topic Re: Add an ESRI ArcGIS Solution to Pro in ArcGIS Pro Questions

Add an ESRI ArcGIS Solution to Pro

JoeBorgione — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 19:46:43 GMT

I'd like to launch the 'Local Government 3D Basemaps' solution/tasks to a new ArcGIS Pro project. How is this accomplished?

I have the ArcGIS Solutions add in installed; under the Share Tab I select ArcGIS Solutions and I then given the 'Deploy a Solution' window. There, I select Local Government 3D Basemaps'. I can click deploy or finish and nothing really happens. I have had this working with the canned ESRI package, but there seems to be a a hiccup or two associated with that so I'd like to continue working in my own project.

Re: Add an ESRI ArcGIS Solution to Pro

MichaelVolz — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 20:16:25 GMT

Did you get any error messages?

Is there a default location for the deployment location if you don't choose a location? Maybe it was deployed to this default location somewhere on the c-drive of the computer so do a Windows keyword search?

Re: Add an ESRI ArcGIS Solution to Pro

JoeBorgione — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 20:22:12 GMT

The install directory is buried under my documents directory:

C:\Users\JBorgione\Documents\ArcGIS\Packages\LocalGovernment3DBasemaps_954623CB-F869-4AE1-B06E-53AA20DD66A4\p20

I can see the original .aprx file there.

This is the thing I don't understand ( or care for ) with these packaged solutions: they install in some obscure place and you never know what the dependencies are....

Re: Add an ESRI ArcGIS Solution to Pro

MichaelVolz — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 20:25:05 GMT

I would at least recommend selecting the deployment location instead of going with the default location so you can confirm all the deployment components.

Re: Add an ESRI ArcGIS Solution to Pro

JoeBorgione — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 20:29:17 GMT

Not sure I follow: select the deployment location from where?

Re: Add an ESRI ArcGIS Solution to Pro

MichaelVolz — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 20:37:41 GMT

Your screenshot shows an Output Folder that you can navigate to on your network whether it be local or on the network. If you don't modify this location, Pro just uses the default location on the c-drive that you pointed out earlier.

Re: Add an ESRI ArcGIS Solution to Pro

JoeBorgione — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 20:50:36 GMT

I pathed it to two different locations: first time to where it was originally, and then to the project directory set up when I created the new project. Still get nothing. Upon clicking deploy, it bumps and grinds like it's trying to do something, but when the dust settles, the only task that shows up is the Deploy an ArcGIS Solution.

Re: Add an ESRI ArcGIS Solution to Pro

MichaelVolz — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 20:54:12 GMT

Did you already deploy the Homeless Count Dashboard solution as I see it's checked? If so, can you try to deploy it again to a different location? It that also fails, maybe something has changed on your computer/network from when it was successfully deployed in the past.

Re: Add an ESRI ArcGIS Solution to Pro

JoeBorgione — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 21:08:19 GMT

Here's what I ended up doing. With a search for *.esriTasks, I found each of the task files here:

C:\arcgis\SolutionsExtension

Then following Open and run tasks—ArcGIS Pro | ArcGIS Desktop I did a drag and drop for the first one; drag it from windows explorer to a task pane. Now that I have a task pane populated, I 'imported and opened' the others.

Now I'll see if they actually work or if the mysterious dependencies rear their ugly heads....

eta: Nope... Still looks for some embedded tool box....

I can find that tool box and run the tool. But this whole exercise makes me really weary for other less experienced users to deploy the solutions....

Re: Add an ESRI ArcGIS Solution to Pro

Scott_Harris — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 22:25:00 GMT

Hi Joe,

From the note in the documentation for the Local Government 3D Basemaps solution: ArcGIS Solutions will be deployed in the ArcGIS Pro active portal, and not in your active ArcGIS Pro project.

Deploy solution - Local Government 3D Basemaps | ArcGIS Solutions for Local Government

So in this case, the Local Government 3D Basemaps Project Package should show up in your content in ArcGIS Online or Portal.

Re: Add an ESRI ArcGIS Solution to Pro

JoeBorgione — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 22:32:48 GMT

Thanks for the heads up Scott- this whole thing started earlier today when I was trying to make edits to a feature class one of the tasks creates. I couldn't edit while in the default aprx. So I opened the feature class in ArcMap and voila; I could edit it. Then I opened it a brand new project in Pro and it edited just fine there. Hence my approach to creating own project and adding the tasks back in.

eta- Scott - just did what you suggest. When I click on the green arrow, it takes me to our AGOL account where I can Download it, Update it, or Share it. Once I click finish, I'm back to square one, with no tasks. Am I supposed to download it? And if I do, wouldn't that just re-set the default directory and empty out my default gdb?

Re: Add an ESRI ArcGIS Solution to Pro

Scott_Harris — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 22:55:42 GMT

When you deploy Local Government 3D Basemaps using the ArcGIS Solutions Deployment Add-In, the outcome is a "Local Government 3D Basemaps" project package. At that point, you can download the package , open it, and you can work with the tasks that show up in the Catalog pane under Tasks.

So you don't see any Tasks after downloading the Project Package and opening it?

Re: Add an ESRI ArcGIS Solution to Pro

JoeBorgione — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 23:06:03 GMT

I've downloaded it already and discovered the editing problem with what I downloaded. It won't let me edit the feature classes as lined out under task 2 Schematic.

Hahaha. Just tried to open up the original aprx to screen shot the tasks, and it's gone. This happened earlier today for me (while on a screen share session with ESRI). See Solutions Deployment Tool - 'Unable to open the task. It cannot be found.'

I'm trying real hard to look at the bright side of this whole mess.... Gotta be here somewhere....

Re: Add an ESRI ArcGIS Solution to Pro

Scott_Harris — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 23:26:20 GMT

Ah thanks for the context. That is certainly odd behavior.. my best suggestion is to keep working with Tech Support. For the original problem.. where the Task is lost, I think Amir was saying that he was unable to reproduce.

I'd say that 7 out of 10 times when random/strange issues are unable to be reproduced in a similar environment with the same exact steps and data, the issue comes down to something like antivirus/firewall/permissions, etc.

Re: Add an ESRI ArcGIS Solution to Pro

JoeBorgione — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 23:37:52 GMT

The losing tasks behavior is seemingly random; it never happened to me until about a week ago, and that was after using the solution for many many hours. Then it happens twice in a day.... Can't imagine trying to trap for it in a controlled environment....