Using the ArcREST API and provided Python scripts, your organization's groups can be automatically created and Esri provided content shared to some of the groups. Once completed, you can finalize your configuration by changing your organizations settings and begin to invite users to your organization.

Configure the scripts

To configure the scripts for your organization, complete the following steps:

1. In Windows Explorer, browse to InitializeOrganization > Configs.
2. Open the GlobalLoginInfo configuration file using Windows Notepad or your preferred text editor.
3. Update Credentials with the following:

   Parameter	Description
   security_type	The type of security used to connect to the portal, valid types are Portal, NTLM, and LDAP
   username	ArcGIS organizational account administrator username
   password	ArcGIS organizational account administrator password
   org_url	The URL root path to your ArcGIS Online or your Portal for ArcGIS organization. Example: http://www.arcgis.com or http://mydomain.com/portal

Create groups and share content

With your configuration file updated, complete the following steps to create your organization groups:


1. In Windows Explorer, browse to InitializeOrganization.
2. Run the StageOrg Python script. 
3. When successfully completed, your organization will now include the site configuration groups, core GIS groups, Water Utility functional groups and the content below.

   Demographics
   Diversity Index	This map service summarizes racial and ethnic diversity in the United States in 2015 in a multiscale map by state, county, ZIP code, tract, and block group.
   Median Age	This map service shows the median age of the United States population in 2015 in a multiscale map by state, county, ZIP code, tract, and block group.
   Median Home Value	This map service shows the median home value in the United States in 2015 in a multiscale map by state, county, ZIP code, tract, and block group.
   Median Household Income	This map service shows the median household income in the United States in 2015 in a multiscale map by state, county, ZIP code, tract, and block group.
   Population Density	This map service shows the population density in the United States in 2015 in persons per square mile in a multiscale map by state, county, ZIP code, tract, and block group.
   Retail Goods Spending	This map service shows the average amount spent on retail goods per household in 2015 by state, county, ZIP code, tract, and block group.
   Tapestry Segmentation	This map service shows the dominant LifeMode Summary Group in the United States in 2015 by state, county, ZIP code, tract, and block group based on Esri's Tapestry Segmentation system.
   Population Growth Rate	This map service shows the estimated annual growth rate of population in the United States from 2015 to 2020 in a multiscale map by state, county, ZIP code, tract, and block group.

   Land Use
   Geology of the United States	This map service shows selected generalized geologic units, faults, and features of the United States.
   USA Soil Survey	This map service shows the Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) by the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service.
   USA Soils Corrosion Steel	This map service shows the susceptibility to corrosion of uncoated steel when in contact with the soil.
   USA Soils Frost Free Period	This map service contains data representing the number of frost free days for locations in the United States.
   USA Wetlands	This map service shows wetlands from the National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) for the United States by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

   Disaster
   Central Services - Esri Disaster Response Program	A catalog of Esri Live Feeds which may be needed during a disaster. These include both http and https versions.
   Centralized Maps - Esri Disaster Response Program	A catalog of maps featuring forecasts for disaster response related information.