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Feature service fields not displaying correctly?

cora_coleman14

I had edited the field names for two layers and then shared them as hosted feature services. The names are correctly changed on the Data description page on my ArcGIS Online content page however when I reference the feature service in my app to display the attributes, the fields are unchanged? How could this be?

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cora_coleman14

So it looks like I have changed the Alias but the original name for the field cannot change unless you create a new field with a new name and copy the old data to that field.

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cora_coleman14

So it looks like I have changed the Alias but the original name for the field cannot change unless you create a new field with a new name and copy the old data to that field.

shan_sarkar

Every field in any table has 2 types of names.

Field Name: - This is the actual name of the field which will be used for any query of conditional statements.

Alias Field Name:- This particular name is used primarily for displaying purpose.

Refer Understanding field properties, aliases, and table display options—Help | ArcGIS Desktop

~Shan

cora_coleman14

I am unfamiliar with this concept, what is the Alias and how can I change it?

RobertBorchert

It is most likely displaying the Alias. Did you change the Alias as well

cora_coleman14

Yes they show up fine online, just not in the app when I reference the service feature tables I have hosted online. I am showing the attributes in a popup but for some reason the fields have not been updated; other things have been updated though, like the size of the symbols, so I'm unsure why the fields are not updated too?

shan_sarkar

Cora,

If you consume the same feature service in a web map in AGOL does it show the new updated field names?

~Shan

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