Latest Contributions by ErikEndrulat

Should be available to anyone with ArcGIS Online, or at least anyone with edit permissions. Here's some info on how to access it : https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-online/data-management/create-custom-field-calculations-using-arcade-expressions/ ... View more

Francis Hourigan‌ - I noticed the same thing. It appears this function is only an option using the Arcade 'Calculate Field' utility. ... View more

Thanks Owen, yes, I can contact Esri Support on this. I realize that the first section in section 3 is a self-hosted WAB (that one comes up fine regardless of the organization you log in through. It's the third section beneath that that contains web maps which don't come up. ... View more

Owen-  Yes, I confirmed that the members of the other org can open the webmap; however the issue is still if the webmap (or app) URL includes the org prefix then the user is asked to sign into the 'parent' organization, so the org prefix needs to be replaced or removed. Yes, the public story map is also shared to the private group. Here is the item: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=9180084e4325488b8261facc1dc1aa3e  An example of the private / group-shared content can be found on the 3rd tab (Phase 1: Planning), third section (Impacts, continued). ... View more

Yes, I can confirm that I am sharing the permissions of each of the component pieces (layers, webmaps and apps) to the same group. I believe that the same issue that i'm facing with the storymap in question is expressed in another way that you and probably other users run into all the time, that is, when sharing an app from your organization (e.g. http://ORG-A.maps.arcgis.com/apps/TimeAware/index.html?appid=463152eb76724f7587cdb59baa7a856a ) to a user in a different organization (let's say ORG-B), the user from the organization that you are sharing the item to will be requested to sign into ORG-A (which they won't have access to). In order to access, they would have to either change the URL to http://ORG-B.maps.arcgis... or http://www.arcgis.com/..). I think this same issue is behind the 'mixed-org' sharing problem I'm having with the storymap.  ... View more

Thanks for the reply, Stephen. I'm not aware of any sharing property allowing for an item to be shared to any organization other than it's 'parent' organization. Is there a setting for that that i've somehow missed? ... View more

Jeff: Yes, I have successfully run this script while ArcMap was not open, though the ArcGIS Connection globe is present in the taskbar and indicates that i'm signed into ArcGIS Online. I have not yet been able to run the task while logged out, I've also run into the problem where the script fails when run several consecutive times, I get this error: Executing: UploadServiceDefinition C:\Workspace\KYEM_Test\KYEM_TEST3.sd "My Hosted Services" KYEM_TEST3 # FROM_SERVICE_DEFINITION # STARTED OVERRIDE_DEFINITION SHARE_ONLINE PRIVATE NO_SHARE_ORGANIZATION # Start Time: Thu Sep 19 08:41:03 2013 ERROR 001566: Service overwrite error: failed to delete the service. ERROR: code:400, Item 'e18aae36f2874deba39e380611c59745' does not exist or is inaccessible., Bad syntax in request. Failed to execute (UploadServiceDefinition). However, when attempted again it typically works, so this seems like a relatively minor problem that can be solved with a 'try until no error' loop. I'd definitely appreciate it if you let me know when you have more information, specifically about the sign-in issue. Thanks, Erik ... View more

Correction on previous post: I attempted to run the publishing script again today from within my python IDE (pyscripter) and it executed correctly without having signed into ArcGIS Online manually through Desktop. I hadn't changed anything in my script from last week before executing it, so it's possible that logging out and back in on the system may account for it working now. However, I confirmed that I am still unable to get it to work though a scheduled task. I logged the error to a text file, and the following was recorded: Executing: UploadServiceDefinition C:\Workspace\KYEM_Test\KYEM_TEST3.sd "My Hosted Services" KYEM_TEST3 # FROM_SERVICE_DEFINITION # STARTED OVERRIDE_DEFINITION SHARE_ONLINE PRIVATE NO_SHARE_ORGANIZATION # Start Time: Mon Sep 16 14:06:05 2013 Failed to execute. Parameters are not valid. ERROR 000732: Server: Dataset My Hosted Services does not exist or is not supported WARNING 001404: You are not signed in to ArcGIS Online. Failed to execute (UploadServiceDefinition). Failed at Mon Sep 16 14:06:05 2013 (Elapsed Time: 0.02 seconds) The script (only minor changes from Esri's sample): import arcpy, os, sys from datetime import datetime import xml.dom.minidom as DOM arcpy.env.overwriteOutput = True # Define global variables from User Input mapDoc = 'KYEM.mxd' serviceName = 'KYEM' shareLevel = 'PRIVATE'              # Options: PUBLIC or PRIVATE shareOrg = 'NO_SHARE_ORGANIZATION'  # Options: SHARE_ORGANIZATION and NO_SHARE_ORGANIZATION shareGroups = ''                    # Options: Valid groups that user is member of tempPath = sys.path[0] #SignInToPortal function does not work in 10.2 #for 10.1: uncomment below line to enable sign in #for 10.2:  (1): Sign in to arcgis desktop and check 'sign in automatically' #           (2): Schedule task to run publishFS.py script, using same user as in step 1 ##arcpy.SignInToPortal_server('','','http://www.arcgis.com/') sdDraft = tempPath+'/{}.sddraft'.format(serviceName) newSDdraft = 'updatedDraft.sddraft' try:     os.remove(serviceName+'.sd')     print 'SD already exists, overwriting..'     SD = os.path.join(tempPath, serviceName + '.sd')     print 'File removed and overwritten' except OSError:     print 'No SD exists, writing one now.'     SD = os.path.join(tempPath, serviceName + '.sd') try:     # create service definition draft     analysis = arcpy.mapping.CreateMapSDDraft(mapDoc, sdDraft, serviceName, 'MY_HOSTED_SERVICES')     # Read the contents of the original SDDraft into an xml parser     doc = DOM.parse(sdDraft)     # The follow 5 code pieces modify the SDDraft from a new MapService     # with caching capabilities to a FeatureService with Query,Create,     # Update,Delete,Uploads,Editing capabilities. The first two code     # pieces handle overwriting an existing service. The last three pieces     # change Map to Feature Service, disable caching and set appropriate     # capabilities. You can customize the capabilities by removing items.     # Note you cannot disable Query from a Feature Service.     tagsType = doc.getElementsByTagName('Type')     for tagType in tagsType:         if tagType.parentNode.tagName == 'SVCManifest':             if tagType.hasChildNodes():                 tagType.firstChild.data = 'esriServiceDefinitionType_Replacement'     tagsState = doc.getElementsByTagName('State')     for tagState in tagsState:         if tagState.parentNode.tagName == 'SVCManifest':             if tagState.hasChildNodes():                 tagState.firstChild.data = 'esriSDState_Published'     # Change service type from map service to feature service     typeNames = doc.getElementsByTagName('TypeName')     for typeName in typeNames:         if typeName.firstChild.data == 'MapServer':             typeName.firstChild.data = 'FeatureServer'     #Turn off caching     configProps = doc.getElementsByTagName('ConfigurationProperties')[0]     propArray = configProps.firstChild     propSets = propArray.childNodes     for propSet in propSets:         keyValues = propSet.childNodes         for keyValue in keyValues:             if keyValue.tagName == 'Key':                 if keyValue.firstChild.data == 'isCached':                     keyValue.nextSibling.firstChild.data = 'false'     #Turn on feature access capabilities     configProps = doc.getElementsByTagName('Info')[0]     propArray = configProps.firstChild     propSets = propArray.childNodes     for propSet in propSets:         keyValues = propSet.childNodes         for keyValue in keyValues:             if keyValue.tagName == 'Key':                 if keyValue.firstChild.data == 'WebCapabilities':                     keyValue.nextSibling.firstChild.data = 'Query,Create,Update,Delete,Uploads,Editing'     # Write the new draft to disk     f = open(newSDdraft, 'w')     doc.writexml( f )     f.close()      # Analyze the service     analysis = arcpy.mapping.AnalyzeForSD(newSDdraft)     if analysis['errors'] == {}:         # Stage the service         arcpy.StageService_server(newSDdraft, SD)         # Upload the service. The OVERRIDE_DEFINITION parameter allows you to override the         # sharing properties set in the service definition with new values.         arcpy.UploadServiceDefinition_server(SD, 'My Hosted Services', serviceName, '', '', '', '', 'OVERRIDE_DEFINITION','SHARE_ONLINE', shareLevel, shareOrg, shareGroups)         print 'Uploaded and overwrote service'         # Write messages to a Text File         txtFile = open(tempPath+'/{}-log.txt'.format(serviceName),"a")         txtFile.write (str(datetime.now()) + " | " + "Uploaded and overwrote service" + "\n")         txtFile.close()     else:         # If the sddraft analysis contained errors, display them and quit.         print analysis['errors']         # Write messages to a Text File         txtFile = open(tempPath+'/{}-log.txt'.format(serviceName),"a")         txtFile.write (str(datetime.now()) + " | " + analysis['errors'] + "\n")         txtFile.close() except:     print arcpy.GetMessages()     # Write messages to a Text File     txtFile = open(tempPath+'/{}-log.txt'.format(serviceName),"a")     txtFile.write (str(datetime.now()) + " | Last Chance Message:" + arcpy.GetMessages() + "\n")     txtFile.close() ... 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I get the error when running the python script, and the scheduled task fails (presumably from the same error but I haven't logged the errors yet). ... View more

I tried the approach you suggested but was unable to successfully publish the service as a scheduled task (or manually while not logged in through Desktop). I'm very interested in any other suggestions you or other folks may have that would enable running the update FS as a scheduled task. Thanks! Erik ... View more

Kevin, Great, thanks for weighing in on the changes in 10.2 regarding the SignIn function. Do you have a recommended workflow to update feature services using a scheduled task when a user isn't logged into the machine. Is that no longer possible? Thanks much, Erik ... View more

I'm having the same problem with 10.2, but am able to successfully publish/overwrite feature services using 10.1.  Which version are you using? Here's a link to the the thread I posted to. ... View more