topic Re: set map in contents pane in Python Questions

set map in contents pane

JosepFaneca — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 09:32:43 GMT

Hello everyone,
I am importing mxd projects to aprx with a python script. 
I need the imported map to appear in the content panel. 
Right now it only appears in the Catalog panel. My script is the following:

current_dir =  os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
arcpy.env.workspace = current_dir

mxds = arcpy.ListFiles("*.mxd")

for i in mxds:

newAprx=i[:-4]+".aprx"
print("Convirtiendo " + i + " en " + newAprx)

tempProject= "temp.aprx" #blank template
x=os.path.join(current_dir, newAprx) 

#--- Creating APRX ---
aprx=arcpy.mp.ArcGISProject(tempProject) 
aprx.saveACopy(x) 
aprx.importDocument(current_dir+"//"+i) 
aprx.saveACopy(x)

Re: set map in contents pane

LauraBecht — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:44:01 GMT

So, it looks like there was a similar post some time ago and they recently found a solution. That post referenced importing a mapx and opening the map (Solved: Re: Open map after importing .mapx using arcpy - Esri Community).

So, I would adapt that code something like this:

aprx.importDocument(current_dir+"//"+i) aprx.openView() aprx.saveACopy(x)

Re: set map in contents pane

JosepFaneca — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 11:38:39 GMT

Hi,

Sorry, but ArcGISProject class does not have the method openView(), is a method of Map class.

I'm runnig a python file from an IDE and this part of script has no effect:

project = arcpy.mp.ArcGISProject(newAprx)
project.closeViews("MAPS")
project.listMaps()[0].openView()
project.save()

however, in the ArcGis Pro python window console it adds the map to the contents pane:

before

after run command in python window

Re: set map in contents pane

Clubdebambos — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 17:25:18 GMT

Hi @JosepFaneca

I get the same functionality, you should report as a possible bug and/or create a new idea for this functionality to work outside of ArcGIS Pro in a standalone script.