addPortalItemWithUrl trying to create Feature Service

Question

Hi everyone,

I am trying to write an app that creates a feature service, however I am seeing some strange things (or it might/hopefully just be me).  I won't go into each iteration I have tried but I will summarise some of the results and comments.

var jsonFS = appFolder.fileUrl("featureService.json")
console.log(jsonFS)
addPortalItemWithJson(newTracklog, jsonFS)

using a local file file:// (FileFolder.fileUrl from AppFramework) successfully creates the item but when I look at the service in ArcGIS.com I get an error loading the table in the data tab.  Could you please be specific to what actually has to go into this file.  I copied a previous feature layer JSON content and saved it to a file. I have attached a link at the bottom. Also the service URL is malformed.

addPortalItemWithUrl(newTracklog, https://services.arcgis.com/ZN2A4THMtsVQ15wW/ArcGIS/rest/services/TestLocationTrackingLayer/FeatureServer)

addPortalItemWithUrl(newTracklog, "https://www.dropbox.com/s/b8mvzyo82108irw/featureService.json", jsonFS)

Using a http:// file successfully added the item by using a feature service url but now the service url is pointing to the original feature service. It has effectively made a layer view. Once again what am I supposed to do with this. Also tested with a url outside of the environment and get a successful creation but invalid data.

Lucas Danzinger‌  and FYI https://community.esri.com/migrated-users/152825
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https://www.dropbox.com/s/b8mvzyo82108irw/featureService.json?dl=0

Look forward to hearing what I am doing wrong

StephenQuan1 · Accepted Answer

Creating a Feature Service is done in two steps: * ArcGIS REST API - Create Service * ArcGIS REST API - Add To Definition Here is the sample parameters for Create Service: { "name": "tracklog_101", "serviceDescription": "Tracklog 101 (04-Jan-2018 8:30 AM)", "currentVersion":10.3, "hasVersionedData":false, "supportsDisconnectedEditing":false, "hasStaticData":false, "maxRecordCount":1000, "supportedQueryFormats":"JSON", "capabilities":"Query,Editing,Create,Update,Delete", "description":"", "copyrightText":"", "allowGeometryUpdates":true, "units":"esriMeters", "syncEnabled":false, "editorTrackingInfo":{ "enableEditorTracking":false, "enableOwnershipAccessControl":false, "allowOthersToUpdate":true, "allowOthersToDelete":true }, "xssPreventionInfo":{ "xssPreventionEnabled":true, "xssPreventionRule":"InputOnly", "xssInputRule":"rejectInvalid" }, "tables":[ ], "_ssl":false } ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ Here is a sample parameters for Add To Definition: { "layers": [ { "adminLayerInfo": { "geometryField": { "name": "geometry", "srid": 4326 } }, "allowGeometryUpdates": true, "capabilities": "Query,Editing,Create,Update,Delete", "copyrightText": "", "defaultVisibility": true, "description": "", "displayField": "", "drawingInfo": { "labelingInfo": null, "renderer": { "description": "Tracklog", "label": "Tracklog", "symbol": { "angle": 0, "color": [ 255, 0, 0, 255 ], "outline": { "color": [ 255, 255, 0, 255 ], "width": 1 }, "size": 8, "style": "esriSMSCircle", "type": "esriSMS", "xoffset": 0, "yoffset": 0 }, "type": "simple" }, "transparency": 0 }, "extent": { "spatialReference": { "wkid": 4326 }, "type": "extent", "xmax": 180, "xmin": -180, "ymax": 90, "ymin": -90 }, "fields": [ { "alias": "ObjectID", "defaultValue": null, "domain": null, "editable": false, "name": "objectid", "nullable": false, "type": "esriFieldTypeOID" }, { "alias": "GlobalID", "defaultValue": null, "domain": null, "editable": false, "length": 38, "name": "globalid", "nullable": false, "sqlType": "sqlTypeGUID", "type": "esriFieldTypeGlobalID" }, { "alias": "Latitude", "domain": null, "editable": true, "name": "latitude", "nullable": true, "type": "esriFieldTypeDouble" }, { "alias": "Longitude", "domain": null, "editable": true, "name": "longitude", "nullable": true, "type": "esriFieldTypeDouble" }, { "alias": "Altitude", "domain": null, "editable": true, "name": "altitude", "nullable": true, "type": "esriFieldTypeDouble" }, { "alias": "Easting", "domain": null, "editable": true, "name": "easting", "nullable": true, "type": "esriFieldTypeDouble" }, { "alias": "Northing", "domain": null, "editable": true, "name": "northing", "nullable": true, "type": "esriFieldTypeDouble" }, { "alias": "UTC Date & Time", "domain": null, "editable": true, "name": "utcdatetime", "nullable": true, "type": "esriFieldTypeDate" }, { "alias": "UTC Date", "domain": null, "editable": true, "name": "utcdate", "nullable": true, "type": "esriFieldTypeDate" }, { "alias": "UTC Time", "domain": null, "editable": true, "length": 20, "name": "utctime", "nullable": true, "type": "esriFieldTypeString" }, { "alias": "Sentence", "domain": null, "editable": true, "length": 255, "name": "sentence", "nullable": true, "type": "esriFieldTypeString" } ], "geometryType": "esriGeometryPoint", "globalIdField": "globalid", "hasAttachments": true, "hasM": false, "hasStaticData": false, "hasZ": false, "htmlPopupType": "esriServerHTMLPopupTypeAsHTMLText", "id": 0, "isDataVersioned": false, "maxRecordCount": 1000, "maxScale": 0, "minScale": 0, "name": "Tracklog", "objectIdField": "objectid", "relationships": [], "supportedQueryFormats": "JSON", "supportsAdvancedQueries": true, "supportsRollbackOnFailureParameter": true, "supportsStatistics": true, "templates": [], "type": "Feature Layer", "typeIdField": "", "types": [], "indexes": [ { "description": "GlobalID index", "fields": "globalid", "isAscending": false, "isUnique": true, "name": "GlobalIDIndex" } ] } ] } ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍