Allow ArcGIS Desktop and ArcGIS Pro to interact with ArcGIS Server Dynamic Layers

[TorrinHultgren]

For years web developers have been able to interact with the fantastic Dynamic Layers functionality of ArcGIS Server services to alter the symbology of services on-the-fly, but users of Esri's flagship desktop software have been denied the same ability.  We've given up hope for this functionality to be included in ArcGIS Desktop, and were disappointed when the final release of ArcGIS Pro also lacked this feature.  Please, it can't be that hard. 

[EricPaitz]

When adding a Map Service Layer, being published from ArcGIS Server, to ArcMap allow users to select features, open the attribute table, and edit the symbology for an individual layer within the Map Service.

Some of this might be possible using the WFS Capability of a Map Service and the Data Interoperability Extension but this should be part of the core capability of an ESRI Map Service and ArcMap. Uses should not need to have an extra extension for this capability. Also the WFS Capability can be very inefficient with large datasets.

These capabilities also go along with being able to add a Definition Expression too.
http://ideas.arcgis.com/ideaView?id=0873000000088alAAA

[JoshuaChan2]

This is a huge problem for us in BC Government. Our layers are published in such a way that causes problems with many ArcGIS Online widgets (eg. print widget) and also ESRI Operations Dashboard. the only workaround is to introduce data redundancy and extra (unnecessary) data mgmt steps - basically copying all our data onto the cloud. 

[DanMallett]

Just a point of clarification, Pro can override the symbology/layer order/etc on-the-fly of a Feature Service.  It cannot (as of 1.4), as the original poster said do so for a MapService though.

[RobertJohansson]

I'm using arcgis 10.7.1 so perhaps some works now?

In arcgis online or in portal ur able to pick a map image layer and change its symbology, remove or reorder layers. and then save it, what u can't do is save as, it would be great if that could be implemented in portal and agol to save a new version of your map image layer.

what u can do today is add your service again to portal or ago and then change your map image layer and save it, but thats many steps and a lot of hassle.

also it would be great if it would be possible to change symbology in arcgis pro since its doable in portal and agol, i can't believe its not possible yet in arcgis pro? 

if u can't do it in pro then the ability to use portal or agol as a central role in your arcgis pro flow will be somewhat lost. 

[KoryKramer]

For the ArcGIS Pro part of the idea, that is a duplicate of  Allow ArcGIS Desktop and ArcGIS Pro to interact wi... - Esri Community  

Please visit that idea to add your support and use case in the comments.

Thank you!