https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/allow-creation-publishing-of-web-tool-without/idi-p/1649798 <P>Currently when creating a custom Web Tool in ArcGIS Online via a Notebook you set a parameter and that parameter must have a default value or you cannot publish the tool for use (highlighted in image below - default should be optional, not required).</P><P>This is a bit ridiculous. I want users to be able to select a Point Feature Layer to feed into the tool not have one set for them and then they click run by accident on the default.&nbsp;</P><P>Sure, make the parameter required. But a default required for every parameter is not a good user experience whatsoever. Default parameters should be options.</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Clubdebambos_0-1757610486780.png" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/140265i0767C172A07C800A/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Clubdebambos_0-1757610486780.png" alt="Clubdebambos_0-1757610486780.png" /><span class="lia-inline-image-caption" onclick="event.preventDefault();">Clubdebambos_0-1757610486780.png</span></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Cheers,</P><P>Glen</P> Thu, 11 Sep 2025 17:09:06 GMT Clubdebambos 2025-09-11T17:09:06Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/allow-creation-publishing-of-web-tool-without/idi-p/1649798 <P>Currently when creating a custom Web Tool in ArcGIS Online via a Notebook you set a parameter and that parameter must have a default value or you cannot publish the tool for use (highlighted in image below - default should be optional, not required).</P><P>This is a bit ridiculous. I want users to be able to select a Point Feature Layer to feed into the tool not have one set for them and then they click run by accident on the default.&nbsp;</P><P>Sure, make the parameter required. But a default required for every parameter is not a good user experience whatsoever. Default parameters should be options.</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Clubdebambos_0-1757610486780.png" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/140265i0767C172A07C800A/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Clubdebambos_0-1757610486780.png" alt="Clubdebambos_0-1757610486780.png" /><span class="lia-inline-image-caption" onclick="event.preventDefault();">Clubdebambos_0-1757610486780.png</span></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Cheers,</P><P>Glen</P> Thu, 11 Sep 2025 17:09:06 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/allow-creation-publishing-of-web-tool-without/idi-p/1649798 Clubdebambos 2025-09-11T17:09:06Z