topic Re: Hosted Feature Layer as input for custom script in Python Questions

Hosted Feature Layer as input for custom script

mattkramer — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 16:42:06 GMT

Hello,

I am trying to put together a tool that users will work with inside ArcPro that accepts a full hosted feature layer as an input. Is there a parameter type that allows for this? The "Layer File" and "Group Layer" and many other types I have tried only allow me to select one layer in the whole hosted feature layer instead of the whole thing. Here is a screenshot of where I am setting this:

A work around I have thought of is just having the users put in the id for the feature layer but I am trying to make this more straightforward than that.

Re: Hosted Feature Layer as input for custom script

Anonymous User — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 17:56:32 GMT

There is probably a better way that someone else knows about but looking at the list of data types available, I'd give the Any Type a try and see what comes out the other end. Maybe you can parse the result (if needed) to create the url for the hosted feature layer.

Re: Hosted Feature Layer as input for custom script

mattkramer — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 18:01:48 GMT

Unfortunately the "Any Value" data type acts the same way as the feature layer. I also tried to make the option a "Folder" to maybe select the overall hosted layer as the folder holding the layers and that did not work either, the folder data type does not allow you to access portal data.

Re: Hosted Feature Layer as input for custom script

Anonymous User — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 18:06:50 GMT

How about using getparameterastext?

Re: Hosted Feature Layer as input for custom script

DavinWalker2 — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 02:53:01 GMT

How about Feature Dataset?

Re: Hosted Feature Layer as input for custom script

mattkramer — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 12:52:29 GMT

The Feature Dataset option does not have access to the portal, but that does sound like the closest thing to the hosted layer.

Re: Hosted Feature Layer as input for custom script

mattkramer — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 13:04:35 GMT

I would be ok with accepting the layer as a text field but the problem is that users can not select the Hosted feature layer as an input. When selecting the Hosted Feature Layer when setting the parameters, the only option is to "Open" the layer instead of hitting "Ok" to set it as an input.