topic Re: ERROR 001270: Consolidating the data failed when publishing python tool in ArcGIS API for Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/error-001270-consolidating-the-data-failed-when/m-p/828284#M3081 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Closing</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 16 Dec 2019 12:52:10 GMT DonMorrison1 2019-12-16T12:52:10Z ERROR 001270: Consolidating the data failed when publishing python tool https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/error-001270-consolidating-the-data-failed-when/m-p/828283#M3080 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Based on forum activity, it looks like this is a very common error with many causes and essentially no clues logged as to what really caused it. By trial and error I was able to find&nbsp;the cause. This is the culprit:</P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;">arcpy.env.workspace = arcpy.env.scratchWorkspace</SPAN></P><P></P><P>Once I removed it (it wasn't really needed as it turns out) the publish worked.&nbsp; It sure seems like ESRI could do a better job logging exactly what triggers errors like this. I spend untold hours trying to comply with the directions in the help page (none of which helped) and crawling through forums and documentation looking for a clue. The good news is that the fix was easy...</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 25 Oct 2019 00:09:09 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/error-001270-consolidating-the-data-failed-when/m-p/828283#M3080 DonMorrison1 2019-10-25T00:09:09Z Re: ERROR 001270: Consolidating the data failed when publishing python tool https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/error-001270-consolidating-the-data-failed-when/m-p/828284#M3081 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Closing</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 16 Dec 2019 12:52:10 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/error-001270-consolidating-the-data-failed-when/m-p/828284#M3081 DonMorrison1 2019-12-16T12:52:10Z