Add and configure Open Pro Project Items

The Open Pro Project Items step allows you to open existing projects or project packages in ArcGIS Pro. You can configure the items that you want to add to the project, such as maps, layouts, scenes, tasks, and web maps to ensure that work is being performed on the correct items. If your project contains mapping items, data layers can automatically point to the appropriate job-specific versions of the data if available.

When you run the step in ArcGIS Pro, the items defined in the step open in the specified ArcGIS Pro project. If the step needs to open a different project, you'll be prompted to save your existing project before the new project is opened. If the step is configured with the Run ArcGIS Pro Command option, the ArcGIS Pro custom add-in command configured in the step runs when the project is opened. If the step is configured with the View Error Inspector option, the Error Inspector pane appears when the project is opened and a layer with error features is added to the map in ArcGIS Pro. If help text is configured for the step, it appears at the bottom of the job tile.

When you run the step in the ArcGIS Workflow Manager web app, a download button appears in the job tile. Download the PITEMX file and double-click the file to open the project in ArcGIS Pro. If the step needs to open a different project, you'll be prompted to save your existing project before the new project is opened. If the step is configured with the Run ArcGIS Pro Command option, ArcGIS Pro will run the configured custom add-in command. If the step is configured with the View Error Inspector option, the Error Inspector pane appears and a layer with error features is added to the map. If help text is configured for the step, it appears at the bottom of the job tile.

Caution:

Before opening the downloaded PITEMX file in ArcGIS Pro, add a portal connection to the Portal that contains your workflow item.

The downloaded PITEMX file can only be used one time to open the project in ArcGIS Pro. If you need to open the project again, you must download a new PITEMX file from the job tile in the Workflow Manager web app.

When the step is run, the following actions can be performed:

• The step can be paused by clicking Pause.
• The step can be finished by clicking Finish.

Note:

If the step isn't optional, the step must be run or paused at least once before it can be finished.

Configure the step

You can add project packages hosted on an ArcGIS Enterprise portal, ArcGIS Online, or a file system. You can configure the items that you want to add to the project, such as maps, layouts, web maps, and tasks. The order of the items opened in ArcGIS Pro is defined by the order in which you add them to the step.

To configure the step, do the following:

1. Create or edit a workflow diagram to access the Step Library panel.
2. Drag Open Pro Project Items from the Step Library panel to a connection arrow of a step on the workflow canvas.

   Learn more about adding steps to a workflow diagram

   The Step Details panel appears.

3. Provide a name for the step in the Step Name text box.
4. Optionally, add the message you want to appear when the step is run in the User Prompt text box.

   If the user prompt contains plain text and Arcade expressions, you'll need to format the text as follows:

   'This job is currently assigned to ' + JobOwner($Job) + '.'

   Tip:

   Click This input supports Arcade Expressions and choose an ArcGIS Arcade expression to add it to its associated text box.

5. In the Arguments section, click Edit.

   The ArcGIS Pro Mapping Step dialog box appears.

6. In the Pro Project section, choose one of the following options to specify where the project is located:
   • Current—The opened project in ArcGIS Pro.
   • Portal—A project package hosted on an ArcGIS Enterprise portal or ArcGIS Online.
   • Filepath—A project package hosted on a network file share or a local file system.

     You can also use ArcGIS Arcade expressions to provide a dynamic value.

7. If you chose Portal, click Add Pro Project and do the following:
   1. Choose one of the following options to specify where the project package is located:
      • This Enterprise—A project package hosted on the same portal as Workflow Manager.
      • ArcGIS Online—A project package hosted on ArcGIS Online.
      • Other—A project package located on another portal.
   2. If you chose Other, type the URL for the portal that contains the project package in the Portal URL text box and press Enter.

      For ArcGIS Enterprise, use the format https://webadaptorhost.domain.com/webadaptorname.

   3. Optionally, provide a different name for the project package in the Item ID text box.
   4. Optionally, provide a different reference name for the project package in the Reference Name text box.

      This is the name that's displayed in the step's configuration.

   5. Click OK.

      The project package appears on the ArcGIS Pro Mapping Step dialog box.

      Note:

      You can edit the project package by clicking Edit or delete the project package by clicking Delete.

8. If you chose Filepath, provide the local or network path to the project package in the Filepath text box.
9. In the Open Items section, click Open New Item to add the items you want to open in the project.

   Note:

   The items must be present in the ArcGIS Pro project when the step is run or the step fails.

10. Provide the name of the item you want to work with in the Name text box.
11. Choose the type of item you want to work with in the Type drop-down list.
12. If the Create Version step is used in your workflow diagram to create a job-specific version of your data, check the Repoint Version check box to repoint mapping item data layers to the job-specific version when the step is run.

    Note:

    The Repoint Version check box is unavailable for task items.

13. Optionally, repeat steps 8 through 11 to add more items.

    Note:

    To delete an item, hover over it and click the Delete Item button .

14. Optionally, click the Finish tab and check the Reset to Default check box to point the mapping item data layers back to the original version when the step is completed.

    Note:

    The Reset to Default check box is unavailable for task items.

15. Optionally, if you chose Portal or Filepath as the Pro Project setting, check the Close ArcGIS Pro Project check box to close the project when the step is paused or completed.

    When the step is paused or completed, the project is closed and ArcGIS Pro remains open to allow the user to resume the step or to complete additional steps.

16. Optionally, click the Advanced tab and configure options as necessary.
    • Zoom to Location—Zooms the map to the job's location if a location is defined for the job.
    • View Error Inspector—Opens the Error Inspector pane for reviewing error features on the map.

      For feature service data sources, error layers must be stored in the service and the data source must be branch versioned with the validation capability.

    • Run ArcGIS Pro Command—Runs ArcGIS Pro custom add-in commands when the items configured in the step are opened.

      Click the Add Command button and specify the command IDs of the custom add-in commands that you want to run. Optionally, reorder the commands or delete them.

      Learn more about showing command IDs on ScreenTips in ArcGIS Pro

      Note:

      Only command IDs from custom add-ins can be used. If multiple commands are specified, the commands run in the order in which they are configured in the step.

17. Optionally, turn on Restrict Edits to Job Location to restrict edits to the job's location.
    1. Click the Operator drop-down arrow and choose one of the following options:
       • Intersect with Job Location—Allows edits to features that intersect the job location.
       • Completely within Job Location—Allows edits to features that are entirely within the job location.
    2. Optionally, provide a value in the Buffer text box to allow edits to features within the specified distance of the job's location.

       You can also use ArcGIS Arcade expressions to provide a dynamic value.

       If the buffer contains an Arcade expression, it must evaluate to an integer.

18. Click Save.

    Note:

    The Save button isn't available when parameters are configured with invalid values.

19. Click the Options tab.
20. Configure Step Options as necessary.
    • Manual—Run the step manually.
      • Optional—Allow the step to be finished without being run.
    • Automatic—Run the step as soon as it becomes active.

      Note:

      If your workflow diagram is configured to automatically run a sequence of steps that includes the Evaluate Data Quality or the Run GP Service step, steps that attempt to run after the user token that started the sequence of steps expires will not run automatically. You must have a license for the ArcGIS Workflow Manager Server Advanced role to continue running additional automated steps without manual intervention.

    • Run on a Schedule—Run the step according to a schedule you set.

      Learn more about scheduling options

21. Optionally, check the Enabled check box in the Step Commenting section to allow a user to add a comment when the step is run.
22. Optionally, if you enabled step commenting, check the Required check box in the Step Commenting section to require a comment.
23. Optionally, provide help text for the step in the Step Help text box.

    You can also use ArcGIS Arcade expressions to provide a dynamic value for the step help. If the step help contains plain text and Arcade expressions, you'll need to format the text as follows:

    
    'For further assistance, please contact ' + JobCreator($Job) + '.'

24. Optionally, click the Style tab to change the shape and color of the step.
25. Optionally, click the About tab and provide a description for the step in the Step Description text box.

    Tip:

    The About tab also contains the step's ID that can be used with dynamic job properties to obtain a step's output. Click Copy Step ID to copy the step ID to your clipboard.

Return value

When the step is completed, its return value is stored to indicate the result of the step. The return value can be immediately evaluated using paths to determine the next steps in the workflow. You can also retrieve the return value for completed steps throughout the workflow using ArcGIS Arcade expressions. The following table lists the step's return values:

Return value	Description
S000001	The step completed successfully.
F000001	The step failed to complete successfully.