topic Updating attributes of a feature layer in ArcGIS API for Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/updating-attributes-of-a-feature-layer/m-p/802464#M2098 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I am writing code to update attributes of ArcGIS Online feature layers using local data, arcgis online data or arcgis server data. I have been mostly successful using either edit_feature with updates (very slow) or calculate.</P><P></P><P>Basically, I'm adding/moving polygon attributes to points.</P><P></P><P>Calculate is much faster, but when processing a lot of features (looping) it tends to time out. Also, calculate you have to be aware of special characters that sql doesn't like and escape them.</P><P></P><P>I'm just wondering if anyone has different approaches to this. I have started looking into join_features, but haven't written anything yet.</P><P></P><P>Thanks!</P><P></P><P>-bert</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 18 Mar 2019 20:25:10 GMT RobertMEIER 2019-03-18T20:25:10Z Updating attributes of a feature layer https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/updating-attributes-of-a-feature-layer/m-p/802464#M2098 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I am writing code to update attributes of ArcGIS Online feature layers using local data, arcgis online data or arcgis server data. I have been mostly successful using either edit_feature with updates (very slow) or calculate.</P><P></P><P>Basically, I'm adding/moving polygon attributes to points.</P><P></P><P>Calculate is much faster, but when processing a lot of features (looping) it tends to time out. Also, calculate you have to be aware of special characters that sql doesn't like and escape them.</P><P></P><P>I'm just wondering if anyone has different approaches to this. I have started looking into join_features, but haven't written anything yet.</P><P></P><P>Thanks!</P><P></P><P>-bert</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 18 Mar 2019 20:25:10 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/updating-attributes-of-a-feature-layer/m-p/802464#M2098 RobertMEIER 2019-03-18T20:25:10Z