https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/python-dataitem-export-issues-fgdb-naming/m-p/1131563#M63432 <P>I don't think you can rename the gdb using a parameter in the export function. However, you could rename the File Geodatabase after you extracted the zip file using <A href="https://docs.python.org/3/library/os.html#os.rename" target="_self">rename</A>, also from os.&nbsp;</P><P>By the way: the export function actually returns the new item so there's no need to search for this after exporting if you catch the new item from the export function.&nbsp;</P> Fri, 07 Jan 2022 13:19:08 GMT AdminGIS2 2022-01-07T13:19:08Z https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/python-dataitem-export-issues-fgdb-naming/m-p/1128156#M63358 <P>I am building a Python script for a client who wants a bunch of hosted feature services exported to file geodatabases. The script I've written works just fine. Each hosted feature service is exported to a GDB then downloaded to a location of my choosing.</P><P>The issue is that each unzipped GDB has a seemingly random name. For example:</P><P>'Test_Layer_1.zip' once unzipped turns into '_ags_dataD621677BB64F4D2D98CD0D1B1CF805BD.gdb'.</P><P>Is there a way to set the name of the GDB as a parameter?</P><P>Here is what I've worked out so far...</P><LI-CODE lang="python">## Import modules import os import datetime from arcgis.gis import GIS import zipfile # Create destination folder today = datetime.datetime.now() path = 'C:/workspace/pythontest' + today.strftime('%m%d%Y') os.mkdir(path) dest = path extension = ".zip" # Define variables for GIS PortalUrl = 'https://redacted.redacted.local/portal' PortalUserName = 'username' PortalPassword = 'password' gis = GIS(PortalUrl, PortalUserName, PortalPassword) # Define input layers # itemid1 = 'c9325f2f3d7b430b93047230bbe004ac' = 'Test_Layer_1' # itemid2 = 'edfe40f03dee40839a92ee2bd695cf62' = 'Test_Layer_2' itemid1 = 'c9325f2f3d7b430b93047230bbe004ac' itemid2 = 'edfe40f03dee40839a92ee2bd695cf62' # Export Test_Layer_1 dataitem1 = gis.content.get(itemid1) dataitem1.export('Test_Layer_1', 'File Geodatabase', parameters=None, wait=True) myexport1 = gis.content.search('Test_Layer_1', item_type='File Geodatabase') fgdb1 = gis.content.get(myexport1[0].itemid) fgdb1.download(save_path=dest, file_name='Test_Layer_1' + ".zip") fgdb1.delete() # Export Test_Layer_2 dataitem2 = gis.content.get(itemid2) dataitem2.export('Test_Layer_2', 'File Geodatabase', parameters=None, wait=True) myexport2 = gis.content.search('Test_Layer_2', item_type='File Geodatabase') fgdb2 = gis.content.get(myexport2[0].itemid) fgdb2.download(save_path=dest, file_name='Test_Layer_2' + ".zip") fgdb2.delete() # Unzip ZIP files then delete the ZIP files os.chdir(dest) # change directory from working dir to dir with files for item in os.listdir(dest): # loop through items in dir if item.endswith(extension): # check for ".zip" extension file_name = os.path.abspath(item) # get full path of files zip_ref = zipfile.ZipFile(file_name) # create zipfile object zip_ref.extractall(dest) # extract file to dir zip_ref.close() # close file os.remove(file_name) # delete zipped file</LI-CODE><P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 21 Dec 2021 21:19:43 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/python-dataitem-export-issues-fgdb-naming/m-p/1128156#M63358 babarsac 2021-12-21T21:19:43Z https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/python-dataitem-export-issues-fgdb-naming/m-p/1131563#M63432 <P>I don't think you can rename the gdb using a parameter in the export function. However, you could rename the File Geodatabase after you extracted the zip file using <A href="https://docs.python.org/3/library/os.html#os.rename" target="_self">rename</A>, also from os.&nbsp;</P><P>By the way: the export function actually returns the new item so there's no need to search for this after exporting if you catch the new item from the export function.&nbsp;</P> Fri, 07 Jan 2022 13:19:08 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/python-dataitem-export-issues-fgdb-naming/m-p/1131563#M63432 AdminGIS2 2022-01-07T13:19:08Z