Available with Production Mapping license.
Summary
Publishes modified features, including new and deleted features, back to a Web Feature Service (WFS).
Usage
To publish, you must have downloaded from the WFS service using the WFS To Geodatabase tool.
Your service must have transactional capabilities to utilize this functionality.
If the service supports locking features, this tool will try to lock the edited features before publishing them.
Syntax
PublishEditsToWFS(wfs_geodatabase)
| Parameter | Explanation | Data Type |
wfs_geodatabase | A file geodatabase or .wfs file that contains the changes to publish. | Workspace |
Code sample
PublishEditsToWFS example (stand-alone script)
The following stand-alone sample script demonstrates how to use the PublishEditsToWFS tool.
# Name: PublishEditsToWFSExample.py
# Description: Publishes the edited WFS features to their corresponding web feature service.
# Author: Esri
# Date: August 2016
# Import arcpy module
import arcpy
# Check out Production Mapping license
arcpy.CheckOutExtension("Foundation")
# Define variables
input_geodatabase = "C:/data/SampleWorldCities.wfs"
# Execute WFSToGeodatabase
arcpy.PublishEditsToWFS_production( input_geodatabase )
Environments
Licensing information
- ArcGIS Desktop Basic: No
- ArcGIS Desktop Standard: Requires Production Mapping
- ArcGIS Desktop Advanced: Requires Production Mapping