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Overwriting Locator (python) - but it changes permissions to private (portal)

ChristenWatts — Fri, 24 Jun 2022 21:48:59 GMT

Thanks for your potential help!

I'm using the CreateGeocodeSDDraft script to overwrite my Locator on Portal which is working... except -- when it overwrites/publishes - the permissions are set to Private and I want it to be Public/Everyone. I can change it to Everyone/Public in Portal, or on the Server Manager - run the script - is published but it private.

Any ideas? I've tried everything I can think of (there are some not called variables from all my attempts)

here is the script I'm using

import arcpy
import pprint

#sign into portal
arcpy.SignInToPortal(arcpy.GetActivePortalURL(), "####", "####")

# Overwrite any existing outputs
arcpy.env.overwriteOutput = True

locator_path = "C:\\Users\\gisadmin\\Desktop\\Geocoders\\simplicity"
sddraft_file = "C:\\locator_script\\simplicity.sddraft"
sd_file = "C:\\locator_script\\simplicity.sd"
service_name = "simplicity"
#shrOrg = True
#shrEveryone = True
#shrGroups = ""
folderName = "Geocoders"
summary = "Address ans Streets locator for the City of Asheville Simplicity Application!"
tags = "address, locator, geocode"
shared = True
everyone ='true'
orgs = 'true'
groups = None
shrOrg = True
shrEveryone = True
shrGroups = ""

# The URL of the federated server you are publishing to
in_server = "https://gisportal.asheville.gov/server/rest/services/Geocoders/"

# Create the sd draft file
analyze_messages = arcpy.CreateGeocodeSDDraft(locator_path, sddraft_file, service_name,
copy_data_to_server=True,
summary=summary, tags=tags, max_result_size=20,
max_batch_size=500, suggested_batch_size=150,
overwrite_existing_service=True)

# Stage and upload the service if the sddraft analysis did not contain errors
if analyze_messages['errors'] == {}:
try:
# Execute StageService to convert sddraft file to a service definition
# (sd) file
arcpy.server.StageService(sddraft_file, sd_file)

# Execute UploadServiceDefinition to publish the service definition
# file as a service
arcpy.server.UploadServiceDefinition(sd_file, in_server)
print("The geocode service was successfully published")
except arcpy.ExecuteError:
print("An error occurred")
print(arcpy.GetMessages(2))
else:
# If the sddraft analysis contained errors, display them
print("Error were returned when creating service definition draft")
pprint.pprint(analyze_messages['errors'], indent=2)

Re: Overwriting Locator - but can't share with everyone (portal permissions)

ChristenWatts — Fri, 24 Jun 2022 21:37:00 GMT

I am using Enterprise 10.9.1 and ArcGIS Pro 2.9.

Re: Overwriting Locator - but can't share with everyone (portal permissions)

ChristenWatts — Mon, 27 Jun 2022 20:56:17 GMT

I ended up sharing it (in the script) to a folder that was public and now it's public.

Re: Overwriting Locator - but can't share with everyone (portal permissions)

Kayden75 — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 20:54:24 GMT

I am running into the same issue, can you elaborate a little more by what you mean when you say you shared it in the script to a public folder? Like the locator in the C drive in the script?

Re: Overwriting Locator - but can't share with everyone (portal permissions)

ChristenWatts — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 21:52:05 GMT

Hey Kayden, I meant a folder on portal that was shared publicly. My original was not. Hope you can get it working!

Re: Overwriting Locator - but can't share with everyone (portal permissions)

Kayden75 — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 12:28:09 GMT

Thanks!

Re: Overwriting Locator - but can't share with everyone (portal permissions)

Kayden75 — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 17:07:27 GMT

Sorry to ask you but can you post your code? I'm not sure how to specify the folder.

Re: Overwriting Locator - but can't share with everyone (portal permissions)

ChristenWatts — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 12:49:15 GMT

import arcpy
import pprint
#from arcgis.gis import GIS

#sign into portal
arcpy.SignInToPortal(arcpy.GetActivePortalURL(), "**user", "**password")

# Overwrite any existing outputs
arcpy.env.overwriteOutput = True

locator_path = "C:\\Users\\gisadmin\\Desktop\\Geocoders\\simplicity"
sddraft_file = "C:\\locator_script\\simplicity.sddraft"
sd_file = "C:\\locator_script\\simplicity.sd"
service_name = "simplicity"
folderName = "Geocoders"
summary = "Address and Streets locator for the City of Asheville Simplicity Application"
tags = "address, locator, geocode"
access = "public"

# The URL of the federated server you are publishing to
in_server = "https://xxxx.ashevillenc.gov/server/rest/services/Geocoders/"

# Create the sd draft file
analyze_messages = arcpy.CreateGeocodeSDDraft(locator_path, sddraft_file, service_name,
copy_data_to_server=True, folder_name=folderName,
summary=summary, tags=tags, max_result_size=20,
max_batch_size=500, suggested_batch_size=150,
overwrite_existing_service=True)

except arcpy.ExecuteError:
print("An error occurred")
print(arcpy.GetMessages(2))
else:
# If the sddraft analysis contained errors, display them
print("Error were returned when creating service definition draft")
pprint.pprint(analyze_messages['errors'], indent=2)

Re: Overwriting Locator - but can't share with everyone (portal permissions)

Kayden75 — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 12:52:32 GMT

Thanks!

Re: Overwriting Locator (python) - but it changes permissions to private (portal)

SStopyak_BruceHarris — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 11:32:36 GMT

Thanks @ChristenWatts

Re: Overwriting Locator (python) - but it changes permissions to private (portal)

LeoDCG — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:09:09 GMT

I thought sharing was only at the item level, I can't seem to locate how to share a folder. Do you mean a Group?

Re: Overwriting Locator (python) - but it changes permissions to private (portal)

ChristenWatts — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:23:29 GMT

A "folder" in the script is a folder in your REST directory that you publish to. For this one, mine was called /Geocoders

https://xyz.portalserver.gov/server/rest/services/Geocoders

It's been a few years and we're on a different version of Enterprise, so I'm not totally sure it would work the same as it did.