idea Allow overwrite of map service even if replicas have been created in ArcGIS Enterprise Ideas https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-ideas/allow-overwrite-of-map-service-even-if-replicas/idi-p/960345 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY>Currently, it appears that a map service cannot be overwritten if any replicas have been created (i.e. any user has synced layers for offline use).&nbsp; It seems the only option is to delete and republish the map service.&nbsp; Which means you might have to re-create your maps from scratch.&nbsp; And for any users with replicas, they have to delete the entire map from their device and re-download it.&nbsp; This is way more complicated and time-consuming than it needs to be!&nbsp; Please allow map services to be overwritten and replace any existing replicas!&nbsp; Yes, that means that any updates will need to be synced and exported first.&nbsp; People are smart and will figure that out. <!-- content transformation source ID: 087E0000000Cx7a --> </BODY></HTML> Mon, 06 Apr 2015 19:00:42 GMT OlafSweetman 2015-04-06T19:00:42Z Allow overwrite of map service even if replicas have been created https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-ideas/allow-overwrite-of-map-service-even-if-replicas/idi-p/960345 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY>Currently, it appears that a map service cannot be overwritten if any replicas have been created (i.e. any user has synced layers for offline use).&nbsp; It seems the only option is to delete and republish the map service.&nbsp; Which means you might have to re-create your maps from scratch.&nbsp; And for any users with replicas, they have to delete the entire map from their device and re-download it.&nbsp; This is way more complicated and time-consuming than it needs to be!&nbsp; Please allow map services to be overwritten and replace any existing replicas!&nbsp; Yes, that means that any updates will need to be synced and exported first.&nbsp; People are smart and will figure that out. <!-- content transformation source ID: 087E0000000Cx7a --> </BODY></HTML> Mon, 06 Apr 2015 19:00:42 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-ideas/allow-overwrite-of-map-service-even-if-replicas/idi-p/960345 OlafSweetman 2015-04-06T19:00:42Z Re: Allow overwrite of map service even if replicas have been created https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-ideas/allow-overwrite-of-map-service-even-if-replicas/idc-p/960346#M1301 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY>Yes! I have been running into a lot of problems with this lately. I foresee it becoming a major issue when updates to our data happen (quarterly) and field staff are busy and don't want to spend a ton of time re-downloading maps for offline use. Please ESRI! This would be a huge help. Thanks for posting. <!-- content transformation source ID: 00aE000000BZdZn --> </BODY></HTML> Tue, 07 Apr 2015 18:24:41 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-ideas/allow-overwrite-of-map-service-even-if-replicas/idc-p/960346#M1301 DanielleKulas 2015-04-07T18:24:41Z Re: Allow overwrite of map service even if replicas have been created https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-ideas/allow-overwrite-of-map-service-even-if-replicas/idc-p/960347#M1302 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY>This is crucial. &nbsp;We can't be expected to manage every one of our users' replicas any time we want to make an update to the feature service. <!-- content transformation source ID: 00aE000000CanqD --> </BODY></HTML> Thu, 11 Jun 2015 13:07:21 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-ideas/allow-overwrite-of-map-service-even-if-replicas/idc-p/960347#M1302 BradWells2 2015-06-11T13:07:21Z Re: Allow overwrite of map service even if replicas have been created - Status changed to: Closed https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-ideas/allow-overwrite-of-map-service-even-if-replicas/idc-p/1326047#M3460 <P>This behavior is by design.</P> Wed, 06 Sep 2023 17:52:15 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-ideas/allow-overwrite-of-map-service-even-if-replicas/idc-p/1326047#M3460 jill_es 2023-09-06T17:52:15Z