topic Re: Overwriting Existing Map Service in Developers Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/developers-questions/overwriting-existing-map-service/m-p/614883#M4130 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thanks so much for your help.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 24 Aug 2016 15:55:49 GMT JacobSnyder2 2016-08-24T15:55:49Z Overwriting Existing Map Service https://community.esri.com/t5/developers-questions/overwriting-existing-map-service/m-p/614877#M4124 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello,</P><P></P><P>I am currently attempting to automate the process of overwriting an existing map service using Arcpy. I was wondering if, before overwriting the map service, there was a need to stop the service? If not, will a publisher connection to ArcGIS Server work for what I am trying to do? Thank you for your time.</P><P></P><P>-Jacob&nbsp;</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 24 Aug 2016 14:59:48 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/developers-questions/overwriting-existing-map-service/m-p/614877#M4124 JacobSnyder2 2016-08-24T14:59:48Z Re: Overwriting Existing Map Service https://community.esri.com/t5/developers-questions/overwriting-existing-map-service/m-p/614878#M4125 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Jacob,</P><P></P><P>The publisher connection is fine to use.</P><P></P><P>You shouldn't need to stop the service when overwriting. &nbsp;You don't need to when doing it manually, so I would assume the same applies through a script. &nbsp;Overwriting the service should automatically stop and start the service on its own</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 24 Aug 2016 15:02:11 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/developers-questions/overwriting-existing-map-service/m-p/614878#M4125 JenniferMcCall4 2016-08-24T15:02:11Z Re: Overwriting Existing Map Service https://community.esri.com/t5/developers-questions/overwriting-existing-map-service/m-p/614879#M4126 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thanks. I appreciate your help.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 24 Aug 2016 15:13:31 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/developers-questions/overwriting-existing-map-service/m-p/614879#M4126 JacobSnyder2 2016-08-24T15:13:31Z Re: Overwriting Existing Map Service https://community.esri.com/t5/developers-questions/overwriting-existing-map-service/m-p/614880#M4127 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Adding to Jennifer's response; just be sure you can flip the switch that starts the service immediately upon completion of overwriting.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 24 Aug 2016 15:14:19 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/developers-questions/overwriting-existing-map-service/m-p/614880#M4127 JoeBorgione 2016-08-24T15:14:19Z Re: Overwriting Existing Map Service https://community.esri.com/t5/developers-questions/overwriting-existing-map-service/m-p/614881#M4128 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Okay. So after overwriting, the service will need to be started using an administrator connection&nbsp;in order for the service to begin to function?</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 24 Aug 2016 15:22:34 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/developers-questions/overwriting-existing-map-service/m-p/614881#M4128 JacobSnyder2 2016-08-24T15:22:34Z Re: Overwriting Existing Map Service https://community.esri.com/t5/developers-questions/overwriting-existing-map-service/m-p/614882#M4129 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I update mine manually.&nbsp; You'll need to emulate this pane with your script:</P><P></P><P><IMG alt="" class="image-1 jive-image" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/217515_pastedImage_1.png" /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 24 Aug 2016 15:40:28 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/developers-questions/overwriting-existing-map-service/m-p/614882#M4129 JoeBorgione 2016-08-24T15:40:28Z Re: Overwriting Existing Map Service https://community.esri.com/t5/developers-questions/overwriting-existing-map-service/m-p/614883#M4130 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thanks so much for your help.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 24 Aug 2016 15:55:49 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/developers-questions/overwriting-existing-map-service/m-p/614883#M4130 JacobSnyder2 2016-08-24T15:55:49Z Re: Overwriting Existing Map Service https://community.esri.com/t5/developers-questions/overwriting-existing-map-service/m-p/614884#M4131 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>And if you need it to be done by script, this is a good place to start <A class="link-titled" href="http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=12dde73e0e784e47818162b4d41ee340" title="http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=12dde73e0e784e47818162b4d41ee340">http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=12dde73e0e784e47818162b4d41ee340</A>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; which is the ArcGIS Server admin toolbox from esri</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 24 Aug 2016 16:17:55 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/developers-questions/overwriting-existing-map-service/m-p/614884#M4131 RebeccaStrauch__GISP 2016-08-24T16:17:55Z Re: Overwriting Existing Map Service https://community.esri.com/t5/developers-questions/overwriting-existing-map-service/m-p/614885#M4132 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thanks so much.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 24 Aug 2016 17:16:51 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/developers-questions/overwriting-existing-map-service/m-p/614885#M4132 JacobSnyder2 2016-08-24T17:16:51Z