FAQ: What Are the ArcPy Classes Used to Publish a Map Object with a Service Definition Fil

Answer

In ArcGIS Pro, the ArcPy classes are used to publish a map object with a service definition file. This article includes a compilation that describes the type of map object and the corresponding workflows according to the destination portal.

Map object type	Hosted Feature Layer and Tile Layer	Non-hosted Map and Feature Services
Destination portal	ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise	Federated ArcGIS and GIS Server	Standalone ArcGIS and GIS Server
Create a Map object	ArcGIS Pro: Map	ArcGIS Pro: Map	ArcGIS Pro: Map
Create a service definition draft object from map object	ArcGIS Pro: Methods Refer to the getWebLayerSharingDraft() function.	ArcGIS Pro: Methods Refer to the getWebLayerSharingDraft() function. For a feature service, use the Modify SDDraft example code sample in ArcGIS Pro: Code sample.	ArcGIS Pro: CreateSharingDraft() For a feature service, use the Modify SDDraft example code sample in ArcGIS Pro: Code sample.
Export the service definition drat object (.sddraft) to a file	ArcGIS Pro: Methods Refer to the exportToSDDraft() function.	ArcGIS Pro: Methods Refer to the exportToSDDraft() function.	ArcGIS Pro: Methods Refer to the exportToSDDraft() function.
Stage the service by creating the service definition (.sd)	ArcGIS Pro: Stage Service (Server)	ArcGIS Pro: Stage Service (Server)	ArcGIS Pro: Stage Service (Server)
Publish the service definition to the destination portal	ArcGIS Pro: Upload Service Definition (Server)	ArcGIS Pro: Upload Service Definition (Server)	ArcGIS Pro: Upload Service Definition (Server)
Complete code samples	To publish as a web feature layer, refer to ArcGIS Pro: Code Sample (FeatureSharingDraft). To publish as a web tile layer, refer to ArcGIS Pro: Code sample (TileSharingDraft).	To publish as a map image layer, refer to the MapImageSharingDraft script example in ArcGIS Pro: Code sample.	To publish a map image service with a modified service definition draft file, refer to the Modify SDDraft example in ArcGIS Pro: Code sample.