GetWebToolInfo

Summary

Get information such as the description of the network dataset used for the analysis and the execution limits for a tool in the routing utility services registered with your portal.

Discussion

GetWebToolInfo allows you to get the tool limits or information for the network data source used by your portal.

Syntax

GetWebToolInfo (service_name, tool_name, {portal_url})

Parameter	Explanation	Data Type
service_name	The name of the service containing the web tool. Valid values are asyncClosestFacility, asyncLocationAllocation, asyncODCostMatrix, asyncRoute, asyncServiceArea, asyncVRP, and syncVRP. The values are case sensitive. If the service_name value is not in the list of supported values, a ValueError occurs.	String
tool_name	The name of the web tool. Valid values are EditVehicleRoutingProblem, FindClosestFacilities, FindRoutes, GenerateOriginDestinationCostMatrix, GenerateServiceAreas, SolveLocationAllocation, and SolveVehicleRoutingProblem. The values are case sensitive. A ValueError occurs if the tool_name value is not in the list of supported values.	String
portal_url	The URL of the portal containing the service. If a value is not specified, the active portal URL will be used. (The default value is None)	String

Return Value

Data Type	Explanation
Dictionary	Keys Values networkDataset Provides the information about the network dataset used by the web tool serviceLimits Provides the limits for the web tool The GetWebToolInfo dictionary object keys.

Code sample

GetWebToolInfo example 1

The following code sample shows how to get the maximum number of facilities supported by the Service Area utility service from your active portal.

# The following code sample shows how to get the maximum number of facilities supported by the Service Area utility
# service from your active portal.

import arcpy

# Get the active portal url
portal_url = arcpy.GetActivePortalURL()
print(f"Active portal: {portal_url}")

# Get the tool limits for the tool from the active portal
tool_info = arcpy.na.GetWebToolInfo("asyncServiceArea", "GenerateServiceAreas")
max_facilities = tool_info["serviceLimits"]["maximumFacilities"]
print(f"Maximum facilities: {max_facilities}")

GetWebToolInfo example 2

The following code sample shows how to print the traffic support type for all the cost attributes from your network data source.

# The following code sample shows how to print the traffic support type for all the cost attributes from your
# network data source.

import arcpy

# Get the active portal url
portal_url = arcpy.GetActivePortalURL()
print(f"Active portal: {portal_url}")

# Get the network dataset description from the active portal
tool_info = arcpy.na.GetWebToolInfo("asyncRoute","FindRoutes")
nd_info = tool_info["networkDataset"]
for attribute in nd_info["networkAttributes"]:
    if attribute["usageType"] == "Cost":
        print(f"{attribute['name']}: {attribute['trafficSupport']}")