topic Map Viewer Beta 10.9 in ArcGIS Enterprise Questions

Map Viewer Beta 10.9

mpboyle — Thu, 20 May 2021 14:34:18 GMT

We just added the Map Viewer Beta to our 10.9 Enterprise, and I've had the following issues, and am just wondering if anyone else has had similar issues:

The "Search for Layers" tool doesn't work for anything, not even my own content
The following properties remain grayed out for map image layers:
- Styles
- Filter
- Clustering
- Configure Pop-ups
- Configure Fields
- Labels

I was kind of looking forward to trying it, but it seems pretty unusable at this point at 10.9.

Re: Map Viewer Beta 10.9

JonEmch — Thu, 20 May 2021 14:50:54 GMT

At this stage, Map Viewer Beta has fairly limited functionality when it comes to Map Image Layers as per this document: https://doc.arcgis.com/en/arcgis-online/reference/limitations-and-compatibility-mv.htm

The search for layers tool seems to be working for hosted features or referenced features as well, does your account / org rely soley on map image layers?

Map viewer beta is expected to come out of beta by ArcGIS Enterprise 10.9.1, at which point parity with the current map viewer is expected to be achieved.

Re: Map Viewer Beta 10.9

Todd_Metzler — Thu, 20 May 2021 15:46:16 GMT

My environment is 10.8.1 single stack federated/hosting. Map Viewer (formally BETA) search does work in our Enterprise. What didn't work was the installer putting the app launcher in the waffle. I had to add it myself after the install.

Why bother with Map View (Formally BETA)? If you've publishers preparing maps for offline use in Field Maps, it's a must have.

Todd

Re: Map Viewer Beta 10.9

DavidColey — Thu, 20 May 2021 16:23:32 GMT

Hi Matt - did all that stuff work for map image layers at the last beta 10.8.1 release?

Re: Map Viewer Beta 10.9

mpboyle — Thu, 20 May 2021 16:26:51 GMT

No clue...updated from 10.7.1 to 10.9.

Re: Map Viewer Beta 10.9

mpboyle — Thu, 20 May 2021 16:32:17 GMT

Search for Layers doesn't work for referenced map image layers or image layers for us at 10.9. See the screenshots below. Using the same keywords in classic and beta, classic returns expected services, beta returns nothing.

Beta

Classic

Re: Map Viewer Beta 10.9

ZacharyHart — Thu, 20 May 2021 18:36:59 GMT

@Todd_Metzler wrote:
Why bother with Map View (Formally BETA)? If you've publishers preparing maps for offline use in Field Maps, it's a must have.

@Todd_Metzler Can you elaborate on this further? Thanks, and good to see someone I actually know around here for a change!

Re: Map Viewer Beta 10.9

ZacharyHart — Thu, 20 May 2021 18:40:24 GMT

@mpboyle

Which is why i'm now definitely waiting to do our upgrade until 10.9.1 is released! Thanks for bringing this issue to our attention.

(Our shop rule: Never upgrade until there's an x.x.1 version!).

Re: Map Viewer Beta 10.9

mpboyle — Thu, 20 May 2021 18:44:25 GMT

A really good mantra to live by. Thankfully this isn't our production environment yet 🙂

Re: Map Viewer Beta 10.9

ZacharyHart — Thu, 20 May 2021 18:46:27 GMT

Alas, we don't have that luxury...

Good luck and thanks again.

Re: Map Viewer Beta 10.9

DavidColey — Thu, 20 May 2021 20:38:18 GMT

Yeah ok so none of that worked at 10.8.1 beta and won't work now. I'm sure you've figured this out already, but for straight up dynamic map services, you (or at least I did) have to add your layers to the beta's TOC one layer at a time from the rest url, (i.e /0, /1 etc) unless you have feature access enabled. Feature access enabled on the service allows you to add the layer like a hosted layer.

Re: Map Viewer Beta 10.9

Todd_Metzler — Fri, 21 May 2021 11:04:16 GMT

Agree. Some of the functionality limitations in Map Viewer (BETA) in Enterprise inhibit full implementation. Here's what I've discovered and why I'm still telling my publishers to use it.

A feature service type with synch enabled is a prerequisite to create Field Maps download enabled base maps with content. I'm leaning toward instructing all our publishers to publish Feature Service type with synch enabled as standard. Then you can search and discover these in Map Viewer (BETA). Downside, more ArcSOC processes on the server. For now, I can accept this because I've plenty of resources.

Good luck!

Todd

Re: Map Viewer Beta 10.9

Todd_Metzler — Fri, 21 May 2021 11:07:48 GMT

Re: Map Viewer Beta 10.9

JamiePetersen — Fri, 21 May 2021 17:25:00 GMT

I can confirm that map image layers cannot be added to the 10.8.1 release either. Further, the same exact map image portal item that is synchronized to our ArcGIS Online organization via collaboration is able to be added to the ArcGIS Online version of Map Viewer Beta. So, it is only the Enterprise Map Viewer Beta that does not handle them.