topic What is the fastest method for creating a feature service? in ArcGIS API for Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/what-is-the-fastest-method-for-creating-a-feature/m-p/805307#M2247 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I am currently using the API to publish a feature service from a File GDB in ArcGIS Online. This works fine. If I load this into an AWS lambda function however, the total time to execute is greater than the 29s allowed for a lambda function.</P><P></P><P>Are other methods, such as publishing from a .sd or cloning an existing feature service from within the same org (is this possible?), any faster than publishing from a File GDB hosted in arcgis online?</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 12 Mar 2018 19:45:17 GMT GregStevenson 2018-03-12T19:45:17Z What is the fastest method for creating a feature service? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/what-is-the-fastest-method-for-creating-a-feature/m-p/805307#M2247 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I am currently using the API to publish a feature service from a File GDB in ArcGIS Online. This works fine. If I load this into an AWS lambda function however, the total time to execute is greater than the 29s allowed for a lambda function.</P><P></P><P>Are other methods, such as publishing from a .sd or cloning an existing feature service from within the same org (is this possible?), any faster than publishing from a File GDB hosted in arcgis online?</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 12 Mar 2018 19:45:17 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/what-is-the-fastest-method-for-creating-a-feature/m-p/805307#M2247 GregStevenson 2018-03-12T19:45:17Z Re: What is the fastest method for creating a feature service? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/what-is-the-fastest-method-for-creating-a-feature/m-p/805308#M2248 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>You can use the create service function located here:&nbsp;<A class="link-titled" href="https://esri.github.io/arcgis-python-api/apidoc/html/arcgis.gis.toc.html#arcgis.gis.ContentManager.create_service" title="https://esri.github.io/arcgis-python-api/apidoc/html/arcgis.gis.toc.html#arcgis.gis.ContentManager.create_service">arcgis.gis module — arcgis 1.4.0 documentation</A>&nbsp;.&nbsp;</P><P></P><P>Basically, to create&nbsp;the service and layers, you'll have to chain together create_service, update_definition and/or add_definition methods to build the service.&nbsp;I think this will be the fastest way but I haven't profiled anything.&nbsp;</P><P></P><P>&gt;<SPAN style="background-color: #ffffff;">cloning an existing feature service from within the same org (is this possible?)</SPAN></P><P>You can do this, but it will be the same calls as listed above plus some validation.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 12 Mar 2018 19:56:22 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/what-is-the-fastest-method-for-creating-a-feature/m-p/805308#M2248 Anonymous User 2018-03-12T19:56:22Z