Adding Tools to ArcGIS Online Organizational Account

[JennParrott]

I was wondering if it was possible to add a tool to the ArcGIS Online Organization I am creating?
I want to create a clipping tool for users to run in order to constrict the extent of their uploaded data to that it only includes the study area. I noticed that .py and .tbx are not compatible. However, there is a "Tool" section of the My content space. Please advise on how to proceed.

Also, is there a way to set an importing extent for all uploaded spatial data within the organization?


Thanks

[BondHarper]

Do you have a server with ArcGIS for Server that is web enabled? If so, just set up an ArcGIS Server geoprocessing service and add that by going to add item in AGOL and supplying the link to your service. It should recognize that it is a tool from the hyperlink. If you don't have a server, you can create a geoprocessing package. I'm not sure if it will run by itself in AGOL or if it will try to open in desktop (never tried it).

Best of luck!

[JennParrott]

This may seem like a silly question:
Is ArcGIS for Server the same as ArcSDE? We have ArcSDE.

Also, is there an easy way to bulk upload single shapefiles (feature classes) into ArcGIS Online.... maybe using ArcSDE? (I want each shapefile to be an individual feature in ArcGIS Online).

Thanks

[BondHarper]

My *very limited* understand of SDE is that it is just the data server between ArcGIS desktop and a relational database that lets the software "talk" to the relational database. ArcGIS for Server is the software that is installed on your physical server (or an Amazon server if you go that route) that lets you manage web services, mobile apps, enterprise geodatabases, and server-side processing. Depending on how your organization is set up, you may need to get whoever manages your server to help you out with publishing rights.

For AGOL, if you want to link up to features or services that will reside on your server (AGOL users see and edit the data, but the data is actually stored on the server) you will need to get the rest services link out of your ArcGIS Server Service Directory and stick it here: [ATTACH=CONFIG]27094[/ATTACH]

If you want your feature stored on AGOL (not on your server) you can batch run "Package Layer" and "Share Package" from Data Management Tools.tbx to quickly get a bunch of layers out there.