Disable attachments from a feature layer view

Question

Dear Survey123 community,

Is there any way at all to disable attachments from a feature layer view?

I’d like to make a road closure map for the public from data we receive from consultants regarding road closure applications. These applications comprise of information regarding road closures and engineering drawings (with IP attached to it).

So, I’d like to make a feature layer view of these applications, with sensitive info and all Attachments removed before sharing it with the public.

I have successfully managed to disable all sensitive fields. But, I’m having trouble hiding attachments.

Is there any way to get around this?

Thanks,
Gee

jdiggity · Answer

Hi James,

According to the resource you hyperlinked, you can hide attachments in feature layer views (see section called "Hide attachments in views". Not sure if this changed since you wrote the reply in 2018...Do you still believe it to be the case that someone with knowledge of the rest api could still access the attachments?

https://doc.arcgis.com/en/arcgis-online/manage-data/manage-hosted-feature-layers.htm#ESRI_SECTION2_7DD979D7969D403AAF08CD372197998C

Thank you,

Javad

Anonymous User · Answer

Thanks James Tedrick‌. But, I'd like this feature to be automated altogether in the future.

And, I know that this isn't a Survey123 issue.

I have put this up as an idea on ArcGIS online.

Thanks all.

Gee

Anonymous User · Answer

Thanks for the suggestion Stefano.

This would hide attachments from the web map, but the underlying feature layer will still have attachments enabled.