topic Replacing Creator User Types with Mobile Worker in ArcGIS Enterprise in ArcGIS Enterprise Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/replacing-creator-user-types-with-mobile-worker-in/m-p/1666617#M43454 <P>Hello,<BR /><BR /></P><P>I currently have a number of <STRONG>Creator</STRONG> user types in my ArcGIS Enterprise environment, and I’m considering replacing them with <STRONG>Mobile Worker</STRONG> user types. I’d like to confirm whether this change is possible without losing essential functionality.</P><P>These users work only in <STRONG>web applications</STRONG> that have already been created and shared with them. Their tasks include:</P><UL><LI><P>Creating a point feature in an layer (services) and filling in attribute data</P></LI><LI><P>Adding attachments to the feature</P></LI><LI><P>Creating a polygon in another layer and saving it</P></LI><LI><P>Triggering background processes that calculate statistics based on these features</P></LI><LI><P>Using an SOI-based (Server Object Interceptor) territorial assignment / zoning mechanism</P></LI></UL><P>They <STRONG>do not</STRONG>:</P><UL><LI><P>Create any content in the portal</P></LI><LI><P>Create web maps, apps, or groups</P></LI><LI><P>Use additional ArcGIS applications or tools beyond the shared apps</P></LI></UL><P>Given this workflow, <STRONG>can I switch these users from Creator to Mobile Worker</STRONG> without impacting their ability to create, edit, and save point and polygon features in the web applications?</P> Tue, 18 Nov 2025 08:02:59 GMT RafalRafal 2025-11-18T08:02:59Z Replacing Creator User Types with Mobile Worker in ArcGIS Enterprise https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/replacing-creator-user-types-with-mobile-worker-in/m-p/1666617#M43454 <P>Hello,<BR /><BR /></P><P>I currently have a number of <STRONG>Creator</STRONG> user types in my ArcGIS Enterprise environment, and I’m considering replacing them with <STRONG>Mobile Worker</STRONG> user types. I’d like to confirm whether this change is possible without losing essential functionality.</P><P>These users work only in <STRONG>web applications</STRONG> that have already been created and shared with them. Their tasks include:</P><UL><LI><P>Creating a point feature in an layer (services) and filling in attribute data</P></LI><LI><P>Adding attachments to the feature</P></LI><LI><P>Creating a polygon in another layer and saving it</P></LI><LI><P>Triggering background processes that calculate statistics based on these features</P></LI><LI><P>Using an SOI-based (Server Object Interceptor) territorial assignment / zoning mechanism</P></LI></UL><P>They <STRONG>do not</STRONG>:</P><UL><LI><P>Create any content in the portal</P></LI><LI><P>Create web maps, apps, or groups</P></LI><LI><P>Use additional ArcGIS applications or tools beyond the shared apps</P></LI></UL><P>Given this workflow, <STRONG>can I switch these users from Creator to Mobile Worker</STRONG> without impacting their ability to create, edit, and save point and polygon features in the web applications?</P> Tue, 18 Nov 2025 08:02:59 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/replacing-creator-user-types-with-mobile-worker-in/m-p/1666617#M43454 RafalRafal 2025-11-18T08:02:59Z Re: Replacing Creator User Types with Mobile Worker in ArcGIS Enterprise https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/replacing-creator-user-types-with-mobile-worker-in/m-p/1668243#M43481 <P>If your users will not own any items and only need the ability to edit registered or hosted feature layers that have been shared with them then you can move those user types from Creator to Mobile.&nbsp;</P> Mon, 24 Nov 2025 16:33:14 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/replacing-creator-user-types-with-mobile-worker-in/m-p/1668243#M43481 DavidColey 2025-11-24T16:33:14Z