holds the map document path as the authoring document, rather than the msd?

Thank you,

Randy McGregor

RogerDunnGIS

I also have several services that came from msd's in a previous user's appdata directory.  Like you, I need to examine, modify, and upgrade these services and I need the actual source  document to do so.