Taking map with some non editable layers offline

lxd

I have map on Portal (10.8.1) with four editable layers. I need to add few layers for reference as not editable. Once I do that, the map no longer is able to be taken offline.

The option on the map in FieldMaps "Add Offline Area" disappears.  I tried  adding not editable layers as MapServer or FeatureServer without editing. In both cases the option for "Add Offline Area" goes away.

Is it by design? Is there a way to have not editable layers in a map and be able to "Add Offline Area"?

David_Brooks

@lxd have you enabled sync on your non editable layers? This needs enabling to be able to take features offline, whether editable or not

If your non-editable layers aren't hosted and in a registered datastore, then stick them in an SDE (Relational Geodatabase) and enable archiving.

• ArcGIS Server feature services

  Databases (including enterprise geodatabases) are supported for connected map use. An enterprise geodatabase is required for working offline. File geodatabases are not supported. The versions of ArcGIS Server and geodatabases that are required vary depending on the functionality required. See the following table for details:

   

  Required functionality Supported versions of geodatabases Supported versions of ArcGIS Server 

  	Connected and offline map use	Connected map use	Offline map use
  Editable data—Nonversioned, archived	All¹	All	All
  Editable data—Versioned	All¹	All	All
  Sync options	All	N/A	Bidirectional support for features and attachments—All Downloading features without their attachments—10.5 or later Downloading the schema only (without any features)—All
  Related tables	All	All	All
  Geometric networks²	All	All	All

  ¹Global IDs are required for offline use.

  ²These require versioned data for editing. When used in Field Maps, all feature services that participate in a geometric network are treated as simple feature services, and the restrictions of the geometric network are ignored.