Issues Adding MapServerCache Raster Layers to Mxd

Question

I have created a data consolidation tool. It consolidates a users mxd's vector and raster data into a project structure. It also allows the user to optionally cache our companies ArcGIS Server Web Maps. The arcpy.gp.ExportMapServerCache produces a compact cache dataset, which is turned into a layer with arcpy.MakeRasterLayer_management and added to an mxd with arcpy.mapping.AddLayer.

The layer is successfully added to the mxd. But it's not the same as when the user does it manually. The arcpy layers "data source" is not the one that was dictated to it, rather it references a temp in the users application data folder instead.

Why does it reference a temp, and NOT the actual raster cache?

### MOVE CONSOLIDATED MXD TO PROJECT CORE LEVELS
MasterMxdPath = UserProjectPath+"\\Extract_"+Project_Name+".mxd" #new mxd name
mxd2Name = UserProjectPathGDB+"\\v101\\"+mxdNAME #get consolidated mxd
mxd2 = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument(mxd2Name)
mxd2.saveACopy(MasterMxdPath, "10.1")
del mxd2

### ADDING WEB CACHE TO MXD
try:
    UserProjectPathCache = UserProjectPath+"\\Cache"
    arcpy.env.workspace = UserProjectPathCache
    RastersL = arcpy.ListRasters("*", "ALL")
    RcCount = len(RastersL)

    if RcCount >0: ### If there's a web cache:
        arcpy.AddMessage("    J: Web Cache Exists:")
        arcpy.AddMessage("    J: There are: " +str(RcCount) +" rasters")

        ### Get Dataframe From MXD
        mxd3 = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument(MasterMxdPath)
        df = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd3)[0]

        ### Turn Rasters Into Layers & Add To Dataframe
        CNTR = 0
        for raster in RastersL:
            arcpy.AddMessage("    J: Cache Name: "+str(raster))
            CNTR = CNTR + 1
            RasterLayerName = "WebServiceCache_"+str(CNTR)          
            RasterPath = UserProjectPathCache+"\\"+raster
            arcpy.AddMessage("    J: New Layer Name: "+ RasterLayerName)
            RLayer = arcpy.MakeRasterLayer_management(RasterPath,RasterLayerName)
            layer = RLayer.getOutput(0)
            arcpy.mapping.AddLayer(df, layer, 'Bottom')
            mxd3.save()
            arcpy.AddMessage("    J: Mxd Saved With Cache Layer")
            del RLayer, layer, df
        del mxd3

        ### Remove Webservices From Dataframes in MXD
        mxd4 = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument(MasterMxdPath)
        df2 = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd4)[0]

        for lyr2 in arcpy.mapping.ListLayers(mxd4, "", df2):
            if lyr2.supports("SERVICEPROPERTIES"):
                servProp2 = lyr2.serviceProperties
                if lyr2.serviceProperties["ServiceType"] != "SDE":
                    arcpy.AddMessage("    J: Removing WEB SERVICE LAYER: " + lyr.name)
                    arcpy.mapping.RemoveLayer(df2, lyr2)
        mxd4.save()
        arcpy.AddMessage("    J: Final Mxd Saved: ")
        del mxd4

    else: ### If there's no web cache
        arcpy.AddMessage("J: No Web Cache Exists:")

except Exception as e:
    arcpy.AddError(e.message)
    arcpy.AddMessage(" DID NOT ADD RASTER TO MXD")

Answer 1

Here is your answer:

As you are trying to add a Cached Image Folder, you must use MakeImageServerLayer_management instead of MakeRasterLayer_management.

Here is the simple snippet to do what you need. You can simply paste it into the python window and see the response. just change the path to your compact cache folder (Raster):

import arcpy

mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument("CURRENT")
dataFrame = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd, "*")[0]
layerpath = r"D:\Cache\World Cities Population"
RLayer = arcpy.MakeImageServerLayer_management(layerpath ,"ImageServerCacheLayer")
arcpy.mapping.AddLayer(dataFrame, "ImageServerCacheLayer", "BOTTOM")

I hope it helps.

Answer 2

As it turns out this is caused by an "issue" in the env.settings. I used arcpy.ResetEnvironments() and arcpy.ClearEnvironment("workspace") before using the arcpy.arcpy.MakeRasterLayer_management and everything worked as expected.

    arcpy.ClearEnvironment("workspace") 
    arcpy.ResetEnvironments()

    AddRasterMxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument(MasterMxdPath)
    AddRasterdf = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(AddRasterMxd)[0]
    arcpy.env.workspace = UserProjectPathCache
    RasterList = []
    count = 0
    arcpy.AddMessage("    - Adding Raster Cache To Extract Mxd:")
    for dirname, dirnames, filenames in os.walk(UserProjectPathCache):
        for subdirname in dirnames:
            arcpy.env.workspace = os.path.join(dirname, subdirname)
            RasterList = arcpy.ListRasters("Layers", "")
            RasterLayerName = subdirname
            for raster in RasterList:
                if raster == "Layers":
                    count = count + 1
                    arcpy.AddMessage("      - Raster "+str(count)+" Name: " +str(subdirname))
                    RLayer = arcpy.arcpy.MakeRasterLayer_management(raster,RasterLayerName)
                    FinalRasterLayer = RLayer.getOutput(0)
                    arcpy.mapping.AddLayer(AddRasterdf, FinalRasterLayer, 'Bottom')

    arcpy.env.spatialreference = StoredSR
    AddRasterMxd.save()
    del AddRasterMxd
    del AddRasterdf
    del RLayer
    del FinalRasterLayer

Answer 3

There is a bug called NIM082145 - In-memory raster layer is missing source information and tabs are not all correct.

A .afr file is created instead of a .lyr file. This issue has been found in 10.1 and in fixed in 10.1 SP1.

So, easy fix: upgrade to 10.2/3 or just install 10.1 SP1 from here.