UserManager module, Update won't allow user category update

[MSLTrebesch]

Describe the bug using the the UserManager module with Update. when specifying the user categories (they exist) in a list per documentation, Update throws error.

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

u_user = s_user.update(tags="Student Lab", categories = ['Student Lab'])

s_user is a created user object

error:

update() got an unexpected keyword argument 'categories'

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Expected behavior expected already existing user category of "Student Lab" to be applied to the provided user object

Platform (please complete the following information):

• OS: Windows 10
• Browser: Edge
• Python API Version '2.0.1'

Additional context Running in ArcGIS Online Notebook as an admin user to my subscription

[achapkowski]

You need to use the UserManager.assign_categories method.

1). Define the categories

>>> category_dict = {"memberCategorySchema": [
                                               {"title": "Categories",
                                               "categories": [
                                                              {"title": "Office Location"},
                                                              {"title": "Department"}
                                                             ]
                                               }
                                             ]
                     }
>>> gis.users.categories = category_dict

2). Assign the categories

>>> gis.users.assign_categories(users=[gis.users.me], categories=['Office Location'])

[MSLTrebesch]

You need to use the UserManager.assign_categories method.

1). Define the categories

>>> category_dict = {"memberCategorySchema": [
                                               {"title": "Categories",
                                               "categories": [
                                                              {"title": "Office Location"},
                                                              {"title": "Department"}
                                                             ]
                                               }
                                             ]
                     }
>>> gis.users.categories = category_dict

2). Assign the categories

>>> gis.users.assign_categories(users=[gis.users.me], categories=['Office Location'])

Interesting, what if my categories are already defined via the AGOL interface? Do I need to define the categories?

also, when calling 'assign_categories' I still get this error, when used against my user object list (using 'me' for simplicity): ----> 1 gis.users.assign_categories(users=[gis.users.me], categories=['Student Lab'])

AttributeError: 'UserManager' object has no attribute 'assign_categories'

Same with:

cat_users = gis.users.search("student_user")
cat_users

>>> [<User username:student_user_1>, <User username:student_user_2>]

gis.users.assign_categories(users=cat_users, categories=["Student Lab"])
>>> AttributeError: 'UserManager' object has no attribute 'assign_categories'

[achapkowski]

What version of the python API are you using? This is newer functionality

[MSLTrebesch]

• Python API Version '2.0.1'

What's available in our current AGOL environment

[MSLTrebesch]

@achapkowski yes. I understand the AGOL Notebook API version is behind the functionality in the current API. Missed that. (I mistakenly thought they were synchronizing, or closer)