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I'm using an ArcGIS Feature reader to read a layer with two tables. After reading the two tables, I join them. I add and remove many attributes. The last step of the workspace is to use an ArcGIS Feature writer to populate a layer. 

 

In the past when I've done this, the ArcGIS Feature writer created the ArcGIS feature service. Can I write to an existing feature service?

 

ArcGIS Online (AGOL) field names must be 31 characters or less and not have spaces or other special characters (underscores are fines). Display names are also supported which can be longer than 31 characters and have spaces. 

 

Ideally, I'd like to specify a list of attributes with data types for the feature service. 

 

Questions:

Can I create an FME workspace to write to an existing ArcGIS feature service?

 

This is an ArcGIS question, but I'd like to easily create ArcGIS feature service based on a list of field names and data types. I think that I can do this in Python, but I don't know Python.

Hi @datablue​ 

In FME, you can not create a new ArcGIS Server Feature Service but you can create ArcGIS Portal or ArcGIS Online feature service.

 

Managing and defining the schema can be handled within FME with User Attribute (on Writer), set to Manual, and editing the values.

Tutorial: Getting Started with ArcGIS Online and Portal

How do I write updates to an existing ArcGIS Online feature service?

ArcGIS Online/Portal troubleshooting mismatch schema

 

 

Hi @datablue​ 

In FME, you can not create a new ArcGIS Server Feature Service but you can create ArcGIS Portal or ArcGIS Online feature service.

 

Managing and defining the schema can be handled within FME with User Attribute (on Writer), set to Manual, and editing the values.

Tutorial: Getting Started with ArcGIS Online and Portal

How do I write updates to an existing ArcGIS Online feature service?

ArcGIS Online/Portal troubleshooting mismatch schema

 

 

Thanks. This is exactly the type of info I was looking for. I review these materials and work on my workspace. The link to the third article (ArcGIS Online/Portal troubleshooting mismatch schema) is broken for me.

 

Previously, when I did this I set the ArcGIS Feature Writer Parameters for Layer as follows:

 Writer Mode: Insert

 Truncate First: Yes

 

To force some data types, I used "@int8(0)" in AttributeCreator.

 

Thanks again. I may have more questions.

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