idea Allow changing symbology for layers and with Add Data widget in ArcGIS Experience Builder Ideas

Allow changing symbology for layers and with Add Data widget

Tiff — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 19:53:37 GMT

It would be helpful for end users to be able to change the symbology of data they add through the "Add Data" widget. Especially because the Print widget is available, without having that customization option makes it more difficult for users to be self sufficient using the app.

If possible, allowing them to change symbology of the layers themselves (especially when there are a lot) can also be very helpful.

Re: Allow changing symbology for layers and with Add Data widget

SarahBarks — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 13:35:14 GMT

Totally agree! Even just being able to change the symbology as the person creating the app would be amazing. At the moment the default is too close to some of our other symbology with zero option to change it.

Re: Allow changing symbology for layers and with Add Data widget

JBH — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 20:01:41 GMT

This would greatly benefit our organization as well. We are planning a merge from VertiGIS software and our users are used to being able to change the symbology of their added data. It is unfortunate that they wouldn't be able to do this anymore when we switch our apps over to Experience Builder.

Re: Allow changing symbology for layers and with Add Data widget

BobLoblaw — Tue, 13 May 2025 15:42:22 GMT

I am also highly interested in this functionality and posted in the related & more recent post on this topic here:

https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-experience-builder-ideas/add-data-widget-add-option-to-change-symbology/idc-p/1614132#M4048

Re: Allow changing symbology for layers and with Add Data widget

OpenDataCLE — Wed, 14 May 2025 20:02:10 GMT

+1 to this idea. The Add Data widget is a great idea and powerful. The next logical step is to allow users to not symbolize it as bright orange fill. Would love that feature here and use it.

Re: Allow changing symbology for layers and with Add Data widget

TonghuiMing — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 08:00:09 GMT

This ability has been supported in the June 2025 AGOL release, with a new option in the Map Layers widget, [Change symbols for layers generated at runtime]:

See the details of supported layer types here:

https://doc.arcgis.com/en/experience-builder/latest/configure-widgets/map-layers-widget.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_6455DA56764045708EFB26F2516765FB

Note that if the original layer has symbols with variance, such as clustering as shown above, changing the symbol would remove those customizations.