https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-to-make-a-layout-or-a-map-active/m-p/1261755#M65948 <P>you need to explore the code snippets for the various objects and methods in the python section of the help.</P><P>For instance see the code examples in</P><P><A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/arcpy/mapping/layout-class.htm" target="_blank">Layout—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation</A></P> Sat, 25 Feb 2023 11:19:05 GMT DanPatterson 2023-02-25T11:19:05Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-to-make-a-layout-or-a-map-active/m-p/1261752#M65947 <P>I have multiple layout and maps in my project, i want to activate each layout and do some processing like using definition queries on some layers, then create grid using those layer then finally print pdfs. Please advise ?</P> Sat, 25 Feb 2023 07:25:20 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-to-make-a-layout-or-a-map-active/m-p/1261752#M65947 NiharSahoo 2023-02-25T07:25:20Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-to-make-a-layout-or-a-map-active/m-p/1261755#M65948 <P>you need to explore the code snippets for the various objects and methods in the python section of the help.</P><P>For instance see the code examples in</P><P><A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/arcpy/mapping/layout-class.htm" target="_blank">Layout—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation</A></P> Sat, 25 Feb 2023 11:19:05 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-to-make-a-layout-or-a-map-active/m-p/1261755#M65948 DanPatterson 2023-02-25T11:19:05Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-to-make-a-layout-or-a-map-active/m-p/1261846#M65965 <P>Explore the help page that Dan points to and you will see&nbsp;openView().</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Sun, 26 Feb 2023 16:30:11 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-to-make-a-layout-or-a-map-active/m-p/1261846#M65965 DuncanHornby 2023-02-26T16:30:11Z