In my presentation, I will demonstrate our python based workflow for automating setup and the publishing of Enterprise Geodatabase layers within a Portal environment. Enterprise Geodatabase is essential for managing large scale operations. In contrast, utilizing hosted layers for publishing data is convenient, however the data store is a black box and can only handle so much. In circumstances where domains are being updated on a regular basis, this puts a huge strain on the publishing services of an ArcGIS Server instance. As well as disconnected domains from one feature service to another. Moving to Enterprise Geodatabase helps us properly manage our domains while not overwhelming ArcGIS Server’s publishing tools, by giving us direct access to the underlying data. This process has streamlined our data maintenance procedures, along with standardizing our schema and improving our data life cycle management.
