I have set up a one Organization site in the ArcGIS.com, where I have published my data and also consumed data from ArcGIS Online.
I have a workflow that creates a buffer from a point feature class, and now I want to publish my workflow as a geoprocessing service in ArcGIS Online.
How can I publish to ArcGIS Online and share to other users so that they can consume this geoprocessing service?
Best Answer
You can't publish a geoprocessing service directly to ArcGIS Online. In other words, Esri's servers won't host your geoprocessing service for you and provide the processing power. You need to publish the service to ArcGIS Server, which gives you a REST URL to access the service.
With a geoprocessing serice, all you can do in ArcGIS Online is share that REST URL to potential users by adding a new item to your content (under My Content click "Add Item", select "From the Web" and then use the REST URL as a "ArcGIS Server web service").