Resource SDE Raster Dataset to Mosaic Dataset in Python

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  I have many layers in thousands of mxds where the raster data is sourced from SDE.  ESRI representatives recommend sourcing this data from Mosaic Datasets instead of SDE to get better performance.  After I have created a Mosaic Dataset to replace the SDE raster dataset, I would like to automate the resourcing of data from SDE to the Mosaic Dataset, especially since my organization will be retiring this specific SDE database.  I have tried the replaceDataSource method in python, but it does not appear to support this type of data conversion.
  
  
  As such, my idea would be for ESRI to supplement the existing replaceDataSource in python to include this type of data transfer or create a method in python designed specifically to convert SDE raster datasets to Mosaic Datasets.

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   Raster data, SDE, Mosaic Dataset, replaceDataSource, python

  Posted by   mvolz47  to ArcGIS Desktop, Local Government, Imagery Feb 13, 2012