topic Subtypes vs Group Layers via Map Image Layer Service in ArcGIS Experience Builder Questions

Subtypes vs Group Layers via Map Image Layer Service

LindseyStone — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 20:10:21 GMT

I'm on Enterprise 11.3 and trying to convert some of my map from WebApp Builder to Experience Builder and running into a lot of compatibility issues.

First I had my maps that I published to my Portal 11.3 as Map image Layers set up with Subtype Layers. However, when doing this I noticed that the Map Layers widget, Search widget, and Table widget doesn't recognize anything within a Subtype Layer. So I tired another map, and have a Group Layers created in my Pro Project, then added individual layers with filters that represents each subtype. Now when I try this in Experience Builder, the above widgets work, but NOW it doesn't show my legend. But it shows the legend in the Subtype layers.

What are we expected to do if Subtype layers don't work with all widgets and Grouped Layers don't work with all widgets. Are we to have no grouping whatsoever in order for Experience Builder to work correctly?

Has anyone else seen this, or know when this is going to change. Is there a table or documentation of what each widget that works with subtypes or group layers?

Re: Subtypes vs Group Layers via Map Image Layer Service

Ke_Xu — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 07:53:57 GMT

Hi @LindseyStone,

First I had my maps that I published to my Portal 11.3 as Map image Layers set up with Subtype Layers. However, when doing this I noticed that the Map Layers widget, Search widget, and Table widget doesn't recognize anything within a Subtype Layer.

Currently the Map Layers widget, Search widget, and Table widget and other data centric widgets couldn't recognize the subtype layer created from map image service. Once the JS API team supports it, we will also support it.

You could track this issue ENH-000178727 Enabling support for subtype group layers from map service as custom search sources in the Search widget.

On Portal 11.4, subtype group layers created from feature service was supported in ArcGIS Experience Builder. The doc is here: https://doc.arcgis.com/en/experience-builder/11.4/build-apps/select-data.htm#ESRI_SECTION2_AEB6694F144B4705B7786475DE445C85

For the map centric and data centric widgets, some widgets have some limitations.

Only support subtype sublayer: Table, Feature Info, Chart, Editor, Query.

Other widgets like Filter, Select suppport subtype sublayer and subtype group layer.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Re: Subtypes vs Group Layers via Map Image Layer Service

Ke_Xu — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 08:00:03 GMT

So I tired another map, and have a Group Layers created in my Pro Project, then added individual layers with filters that represents each subtype. Now when I try this in Experience Builder, the above widgets work, but NOW it doesn't show my legend. But it shows the legend in the Subtype layers.

For the Subtypes vs Group Layers, I could see the legend for both.