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ArcGISFeatureService writer creates service but no features written

JuneAcosta — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 05:06:50 GMT

I’m using the Esri Geodatabase (ArcSDE) reader and the safe.esri-AGOL.ArcGISFEATURESERVICE writer to publish to our ArcGIS Portal (Portal [11.3], ArcGIS Pro [3.5.1]). The feature service gets created, but it’s always empty.

The source feature class has about 56,764 records, but the writer log shows this error:

ArcGISFeatureServiceWriter: append error: Write job failure: 'Error has occurred.'
ArcGISFeatureServiceWriter: 0 features successfully written to 'aaSiteAddressPointDEV2',
but the server rejected the 56765 features in the last request due to errors.
Python Exception <RejectedBatchWrite>: FMEException...

Has anyone run into this? Any advice on what usually causes the “rejected batch write” when using the ArcGISFeatureService writer to Portal?

Thanks!

Re: ArcGISFeatureService writer creates service but no features written

RenatoSalvaleon3 — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 12:36:02 GMT

The new ESRI ArcGIS Feature Service is backwards compatible down to Portal 11.3, however, it will not hurt if you replace it the ArcGIS Portal Feature Service writer and check if you get the same error.

For the error message itself. At what point in the translation did the writer logged a rejection? Was there a long pause after the first feature entered the writer feature type? Some possible scenarios can be date fields, attribute names, attribute types, coordinate system (although unlikely with CS since the log will return an error). What's your source SDE dbms? The data store for Enterprise hosted feature layers is Postgres so case matters with field names. A BulkAttributeRenamer can be neccesary sometimes. Cpnvert dates to strings for troubleshooting purposes as well.

You can also file a support case if the above can be too daunting to troubleshoot.

Re: ArcGISFeatureService writer creates service but no features written

BruceHarold — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 12:55:54 GMT

Another possibility is the wrong geometry type is in the data, for example it is OK if the data has null geometry but not if it has line or polygon geometry when you're trying to write to a point feature layer. Also, it is always a good idea when reading and writing between different storage platforms to define your writer by importing the schema definition from the source dataset. Both sides of your equation are Esri technology so this will be reliable.

Re: ArcGISFeatureService writer creates service but no features written

JuneAcosta — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 16:03:03 GMT

Thanks for responding! I’ve been working on this on and off for a couple of weeks with no luck. We’re testing branch versioning in our stage environment, and I’m trying to use FME to load ~300 layers from our EGDB into Portal. FME still feels like the easiest path, but I’m running into issues.

Our source egdb is MSSQL. Per your suggestion, could you clarify exactly how to “define the writer by importing the schema from the source dataset” in FME? I’m not sure which dialog/step you mean (Add Writer vs. Import Feature Types vs. Feature Type Definition).

I’ve attached the log, and a screenshot of my workbench.

I’ll also test with the ArcGIS Portal Feature Service writer again to see if I get the same results. I think that’s where I originally started, but Safe recommended I use the new writer—so I’ll try it one more time just to compare.

Re: ArcGISFeatureService writer creates service but no features written

BruceHarold — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 16:20:06 GMT

Hi June

When adding a writer you have the option to import its definition from an existing dataset, see outlined in red here:

I'll look at your log shortly.

Re: ArcGISFeatureService writer creates service but no features written

BruceHarold — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 16:31:31 GMT

Hello again, I see you're reading in state plane and writing out web mercator. In this situation the data is supposed to be automatically reprojected but it's possible something is not working at this step, so you could add an EsriReprojector (or plain Reprojector) in your workspace to see if that helps.

I also see you're using OneDrive as a shared file location, we have not tested this and it's possible it can be an issue.

If problems remain after importing the write definition and reprojecting your data please open a support call.

Re: ArcGISFeatureService writer creates service but no features written

JuneAcosta — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 17:15:45 GMT

Thanks for responding! I've been working on this on and off for a couple of weeks with no luck. We're testing branch versioning in our stage environment, and I'm trying to use FME to load ~300 layers from our EGDB into Portal. FME still feels like the easiest path, but I'm running into issues.

Per your suggestion, could you clarify exactly how to "define the writer by importing the schema from the source dataset" in FME? I'm not sure which dialog/step you mean (Add Writer vs. Import Feature Types vs. Feature Type Definition).

I've attached the log, and a screenshot of my workbench.

I'll also test with the ArcGIS Portal Feature Service writer again to see if I get the same results. I think that's where I originally started, but Safe recommended I use the new writer-so I'll try it one more time just to compare.

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Re: ArcGISFeatureService writer creates service but no features written

BruceHarold — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 17:24:53 GMT

Hi, the screen shot didn't make it ;-(

Re: ArcGISFeatureService writer creates service but no features written

BruceHarold — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 19:43:19 GMT

Another thing, try reducing the batch size being written from the default 1000 to 500 (and less if necessary), if your data is very point rich it might be a problem.

Re: ArcGISFeatureService writer creates service but no features written

JuneAcosta — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 21:30:02 GMT

Yes, I reduced it to a "max feature per request: 5oo" but still did not work.

Re: ArcGISFeatureService writer creates service but no features written

BruceHarold — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 13:13:16 GMT

Hi, this will be something simple in how you're writing. If you're using the FME product please open a support call with Safe Software, if you're using Data Interoperability open one with Esri and request a screen share when our product engineer can join the call, PDT time zone.

Re: ArcGISFeatureService writer creates service but no features written

RenatoSalvaleon3 — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 14:22:42 GMT

I confrm that I can write an Enterprise 11.3 feature layer with the new ESRI ArcGIS Feature Service (3.12.4)

I initially got an error when my Append is configured with Feature Collection (the log showed this error). I switched it to GEOJSON. Before running again, I deleted the feature service in Enterprise created from the first failed run. Once its deleted I ran my workspace again and successfully added features on the layer.

My error message when on my first failed run is similar to yours.

What other error message appeared in your log before this python message? Mine is below,

Re: ArcGISFeatureService writer creates service but no features written

JuneAcosta — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 16:12:30 GMT

"switched it to GEOJSON" Is this setting in the writer? Could you send me a screenshot of the writer with your configuration?

Re: ArcGISFeatureService writer creates service but no features written

RenatoSalvaleon3 — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 16:21:03 GMT

Yes, its in the writer parameters.

Re: ArcGISFeatureService writer creates service but no features written

JuneAcosta — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 18:04:57 GMT

Do my other parameters look correct for creating a new feature service?

Re: ArcGISFeatureService writer creates service but no features written

RenatoSalvaleon3 — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 18:16:31 GMT

Can we take this offline? Here's my email, rsalvaleon@esri.com.