Summary
Establishes a connection to a Workflow Manager (Classic) database.
Discussion
To begin using ArcPy for Workflow Manager (Classic), a connection to a Workflow Manager (Classic) database must be created. This can be done through Connect to a .jtc file stored on disk or to the Workflow Manager (Classic) connection in the Project if no .jtc file is specified.
Syntax
Connect ({jtc_path})
Parameter | Explanation | Data Type |
jtc_path |
The path to the Workflow Manager (Classic) .jtc connection file. If no file is specified, the current Workflow Manager (Classic) connection in the Project will be used. | String |
Data Type | Explanation |
WorkflowConnection | Returns the Workflow Manager (Classic) connection as a WorkflowConnection. |
Code sample
The following script creates a connection to a Workflow Manager (Classic) database using a .jtc file.
import arcpy
#Establish a connection to a Workflow database
conn = arcpy.wmx.Connect(r'c:\test\Workflow.jtc')
The following script creates a connection to the Workflow Manager (Classic) database defined in the Project.
import arcpy
#Establish a connection to a Workflow database
conn = arcpy.wmx.Connect()