topic Re: Experience Builder edit widget header not editable in ArcGIS Experience Builder Questions

Experience Builder edit widget header not editable

KatieHansen_NIFCAdmin — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 00:00:07 GMT

I am using the edit widget in Experience Builder and I have configured the Form in the web map to design how and what I want editable in EB for all layers in my app. In the edit widget pane header, I can’t edit what is displayed in the header; currently and by default it is the feature’s Object ID. I have the title configured in the form but that is displayed below the header row with the OID.

It is taking up valuable real estate since many of my users use this app on their mobile device. If I can’t remove it, how can I choose what displays in this location? @AlixVezina any ideas?

In other EBs it at least displays "Edit feature" in this location.

Re: Experience Builder edit widget header not editable

AlixVezina — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 13:15:42 GMT

Hi @KatieHansen_NIFCAdmin , there currently isn't a way to hide the header. To change the field value displayed, you will need to update your services Display Field. You will need to update this from the REST endpoint of the feature service (that's currently the only way...)

Here's a Tech Support article with the steps for updating the Display Field: How To: Change Display Field Using ArcGIS Server Services Directory REST API (esri.com)

Re: Experience Builder edit widget header not editable

KatieHansen_NIFCAdmin — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 18:04:27 GMT

Thank you @AlixVezina

Re: Experience Builder edit widget header not editable

ErikBell1 — Thu, 01 May 2025 14:30:12 GMT

Hello,

Checking to see if anyone has revisited this lately. The solution above is no longer working. Any changes made to the displayfield does not transfer over to the editing widget. It continues to use the ObjectID field.

Thanks!

Re: Experience Builder edit widget header not editable

CatherineWendland — Mon, 12 May 2025 17:37:08 GMT

I'm having the same issue. Editing the display field worked about a month ago, but is no longer working now.

Re: Experience Builder edit widget header not editable

FonPunnakanta — Thu, 22 May 2025 21:20:56 GMT

I tried this today, it's doesn't seem to work anymore.

Re: Experience Builder edit widget header not editable

KatieHansen_NIFCAdmin — Thu, 22 May 2025 22:01:29 GMT

This workflow also does not work for me.
What did work though was to follow the instructions in the Technical Support workflow up to Step 7. Then, Update the Definition by using this syntax (and removing all other content within the service definition:
{
"displayField" : "Incident_Name"
}
And click Update Layer Definition

This was successful for me this year.

Good luck!
@AlixVezina can you confirm that this workflow mentioned in the Tech Support article is no longer valid since it does not work for us any longer? Thank you
https://support.esri.com/en-us/knowledge-base/how-to-change-display-field-using-arcgis-server-service-000029884

Re: Experience Builder edit widget header not editable

FonPunnakanta — Fri, 23 May 2025 13:10:14 GMT

Good morning!

If you don't mind verifying your process, when you said removing all other content within the service definition. Is it just the section where displayField is currently located, or entire info of the service definition? Mine seem to have a lot of info in it.

Re: Experience Builder edit widget header not editable

KatieHansen_NIFCAdmin — Fri, 23 May 2025 20:59:38 GMT

When you are updating the Service Definition, if you clear out the entire definition content box and then only add in what you want to update (which is the field that you want to be the header), literally just this:

{
"displayField" : "your_field_name_here"
}

and click Update Service Definition button, it will only update that specific piece of the layer's SD.

Re: Experience Builder edit widget header not editable

mattCSimon1 — Wed, 28 May 2025 20:30:09 GMT

Thanks Katie! I think there's some confusion with the instructions since they direct you to search for displayField and the first instance of that is in the UpdateDefinition section. Changing it there doesn't work but changing the displayField in the next section (as the instructions show) and then changing the lastEditDate DID work so kuddos!

Re: Experience Builder edit widget header not editable

TrafficOpsGIS — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:04:41 GMT

An extreme workaround for what should be a simple solution. Why does the edit widget expose the service display field lol.