topic Re: Cloned items deleted if _ItemCreateException occurs, any way to ignore errors? in ArcGIS API for Python Questions

Cloned items deleted if _ItemCreateException occurs, any way to ignore errors?

ShawnBeltz — Fri, 06 May 2022 02:28:05 GMT

When cloning from AGOL to Portal as a user, I sometimes encounter errors that cause the whole clone operation to revert, and all cloned items are deleted. As a user (not administrator) it is not always possible to correct these errors, but there is still value in having a development/backup copy of as many items as possible. Is there a way to ignore errors during cloning, and keep the cloned items?

Example: I don't have access to create a Feature Tracking service on our Portal, so when I clone my content I get this error:

_ItemCreateException: ('Failed to create Feature Service Location Tracking: Location tracking service schema cannot be modified.\n(Error Code: 500)', Item title:"location_tracking_0755" type:Feature Layer Collection owner:me@MYDOMAIN)

and then all the items that had been cloning over get removed at the destination.

Thanks!

Re: Cloned items deleted if _ItemCreateException occurs, any way to ignore errors?

ShawnBeltz — Mon, 09 May 2022 18:04:19 GMT

FYI, solved this by modifying the cloning and exception handling code that ships with ArcGIS Pro.

Re: Cloned items deleted if _ItemCreateException occurs, any way to ignore errors?

GeoNomad — Sat, 19 Aug 2023 11:10:10 GMT

Would you mind sharing how you modified the code? I'm running into the same situation. Thanks in advanced.

Re: Cloned items deleted if _ItemCreateException occurs, any way to ignore errors?

BhargavCSA — Fri, 09 May 2025 20:39:30 GMT

Would really appreciate if you can provide a more detailed answer on how to troubleshoot this