How to publish a feature service to ArcGIS Online from an mxd USING PYTHON?

[BenoitMetzger]

Hi All,

I would like to automate publishing feature services - from an mxd using Python to my AG Online account.

I did this successfully manually using the menu: Share as -> Service, Publish a service - Feature Access Capabilities etc...

Using Python, I managed to publish the service definition file on AG Online using:
arcpy.mapping.CreateMapSDDraft()
arcpy.mapping.AnalyzeForSD()
arcpy.StageService_server()
arcpy.UploadServiceDefinition_server()

But I could not find a way to publish a feature service to AG Online! I must be missing something. Any help would be really appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

[KevinHibma]

The compressing error is from when trying to make the .SD file.
I think theres a few things that could cause it.
A couple guesses:
--do you have any locks on the data you're consolidating, or are they accessed by something else? (not allowing them to be put into the sd file)
--you have write access to the directory you're trying to create the .sd in?
--from your screen shot you're executing against 64bit python, but the trace back shows its in 32bit python. Not sure how/why they're crossed. Try running your script from the 32bit Python (note the lack of 'x64' in the path for 32bit).

[KevinBingham]

Kevin-

-- I do not think that there are any locks on the data I am consolidating

-- I do have write access to the directory where I am trying to update that .SD file

-- Previously I tried to execute the script from 32 bit python but received the error "c:\Python27\ArcGIS10.2\python.exe is not a valid Win32 application."

Thanks again,

Kevin

[KevinBingham]

I made it past the last error only to encounter another error related to publishing.  An image (with the error message) is attached.

Thanks,

Kevin

[PhiliposMelake]

Hello

This thread has been so helpful, and i would like to thank all of you in advance for all the information. I am facing similar situation as the original problem. This thread is three year old but i was wondering if there is any solution.

I have ARC 10.3 in my desktop . I am trying to publish mxd file automatically using python script , i used similar code posted in this thread. But it is showing error , unless i signed in manually through the ARCmap it wont publish the map. The error is as follows

ExecuteError: Failed to execute. Parameters are not valid.
ERROR 000732: Server: Dataset My Hosted Services does not exist or is not supported
WARNING 001404: You are not signed in to ArcGIS Online.
Failed to execute (UploadServiceDefinition).

[GisGKAuckland]

Can you please post is as a file  or text with line breaks included?

Not an expert with Phyton

[arahman_mdmajid]

To modify the sddraft file and enable feature capability, the following code worked for me

# Read the sddraft xml.
doc = DOM.parse(sddraft_output_filename)
# Find all elements named TypeName. This is where the server object extension
# (SOE) names are defined.
typeNames = doc.getElementsByTagName('TypeName')
for typeName in typeNames:
    # Get the TypeName we want to enable.
    if typeName.firstChild.data == "FeatureServer":
        extension = typeName.parentNode
        for extElement in extension.childNodes:
            # Enable Feature Access.
            if extElement.tagName == 'Enabled':
                extElement.firstChild.data = 'true'
            if extElement.tagName == 'Info':
                for propArray in extElement.childNodes:
                    if propArray.tagName == 'PropertyArray':
                        for propSet in propArray.childNodes:
                            for prop1 in propSet.childNodes:
                                if prop1.tagName == "Key":
                                    if prop1.firstChild.data == 'WebCapabilities':
                                        # Turn on feature access capabilities
                                        if prop1.nextSibling.hasChildNodes():
                                            prop1.nextSibling.firstChild.data = "Map,Query,Data"
                                        else:
                                            txt = doc.createTextNode("Map,Query,Data")
                                            prop1.nextSibling.appendChild(txt)
# Output to a new sddraft.
sddraft_mod_xml = 'sddraft_output_mod_xml' + '.sddraft'
sddraft_mod_xml_file = os.path.join(draftsOutputDir, sddraft_mod_xml)
f = open(sddraft_mod_xml_file, 'w')
doc.writexml(f)
f.close()