Batch export to pdf for map series

Question

I am trying to automate "Export to PDF" when using map series in ArcGis Pro. I have a project that contains a few layouts, some are a series, some are not. What I am trying to accomplish is export each page as it's own pdf if a map series is enabled in a layout. Please see below snippet.

This works to some degree, it exports the layouts that have a map series enabled but it only exports the first page of the series. I need it to export all pages as individual .pdf's. Any help would be much appreciated, thank you. I have also attached the code to a txt file, hope it helps.

test.txt

jbarrette · Answer

Jeremiah,

That is because I have a layout with a map series in a project that ends with the characters 'MS'.  For listLayouts, the first parameter takes the layout name or a wildcard '*' combined with characters that will return a unique name.

Arcpy.mp can be really powerful once you get the hang of it.  Here is a tutorial that might help you get a better understanding.

https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/arcpy/mapping/tutorial-getting-started-with-arcpy-mp.htm

Jeff - Layout and arcpy.mp teams

JeremiahMcDonald · Answer

It does not like the ('*MS')[0].

throws a index out of range error. Is this some kind of wildcard?

jbarrette · Answer

Hi Jeremiah,

The reason you are only getting one page instead of all pages is because you are exporting the Layout, not the MapSeries object.  Here is some code to do what you might need.

p = arcpy.mp.ArcGISProject('current')
lyt = p.listLayouts('*MS')[0]
ms = lyt.mapSeries
ms.exportToPDF(r"C:\Temp\OutName.pdf", 'ALL',multiple_files='PDF_MULTIPLE_FILES_PAGE_NAME')