Allow pipeline and notebook refresh intervals shorter than 15 minutes (e.g., 5 minutes or less)

VictorJacobs — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 00:21:17 GMT

Description

Currently, the minimum refresh interval for pipelines and notebooks in ArcGIS is 15 minutes. In many real-time or near-real-time use cases, this interval is too long.

For example, when monitoring live incident data, hazard feeds, IoT devices, or operational dashboards used by emergency services and schools, having updates every 5 minutes (or even shorter if technically feasible) would make the system much more effective.

Why this matters:

Critical decision-making often relies on data freshness. A 15-minute gap may mean missed opportunities for action.
Other platforms allow more granular scheduling, so reducing the minimum interval would align ArcGIS with user expectations for “live” data.
Even if shorter refreshes incur higher compute costs, giving administrators the flexibility to choose is valuable. They can balance performance, cost, and operational needs.

Suggested improvement:

Reduce the minimum allowed refresh interval from 15 minutes to at least 5 minutes.
Ideally, provide flexibility to set custom intervals (e.g., every 1–5 minutes) depending on system performance and licensing.

This change would significantly improve ArcGIS usability for real-time dashboards, incident monitoring, and any workflows requiring near-live data feeds.

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Allow pipeline and notebook refresh intervals shorter than 15 minutes (e.g., 5 minutes or less)