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RemoveDataStoreItem

Summary

Unregisters a folder or database from an ArcGIS Server site.

Syntax

RemoveDataStoreItem(connection_file, datastore_type, connection_name)

Parameter Explanation Data Type

connection_file

For a hosting server, provide the server URL or use the MY_HOSTED_SERVICES keyword. For a stand-alone server, an ArcGIS Server connection file (.ags) representing the server with which you want to register the data.

String

datastore_type

The type of data being unregistered.

  • DATABASE—The data resides in an enterprise database.

  • FOLDER—The data is file-based.

String

connection_name

The name of the folder or database being unregistered, as it is currently registered with the ArcGIS Server site.

String

Code sample

RemoveDataStoreItem for a stand-alone server example

Unregisters a folder from ArcGIS Server that was using the alias "My local data folder".

import arcpy

arcpy.RemoveDataStoreItem("GIS Servers/MyConnection.ags", "FOLDER",
                          "My local data folder")
RemoveDataStoreItem for a hosted server example

Unregisters a database from ArcGIS Server that was using the alias "MSSQL_Conn".

import arcpy

arcpy.RemoveDataStoreItem("https://organization.example.com/webadaptorname", "DATABASE",
                          "MSSQL_Conn")