topic Re: ERROR 000820: The parameters need repair- Geoprocessing service directory not updated in Geoprocessing Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/error-000820-the-parameters-need-repair/m-p/265153#M9118 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Try disabling the background processing. In ArcMap &gt; Geoprocessing &gt;&nbsp; Geoprocessing Options. Under Background Processing, uncheck the Enable button. Then try running publishing again.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 10 Jul 2014 16:10:10 GMT MaureenKamau 2014-07-10T16:10:10Z ERROR 000820: The parameters need repair- Geoprocessing service directory not updated https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/error-000820-the-parameters-need-repair/m-p/265152#M9117 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi everyone,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I've been struggling for days about this one.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>I've created a model including a python script tool (to create a geostatistical layer).</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Everything goes smooth on ArcMap.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>I can publish the service one time. Works well when tested.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>But trying to update it after a few changes where made (number of parameters, type of parameters (optional to required), etc...), after deleting the existing service and publishing it again, i get the </SPAN><STRONG>ERROR 000820: The parameters need repair</STRONG><SPAN>.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I lost a few (numerous actually) days trying to figure out what was wrong about the script, the parameters, the model.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Then, i recently&nbsp; find out the service directory was just not updated as i was publishing, even if the corresponding service was deleted either in ArcGIS Admin or in ArcMap.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Of course, i can go to the directory and physically delete it any time a delete the service, but i was wondering if there is a way to force ArcGIS Server to delete the service's physical directory when the service is deleted, or to make sure it's correctly updated when the service is published.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Any help is welcome</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 30 May 2014 14:03:16 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/error-000820-the-parameters-need-repair/m-p/265152#M9117 BakaryKoné 2014-05-30T14:03:16Z Re: ERROR 000820: The parameters need repair- Geoprocessing service directory not updated https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/error-000820-the-parameters-need-repair/m-p/265153#M9118 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Try disabling the background processing. In ArcMap &gt; Geoprocessing &gt;&nbsp; Geoprocessing Options. Under Background Processing, uncheck the Enable button. Then try running publishing again.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 10 Jul 2014 16:10:10 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/error-000820-the-parameters-need-repair/m-p/265153#M9118 MaureenKamau 2014-07-10T16:10:10Z Re: ERROR 000820: The parameters need repair- Geoprocessing service directory not updated https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/error-000820-the-parameters-need-repair/m-p/265154#M9119 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>if we <SPAN style="font-family: arial, helvetica, 'helvetica neue', verdana, sans-serif;">disable the background processing, how we can debut the geoprocessing ?</SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 05 Aug 2015 09:38:57 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/error-000820-the-parameters-need-repair/m-p/265154#M9119 Enguerranddes_Vaux 2015-08-05T09:38:57Z