idea Symbolize using arcade relationship class functions in ArcGIS Online Ideas

Symbolize using arcade relationship class functions

lmurrayADOT — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 23:45:00 GMT

It would help a lot to be able to build an arcade expression using the FeatureSetByRelationshipName or FeatureSetByRelationshipClass to reference a value in a separate table. The Join View option doesn't work well because if I want to make a schema change in the parent layer, I have to delete the join and then recreate it after the change, which creates a new feature service and causes me to recreate any layers and repair any maps I used that join in. The expression would run on the fly without having to create a separate layer.

Re: Symbolize using arcade relationship class functions

VenkataKondepati — Thu, 25 Dec 2025 19:10:45 GMT

Strong idea. Arcade already gives us FeatureSetByRelationshipName/Class, but the real gap is being able to use it cleanly in more places (pop-ups/labels/symbology) as a first-class “join-on-the-fly” pattern. Join Views are painful operationally—any schema tweak forces a rebuild and breaks downstream maps/apps because the service identity changes. If Arcade could reliably pull related-table values on demand (with good performance + caching/limits), it would reduce duplicate layers, simplify governance, and make schemas easier to evolve without collateral damage.

– Venkat

Re: Symbolize using arcade relationship class functions

AlfredBaldenweck — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 14:47:31 GMT

Getting featuresets in the visibility profile is a long-standing ask.