https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/create-view-layer-in-arcgis-python-api-and-make/m-p/1313336#M8905 <P>By setting the the specific fields visibile and editable properties to be False and then update_defination for the feature collection we can achieve it.</P> Sat, 29 Jul 2023 07:04:59 GMT NiharSahoo 2023-07-29T07:04:59Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/create-view-layer-in-arcgis-python-api-and-make/m-p/1310432#M8884 <P>I have created a view_layer using below code but i have not get any reference to update the visibility and editability properties for each feature layers. I have use the below code, please refer any process of how i could be able to update the properties.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><LI-CODE lang="python">import arcgis from arcgis.features import FeatureLayer from arcgis.features import FeatureLayerCollection user_name = "UserName" pass_word = "PassWord" gis = arcgis.gis.GIS("https://www.arcgis.com", user_name, pass_word) layer_name = "My_layer" view_name = "My_view1" layer_index = 0 view_def = {"viewDefinitionQuery": "Fields in ['ch_name']"} search_results = gis.content.search(layer_name, item_type="Feature Layer") proper_index = [index for index, s in enumerate(search_results) if '"' + layer_name + '"' in str(s)] found_item = search_results[proper_index[0]] flc = FeatureLayerCollection.fromitem(found_item) new_view = flc.manager.create_view(name=view_name) view_flc = flc view_layer = view_flc.layers[layer_index] flc.manager.update_definition(view_def)</LI-CODE><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>The code show error for the following line:<BR />"view_def = {"viewDefinitionQuery": "Fields in ['ch_name']"}"<BR />Please assist me to write the veiw defination correctly to disply only selected fields.</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Sat, 29 Jul 2023 06:41:51 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/create-view-layer-in-arcgis-python-api-and-make/m-p/1310432#M8884 SriyankarDandapat 2023-07-29T06:41:51Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/create-view-layer-in-arcgis-python-api-and-make/m-p/1313336#M8905 <P>By setting the the specific fields visibile and editable properties to be False and then update_defination for the feature collection we can achieve it.</P> Sat, 29 Jul 2023 07:04:59 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/create-view-layer-in-arcgis-python-api-and-make/m-p/1313336#M8905 NiharSahoo 2023-07-29T07:04:59Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/create-view-layer-in-arcgis-python-api-and-make/m-p/1340705#M9181 <P>Did you ever find an answer for this? I was searching for the same thing and came across your post....it just doesn't have much in it.&nbsp;</P> Mon, 23 Oct 2023 21:33:41 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/create-view-layer-in-arcgis-python-api-and-make/m-p/1340705#M9181 SFM_TravisBott 2023-10-23T21:33:41Z