https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/allow-users-to-overwrite-calculated-expressions-in/idi-p/1539104 <P>Currently, you can use Forms in web map viewer to auto-populate fields, which is very slick and works great.</P><P>However, if you use a calculated expression to, say add today's date to a field, the user cannot override that date entry to enter something different.</P><P>Yes, there are a number of workarounds for this, but they have annoying downsides.&nbsp; <A href="https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-blog/how-to-override-values-for-fields-with-calculated/ba-p/1399286" target="_self">This article</A> suggests adding an additional "Change Date?" field, which when toggled uses logic to allow editing a field that was previously locked because it was using Calculated Expressions.&nbsp; This works, yes, but now we have to manage this new field - values must be reset after each use to reapply the calculated expression.&nbsp; This is not ideal, and further, adding schema just for a simple override is also not ideal.</P><P>Can we just build functionality that allows users to update a field with Calculated Expressions?&nbsp; Like how default values are used, generally?</P><P>There is <A href="https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-field-maps-questions/calculated-value-override-overwrite/m-p/1284225" target="_self">another Idea</A> which is marked as Solved, but it is not solved, as it uses another workaround of adding fields instead of addressing the actual issue.</P> Mon, 16 Sep 2024 19:32:02 GMT ChristopherJStrong 2024-09-16T19:32:02Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/allow-users-to-overwrite-calculated-expressions-in/idi-p/1539104 <P>Currently, you can use Forms in web map viewer to auto-populate fields, which is very slick and works great.</P><P>However, if you use a calculated expression to, say add today's date to a field, the user cannot override that date entry to enter something different.</P><P>Yes, there are a number of workarounds for this, but they have annoying downsides.&nbsp; <A href="https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-blog/how-to-override-values-for-fields-with-calculated/ba-p/1399286" target="_self">This article</A> suggests adding an additional "Change Date?" field, which when toggled uses logic to allow editing a field that was previously locked because it was using Calculated Expressions.&nbsp; This works, yes, but now we have to manage this new field - values must be reset after each use to reapply the calculated expression.&nbsp; This is not ideal, and further, adding schema just for a simple override is also not ideal.</P><P>Can we just build functionality that allows users to update a field with Calculated Expressions?&nbsp; Like how default values are used, generally?</P><P>There is <A href="https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-field-maps-questions/calculated-value-override-overwrite/m-p/1284225" target="_self">another Idea</A> which is marked as Solved, but it is not solved, as it uses another workaround of adding fields instead of addressing the actual issue.</P> Mon, 16 Sep 2024 19:32:02 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/allow-users-to-overwrite-calculated-expressions-in/idi-p/1539104 ChristopherJStrong 2024-09-16T19:32:02Z