topic Two different smart forms when adding features and editing features in ArcGIS Field Maps Questions

Two different smart forms when adding features and editing features

CorryneVincent — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 15:40:53 GMT

Hi!

Is their a way to create two different smart forms for different actions on one single hosted feature layer?

Could I have one smart form for when I edit attributes on a point and then have a different form for when I add a new point to that same layer? From what I tested, it's not possible, but I might have missed something!

It could be awesome to do so as some restricted fields and conditionnal visibility shouldn't be the same for the two actions!

Re: Two different smart forms when adding features and editing features

RhettZufelt — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 16:38:36 GMT

If you add the same data into the web map twice, and set the forms differently, you can have this option.

Easiest to rename/symbolize each layer to make it more clear.

When you add a point, you select the add template, if you want to edit one, when you click on the point, select the edit one.

Re: Two different smart forms when adding features and editing features

Anonymous User — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 00:44:43 GMT

Today, the best way to do this is to duplicate the layer in the map and create two forms. If you need to support offline workflows, you should create a view layer and add at to the map as the second layer. There is a limitation where duplicate map layers cannot be taken offline - this works around that.

In the future, we are considering adding an Arcade "$editContext" global variable which will allow you to tailor your visibility logic based on if a feature is being created or updated. This way you could have a single form that behaves differently when collecting new data vs updating existing data.