RemoveDataStoreItem

Summary

Unregisters a folder or database from an ArcGIS Server site.

Syntax

RemoveDataStoreItem (connection_file, datastore_type, connection_name)

Parameter	Explanation	Data Type
connection_file	An ArcGIS Server connection file (.ags) for the server whose database or folder is being unregistered. If you've made a connection in ArcCatalog, you can use the connection file found in your user profile directory. Alternatively, you can create a connection file from scratch using the function CreateGISServerConnectionFile.	String
datastore_type	The type of data being unregistered. DATABASE —The data resides in an enterprise database. FOLDER —The data is file-based.	String
connection_name	The name of the folder or database being unregistered, as it is currently registered with the ArcGIS Server site.	String

Code sample

RemoveDataStoreItem example

Unregisters a folder from ArcGIS Server that was using the alias "My local data folder".

import arcpy

arcpy.RemoveDataStoreItem("GIS Servers/MyConnection.ags", "FOLDER",
                          "My local data folder")