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Bud
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(883 Idea Submissions)Latest Contributions by Bud
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@ValeriaChavez Are you planning to release a "Your Ideas in ArcPro 3.7" page? I find these pages helpful.
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2 weeks ago
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Related comment from @LindsayRaabe_FPCWA in Built-in Survey123 email notification (to staff when survey submitted: Adding my backing to this idea. We've been using Power Automate/Flow to enable email notifications, and it is sooooo frustrating because of how fragile and cumbersome it is. We can't reuse a Survey123 Connection across flows, having to create a new connection for each, and have regular instances of flows failing despite no changes having been made, with new connections being the only way to fix it. This is on top of having to use a dedicated service account as the send email (which we GIS people aren't allowed to manage meaning we need to get IT involved in any new flows). A built in email notification with basic ITTT functionality based on values in the survey would be an immense improvement!
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3 weeks ago
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I imagine someone's said this already, but I believe you can do this with the Admin REST API.
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05-11-2026
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I noticed @KAnderson recently upvoted this idea. You might like this post: https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/add-guid-field-to-existing-agol-survey123-feature/m-p/1698341/highlight/true#M68515 Not sure what kind of default value you want to set up. But you might be able to use the Admin REST API for it.
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05-11-2026
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AGOL: Advanced views (join views) are a hassle since they lock the schema of the underlying feature layers. Once the layers are rolled into a map/app, it's too much of a hassle to drop the join, make changes to the underlying layers, re-join, and repair the map/app. This idea is to create advanced views without locking underlying feature layer schemas.
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05-11-2026
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A related, but different, AGOL idea: Computed column (SQL expression field) in AGOL table/hosted feature layer
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05-07-2026
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Databases like SQL Server and PostgreSQL (and Oracle) support SQL expression fields right in the table, called computed columns, generated columns, virtual columns, etc. This idea is to make use of such columns by adding an SQL expression field type, right in the AGOL table/hosted feature layer. For example, AGOL > hosted feature layer > Data tab > Fields view > a read-only field > properties > SQL expression: 'SEWER-' || asset_num_integer The other fields would remain editable in ArcGIS apps, which would be ideal. SQL expressions right in the db table would perform better than other expression mechanisms like arcade or even advanced REST API views. A related, but different, ArcGIS Pro idea: Virtual Attributes (ad hoc)
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05-07-2026
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I got a notification email from Esri: BUG-000184634 has been closed: Non-Reproducible.
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05-06-2026
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What are the rules when setting default values for AGOL hosted feature layer fields? (using the Admin REST API) For example: Use SQL Server's SQL syntax/dialect. GIS Stack Exchange: What kind of database does ArcGIS Online use to store data? GUID and number fields support expressions, but text fields don't. Idea: Allow expressions in AGOL string field > default value Here's a useful error message I got when trying to use OBJECTID+1 as the default value for an integer field: "Valid expressions are constants, constant expressions, and (in some contexts) variables. Column names are not permitted." Link Are there any other known rules? Or any other useful error messages that could be noted here? (To Esri staff: Could the rules be added to the AGOL docs?)
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05-06-2026
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AGOL hosted feature layers; Experience Builder; editor widget When copying/pasting a feature from Layer1 to Layer2, how does ExB determine what fields to match/copy? I assume it's matching fields that have exactly the same name. Where does the list of fields to copy come from? Does the list of fields come from the AGOL hosted feature layer, the web map, the web map form configuration, the layer in Experience Builder, or the list of fields in the editor widget? True field names or field aliases? I assume true field names. If fields are excluded in the editor widget, do they not get copied/pasted? What are the rules when copying/pasting a feature into a different feature layer?
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05-06-2026
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Idea: Expression field in advanced AGOL view without join It's still unclear if this is supported or not. If it's not supported, it would help if the docs could explain this. Edit: Esri Case #04171628 - ArcGIS Online Admin REST API - Are expression fields in advanced views without joins supported? That workflow is not supported, unfortunately. Expressions can only exist on the parent layer for advanced views which have relatedTable objects within the JSON payload. That approach works for standard fields (not expression fields) but advanced views are read-only and so you could not manually calculate the field after it has been added.
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05-06-2026
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What kind of database does ArcGIS Online use to store data?
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05-05-2026
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Expression fields (calculated columns) in advanced views seem to be limited to joined views. They don’t work with regular view layers. For example, concatenate “SEWER-“ text with an integer field to produce prefixed ASSET_IDs like SEWER-0000001. Documentation: ArcGIS REST APIs > Add to Definition (Feature Service) Question: Create advanced AGOL view with expression field (no joins)? Could expression functionality be added to views that don’t have a joined table?
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05-05-2026
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My kudoed posts
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Activity Feed
- Got a Kudo for Copy all definition query SQL definitions to clipboard. Thursday
- Got a Kudo for Expression field in view using AGOL UI. Wednesday
- Got a Kudo for Expression field in advanced AGOL view without join. Wednesday
- Kudoed Update "Portal" item in Catalog to display "ArcGIS Online" or "Portal" based on current active login for LindsayRaabe_FPCWA. Monday
- Posted Re: Update "Portal" item in Catalog to display "ArcGIS Online" or "Portal" based on current active login on ArcGIS Pro Ideas. Monday
- Got a Kudo for Spatial Definition Query — Select multiple intersect layers in single clause. a week ago
- Got a Kudo for Union Feature Layer — Group layers with identical schemas into a single layer; apply properties to group. a week ago
- Got a Kudo for Spatial Definition Query - Spatial operations other than intersect. a week ago
- Got a Kudo for Select By Location — Intersect Multiple. a week ago
- Got a Kudo for Multiple spatial definition query clauses. a week ago
- Got a Kudo for Line numbers in Expression Builder: Turn on by default?. a week ago
- Got a Kudo for Pop-up with fewer clicks. 2 weeks ago
- Kudoed Re: Your Ideas in ArcGIS Pro 3.6 for ValeriaChavez. 2 weeks ago
- Posted Re: Your Ideas in ArcGIS Pro 3.6 on ArcGIS Ideas Blog. 2 weeks ago
- Posted Re: How reliable are ArcGIS Online webhooks? on ArcGIS Online Questions. 3 weeks ago
- Got a Kudo for Built-in Survey123 email notification (to staff when survey submitted). 3 weeks ago
- Got a Kudo for Built-in email notification when new feature is created. 3 weeks ago
- Got a Kudo for Built-in Survey123 email notification (to staff when survey submitted). 3 weeks ago
- Got a Kudo for 1:M Join — Sort on join field. 3 weeks ago
- Got a Kudo for Would a EGDB constraint attribute rule error message be passed to the Portal ExB Editor widget?. 3 weeks ago
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