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Layer missing from legend after creating custom symbology

TaylorBruecher1

I created a legend, then changed the symbology of one of my layers. I used the Expression Builder in the Symbology pane to create custom symbology and the layer disappeared from my legend. It is listed in the legend tree in the Contents pane, but isn't showing up in the legend. I deleted the legend and recreated it, and the layer still isn't showing in the legend. Any thoughts?

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TomBole

Hi Alison,

The only scenarios where layers should disappear from the legend are:

Removing the layer from the map
Checking the Legend item "off" in the Contents Pane.

The layer is not visible because it is turned off in the map, or it is not visible because a visibility range has been set on the layer and the current scale on the map frame (that the legend points to) is out of this range AND the legend property "Layer visibility" is checked on (Format Legend > Options tab - Synchronize with map group).
The legend item (layer) has "Only show features visible in the map extent" (Format Legend Item - Feature Display Options group) is checked and the map extent is such that no features of the layer are visible. This is set for individual legend items, which requires a layer already present in the map, so I'm not sure how you are able to set this and THEN add the layer. Perhaps I'm missing something?

I'm not aware of any outstanding issue where legend items unexpectedly disappear from the legend. Unfortunately, if you are experiencing a bug we would need more information to investigate further.

You mentioned that you are doing some copying and pasting. If you are copying and pasting layer elements (such as map frames and legends) make sure that the pasted element is referring to the correct map ( in the case of a pasted map frame) or map frame (in the case of a pasted legend). You can find this info in the Options tab of the properties pane (Format Map Frame & Format Legend).

Hope this helps.

Tom

JustinConnerWR

I had a layer disappear from the legend. I copied and pasted it (then had to adjust the formatting of the patch to match other layers), but at least I was able to fix the legend issue. (2.2.1). I don't have time to try to reproduce the bug; hopefully someone at ESRI can track it down. (I had restricted the legend to showing only symbols for features w/in the map extent, and added the layer after that, so perhaps that was the problem?)

TomBole

Hi Johanna,

Which version of ArcGIS Pro are you using? I can reproduce this issue with 2.0, but I cannot with version 2.1 or later.

Tom

JohannaPrüssmann

Still no solution? I'm having the same problem

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Hi Craig, has this been done now? I'm experiencing the same problem.

thanks

Frida

williamscraigm

We're looking to finish up dev by the end of the year.

AdrianWelsh

Craig, do we know approximately when the next release will be?

williamscraigm

This is a bug that will be fixed in the next release of ArcGIS Pro. Classes, unique values, etc. generated from Arcade expressions should be present in the legend.

Craig Williams

Product Engineer

Esri

Anonymous User

I'm having the same issue, as you TaylorBruecher_EAA. I was quite pleased using an Arcade expression to help symbolize my data, but it's sort of useless if the layer doesn't also show up in the legend.

TaylorBruecher1

Correct. Everything is showing up correctly, other than the legend.

AdrianWelsh

Hmmm, that's weird. I haven't used a custom symbology like that I suppose. Is the only custom aspect with it related to the expression? And I assume it shows up properly in map view (and layout view) - the symbols that is?

TaylorBruecher1

This is what I'm seeing in the legend tree:

Bendele_Streams is the layer with custom symbology.

This is the legend that shows:

AdrianWelsh

Taylor,

Can you post a screenshot of what you're seeing?

In the contents under Drawing order, are you seeing your items under the Legend box?

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