Export Map Series using Python

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i have developed a model to download a layer from arcgis online every week and overwrite the GDB with the previous weeks information. I was then manually feeding this into a project and exporting a Map series for a weekly report. i decided to also try and automate this process so i could have reports generated automatically every week. i am a beginner at python and am self thought so please bear with me. my script is as follows which i developed in a notebook #!/usr/bin/env python # coding: utf-8 # In[98]: import arcpy import os import sys aprx = arcpy.mp.ArcGISProject("CURRENT") default = aprx.defaultGeodatabase default # In[116]: import os directory = 'C:\Usersxxxxxxxxxxxxxx' for filename in os.listdir(directory): if filename.endswith(".gdb"): print(directory+filename) newGDB = directory+filename newGDB # In[117]: newGDB # In[101]: aprx = arcpy.mp.ArcGISProject(r"C:\Users\xyz.aprx") default = aprx.defaultGeodatabase default # In[60]: import arcpy aprx = arcpy.mp.ArcGISProject(r"C:\Users\xyz.aprx") m = aprx.listMaps("Map")[0] lyr = m.listLayers("Assignments")[0] lyr.connectionProperties # In[102]: newCP={'dataset': 'Assignments', 'workspace_factory': 'File Geodatabase', 'connection_info': {'database': newGDB}} newCP # In[103]: lyr.updateConnectionProperties(lyr.connectionProperties, newCP) # In[104]: lyr.connectionProperties # In[105]: tableAtt=m.listTables("Assignments__ATTACH")[0] tableAtt.connectionProperties # In[106]: tableAtt.updateConnectionProperties(tableAtt.connectionProperties, newCP) # In[107]: tableAtt.connectionProperties # In[108]: tableGDBService=m.listTables("GDB_ServiceItems")[0] tableGDBService.connectionProperties # In[109]: tableGDBService.updateConnectionProperties(tableGDBService.connectionProperties, newCP) # In[110]: tableGDBService.connectionProperties # In[111]: aprx.save() # In[112]: l = aprx.listLayouts()[0] l # In[113]: import os import sys import datetime from datetime import datetime relpath = os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0]) printpath = r"T:\xyz" str=current_time = datetime.today().strftime('%d-%m-%Y') relpath # In[114]: aprx = arcpy.mp.ArcGISProject(r"xyz.aprx") l = aprx.listLayouts()[0] if not l.mapSeries is None: ms = l.mapSeries if ms.enabled: ms = l.mapSeries pagecount = ms.pageCount indexLyr = ms.indexLayer pagecount # In[115]: ms.exportToPDF(printpath+str,embed_fonts = True,resolution=400,georef_info=False,image_quality='FASTER',page_range_type = 'ALL',jpeg_compression_quality=25,output_as_image=False,layers_attributes='NONE',image_compression='ADAPTIVE') # In[ ]: ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ it had work when i run it through the notebook but when i run it in a model in order to schedule it i am getting the following error. Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:\Users\xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.tbx#ReplaceDSandPDF_ExcavationReports.py", line 50, in IndexError: list index out of range Failed to execute (Replace DS and PDF). Any tips on where i am going wrong or even how to improve on my process are greatly appreciated.

DanPatterson_Retired · Answer

m.listLayers("Assignments")[0]

Which means m.listLayers("Assignments") got nothing... then you tried to take the first slice of it, which will yield the error, so check you 'm' and make sure it has "Assignments" layers (at least one)