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I am currently updating a script we use at work. The script was designed to loop through the layers in an mxd and go through and replace the data sources so that when someone opened up the final setup mxd the symbology would be applied. An example of how this should work is below.

All the script does is return an empty mxd. If I remove lines 54 to 68 the mxd is copied along with all the broken layers including the layer called "study Areas". What am I doing wrong with the lyr.replaceDataSource?


# --- Check out Spatial Analyst --------------------------------------------------------------------------
arcpy.CheckOutExtension("Spatial")
arcpy.env.overwriteOutput = True

# studyAreaSize = Study area buffer size (metres) (String)
studyAreaSize = 1000
# siteName = Site name (String)
siteName = "TheStreet"
# projectNumber = Project number (String)
projectNumber = "1234"
# GISFolder = Location of GIS folder (Folder)
GISFolder = r"D:\Projects\1234\GIS"
#geodatabase = location of geodatabase
geodatabase = r"D:\Projects\1234\GIS\Databases\Test.gdb"
# dataFrom = Where should the data come from? Salisbury, Sheffield, Kent, Edinburgh - Value List
dataFrom = "Salisbury"

#create Study Area

arcpy.Buffer_analysis(r"D:\Projects\1234\GIS\SHP\Site\Site.shp", "D:/Projects/1234/GIS/Databases/Test.gdb/StudyArea", studyAreaSize,"","","ALL")

#locate previous project data
if dataFrom == "Salisbury":
     mappingFolder = r"X:/GIS/Data/WA Mapping/SHP"
else:
    mappingFolder = "R:/GIS/WA Mapping/SHP"     

studyAreas = os.path.join(mappingFolder, "WA_Project_Study_Areas.shp")
arcpy.MakeFeatureLayer_management(studyAreas, "WA_studyAreas")

# --- Extract previous projects data
arcpy.SelectLayerByLocation_management("WA_studyAreas", "INTERSECT", "D:/Projects/1234/GIS/Databases/Test.gdb/StudyArea", "1000")
featuresCount = arcpy.GetCount_management("WA_studyAreas")
if str(featuresCount) == "0":
    arcpy.AddMessage("No WA study areas in the vicinity")
else:
    arcpy.conversion.FeatureClassToGeodatabase("WA_studyAreas", geodatabase)

# --- Copy the template MXD 
arcpy.SetProgressorLabel("Copying the template MXD")
# --- Template source ---------
if dataFrom == "Salisbury":
    srcMXD = "X:/GIS/_Templates/Heritage.mxd"        

# Create mxd destination path
dstMXDName = projectNumber + "_" + siteName + "_Setup.mxd"
dstMXD = os.path.join(GISFolder, "MXD", dstMXDName)
shutil.copy(srcMXD, dstMXD)

mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument(dstMXD)

# Get data frame for removing and updating layers
df = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd, "Layers")[0]

# Loop through layers - remove or fix sources
for lyr in arcpy.mapping.ListLayers(mxd):

# Check WA Project Data
           if lyr.name == "Historic England Listed Buildings":
            if lyr.supports("DATASOURCE"):
                if lyr.dataSource = r"X:\GIS\_Templates\TemplateMasters\Heritage_Template.gdb\HE_StudyArea":
                    lyr.replaceDataSource(geodatabase, "FILEGDB_WORKSPACE", studyAreaPrefix + "_StudyArea")
            else:
                    arcpy.mapping.RemoveLayer(df, lyr)

# Save the MXD
mxd.save()
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    What happened when you tested the code that you’ve presented?
    – PolyGeo
    Feb 2, 2022 at 7:25
  • @PolyGeo, it just says "Layer: Unexpected error" when it gets to part of the script were it should start replacing the data sources Feb 2, 2022 at 9:01
  • At the moment you've just shown us a copy/paste from your code rather than a code snippet that works up to where you're stuck, along with the full error message including line number.
    – PolyGeo
    Feb 2, 2022 at 9:05
  • Thanks for the comment @PolyGeo. I have updated the script and text. Hopefully that should help Feb 2, 2022 at 11:37
  • Encompass your code inside an error handler, rerun, then post that error message if it is different. See here for error handling in ArcMap 10. desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/analyze/arcpy-classes/…
    – GBG
    Feb 2, 2022 at 17:07

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Edit: I managed to get the script to work. I had to create a scratch geodatabase that holds empty layers with the symbology and direct the script to identify the datasource first by using lyr.dataSource == . After that, the lyr.repalceDataSource worked like a charm. Script has been updated for future reference.

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