What I want to do seems pretty basic: Export a map series layout (or even a single page layout) in Portal using a gp service created in Pro (i.e. Share As > Web Tool) using the original data sources.
Since I can't use network file shares as a data store (security issue I am told), I simply let it copy the aprx to the server. This exports the current state of the feature service data in the map to a file gdb and copies it up. Whenever I run the tool, it obviously uses the local file gdb.
First of all, would this even respect the original data sources if I had access to network file shares?
My partial workaround is to replace that aprx with my original aprx that has the connections to the feature services. Works fine... if I set the permissions of the feature service to Everyone.
Otherwise it still exports the pdf only with no data. Interestingly I get no errors (even at debug level) and it still pulls the legend fine.
I have looked into editing the manifest.json but no idea of the syntax… possible to change credentials? Somehow create a token and pass it?
I know you can rename the msd file to zip to see the contents… I see nothing helpful.
Setting the aprx to CURRENT results in an error after publishing.
Hopefully I am making this more complicated than it is. Any insight or suggestions are appreciated!
import sys, os, arcpy
outFile = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(0)
aprx= r"C:\projects\prettymaps.aprx"
layout = aprx.listLayouts("Layout")[0]
layout.exportToPDF(outFile)
