https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-ideas/don-t-validate-connection-during-listlayers/idi-p/1315068 <P>When listLayers is used to list all the layers in a Map within a ArcGIS Pro-project, all the connections are validated.&nbsp;</P><P>When a lot of connections are broken, this can take up a lot of time. In my use case where an Oracle database server cannot be reached, it seems to take about 2 minutes per layer.&nbsp;</P><P>My idea is to add "validate = False" as an option. This should then disable the validation of the layer connections.</P> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 14:42:39 GMT LaurensKusse_hhdelfland 2023-08-03T14:42:39Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-ideas/don-t-validate-connection-during-listlayers/idi-p/1315068 <P>When listLayers is used to list all the layers in a Map within a ArcGIS Pro-project, all the connections are validated.&nbsp;</P><P>When a lot of connections are broken, this can take up a lot of time. In my use case where an Oracle database server cannot be reached, it seems to take about 2 minutes per layer.&nbsp;</P><P>My idea is to add "validate = False" as an option. This should then disable the validation of the layer connections.</P> Thu, 03 Aug 2023 14:42:39 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-ideas/don-t-validate-connection-during-listlayers/idi-p/1315068 LaurensKusse_hhdelfland 2023-08-03T14:42:39Z