idea Hide layer in Portal or AGOL Web Map/App Table of Contents in ArcGIS Enterprise Ideas https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-ideas/hide-layer-in-portal-or-agol-web-map-app-table-of/idi-p/958710 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY>In having a couple years of building services and managing them afterward I've come to appreciate the challenge of compromising how users want web maps and apps to look while trying to keep the amount of services created to a minimum.<BR /><BR />Currently, to keep service creation to a minimum I have "All" services which hold potentially many layers within them. &nbsp;This is because it is easier to manage a few services versus many. &nbsp;It also is helpful because although users may have a specific few data items they want to use, more than not, they end up wishing they had a couple other data items available to them quickly without downtime from an author editing a web map.<BR /><BR />A simple fix would be for ESRI to allow the web map/app author the ability to hide a layer within the table of contents (TOC) but still allowing the user the ability to unhide the layer. &nbsp;This would allow a better expierence to the user because it removes clutter from TOC while allowing the service administrator the ability to use a single service versus creating new services. &nbsp;<BR /><BR />Currently, the author can hide layers within a service from the legend. &nbsp;Which with correct assumption means technically it should be too difficult for ESRI to add the ability to hide a layer.<BR /><BR />A similar Idea has been posted for MXD TOC manipulation: &nbsp;<A href="https://c.na9.visual.force.com/apex/ideaView?id=087E00000004DajIAE">https://c.na9.visual.force.com/apex/ideaView?id=087E00000004DajIAE</A> <!-- content transformation source ID: 087E0000000fxUq --> </BODY></HTML> Wed, 16 Sep 2015 14:18:15 GMT TimothySandstrom 2015-09-16T14:18:15Z Hide layer in Portal or AGOL Web Map/App Table of Contents https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-ideas/hide-layer-in-portal-or-agol-web-map-app-table-of/idi-p/958710 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY>In having a couple years of building services and managing them afterward I've come to appreciate the challenge of compromising how users want web maps and apps to look while trying to keep the amount of services created to a minimum.<BR /><BR />Currently, to keep service creation to a minimum I have "All" services which hold potentially many layers within them. &nbsp;This is because it is easier to manage a few services versus many. &nbsp;It also is helpful because although users may have a specific few data items they want to use, more than not, they end up wishing they had a couple other data items available to them quickly without downtime from an author editing a web map.<BR /><BR />A simple fix would be for ESRI to allow the web map/app author the ability to hide a layer within the table of contents (TOC) but still allowing the user the ability to unhide the layer. &nbsp;This would allow a better expierence to the user because it removes clutter from TOC while allowing the service administrator the ability to use a single service versus creating new services. &nbsp;<BR /><BR />Currently, the author can hide layers within a service from the legend. &nbsp;Which with correct assumption means technically it should be too difficult for ESRI to add the ability to hide a layer.<BR /><BR />A similar Idea has been posted for MXD TOC manipulation: &nbsp;<A href="https://c.na9.visual.force.com/apex/ideaView?id=087E00000004DajIAE">https://c.na9.visual.force.com/apex/ideaView?id=087E00000004DajIAE</A> <!-- content transformation source ID: 087E0000000fxUq --> </BODY></HTML> Wed, 16 Sep 2015 14:18:15 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-ideas/hide-layer-in-portal-or-agol-web-map-app-table-of/idi-p/958710 TimothySandstrom 2015-09-16T14:18:15Z Re: Hide layer in Portal or AGOL Web Map/App Table of Contents https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-ideas/hide-layer-in-portal-or-agol-web-map-app-table-of/idc-p/958711#M1283 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I am still looking for this kind of ability to hide the layer from the list of contents maintaining the ability to show in the webmap. Just not showing in contents and legend.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 29 Sep 2020 15:04:03 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-ideas/hide-layer-in-portal-or-agol-web-map-app-table-of/idc-p/958711#M1283 KrishnaKarki2 2020-09-29T15:04:03Z Re: Hide layer in Portal or AGOL Web Map/App Table of Contents https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-ideas/hide-layer-in-portal-or-agol-web-map-app-table-of/idc-p/1478588#M3804 <P>Its silly that ESRI has not addressed this yet but I too would love the ability to hide layers from users but still show the layer's data in the webmap.&nbsp;</P> Fri, 24 May 2024 18:36:02 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-ideas/hide-layer-in-portal-or-agol-web-map-app-table-of/idc-p/1478588#M3804 Sara_Fatimah 2024-05-24T18:36:02Z