All the help documentation talks about using the mapping module to automate desktop type activities. Is it feasible to use these functions in a script tool that is published as a server task. For example to generate a high quality pdf map from a web mapping application?
Is the mapping module deployed with a server only install (i.e. no ArcGIS desktop), and on non windows platforms?
Is a concurrent usage scenario on server something that is supported?
Yes, the mapping module is deployed with server, and it is possible to produce PDF export files and perform other arcpy.mapping functions inside of a GP service. We'd love to hear your feedback if you can try this out for us.
I am very interested in this possibility for producing quality maps from our Silverlight/WPF mapping sites. Has anyone implemented Arcpy.Mapping for this purpose? If so, are there code samples that you can share?
