topic Re: Can I auto populate the current user in an attribute field? in ArcGIS Collector Questions

Can I auto populate the current user in an attribute field?

CraigCrowe — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 00:28:26 GMT

I want to create an Attribute Field (User) and when a user adds a feature, this field gets auto-populated with the current users login username. Is this possible?

Re: Can I auto populate the current user in an attribute field?

Greg_Mattis — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 00:35:51 GMT

Yes it is a setting under Feature Layer settings

Re: Can I auto populate the current user in an attribute field?

CraigCrowe — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 04:46:45 GMT

My manager and I have found that the problem doesn't actually lie with populating the current user, but the fact that when the features sync to the sde, then the "Initial visit by" ('CREATED_USER' field) and "Last updated by" ('LAST_EDITED_USER' field) attribute fields get filled in as my manager's username, not my username even though I collected the data and he didn't edit it. Any ideas on this problem?

Re: Can I auto populate the current user in an attribute field?

CraigCrowe — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 03:43:50 GMT

After testing in the Collector app again, we have now discovered it is the actual app that has the Username issue. I downloaded an area and went "offline", captured a couple of points and saved. Before I went back online I reviewed the captured data and the CREATED_USER and LAST_EDITED_USER fields were auto-populated with my managers name. I am definitely logged in under my name. This is quite concerning as we won't be able to track who captured the data for further reference! Is there a chance that when my manager created my login that I was created as an "alias" and therefore when I capture data it is saving as his username?

UPDATE - We discovered the CREATED_USER and LAST_EDITED_USER fields are being populated in the name of the "Owner" of the Feature layer, not the person who captured the data. Again this is not going to work for us as the person who owns the data is not going to be the one capturing the data. We may have over 20 people capturing data in the field but we can't track this work as it always populates with the GIS person sitting in the office.

Re: Can I auto populate the current user in an attribute field?

PeteCrosier — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 10:02:30 GMT

We login to Collector with our ArcGIS Online credentials and then when we open a map we have to login again with our Server credentials (not ideal). My understanding is that when your Server is on-premise it is the Server credentials that are used for Collector edit tracking, not your ArcGIS Online credentials. I guess you can setup an on-premise layer with one set of stored credentials that are used by all users, or you can not store any credentials and then users will need to login to Server individually.

Re: Can I auto populate the current user in an attribute field?

Anonymous User — Fri, 28 May 2021 21:38:43 GMT

Did you solve this issue? We are having the a similar problem.

Re: Can I auto populate the current user in an attribute field?

DevakalaiselvanS — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 06:05:12 GMT

Switch off your offline access, grab a copy of your online map, and start accruing points.Following that, you begin working on your own map and erase your copy of the online map.