Migrating tbx to atbx ArcGIS Pro 3.0 Export Map Series to PDF timeout

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08-09-2022 08:58 PM
Kaz
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Hi all, 

I am migrating a python script tool from ArcGIS Pro 2.8 to ArcGIS Pro 3.0 now that the organisation is upgrading. 

I followed this suggestion from Esri to 'copy and paste' the script from the .tbx to a new .atbx in a Pro 3.0 map document. I migrated all maps and layouts from the 2.8 document to the 3.0 document and ran the script tool. My first run was successful, but the second time I ran the script, ArcGIS Pro crashed. 

The difference between the 2 runs was that one of them was exporting a map series to PDF with only 4 maps, whereas my second run contained 14 maps in the map series. The script generated the PDF partially, but I can't open the PDF to see how far it got because the output file is corrupt. I also don't have any logs because ArcGIS Pro crashed. 

Has anyone else experienced this? Are there any changes in python methods or classes that I should be aware of in Pro 3.0? Code snippet below. 

 

AreaName = 'Area 1'
ActivityId = '12345'
layoutI = aprx.listLayouts("Investigation Layout")[0]
MS = layoutI.mapSeries # Access MapSeries
MS.refresh()
arcpy.AddMessage("14. Creating Investigation PDF...")
PDF_Name_I = "\Investigation - {0} {1}.pdf".format(AreaName, ActivityId)
MS.exportToPDF(output_path + PDF_Name_I)

 

 It's worth noting I can export the Map Series to PDF manually in ArcGIS Pro 3.0...

Thanks!

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DanPatterson
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Are you sure that line 5 and 6 yields a valid path name?

Also, does the *.tbx tool run properly, see code example 4 in the mapseries help

MapSeries—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation


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Kaz
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Just updated the code, yes the path name is valid, the variables are created earlier in the script. 

Yes the tool still works in a *.tbx in Pro 2.8 and Pro 2.9, but it won't work in Pro 3.0 without moving it to *.atbx, and even then it is only working sometimes. 

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DanPatterson
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Tech Support is your best option.  They can examine the full script and examine the toolbox since nothing is obvious in the documentation regarding any changes made in 3.0


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