https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/access-based-content-layer-enumeration/idi-p/1695354 <P>An option would be helpful for embedded content (layers included in maps, for example) to toggle between the existing behavior of requiring a user to log in whenever content is beyond the user's current access level, and a way of simply "ignoring" any content that does not match that user's access level.&nbsp;</P><P>Example ideal workflow:</P><P>An application exists, using a web map containing layers with multiple levels of sharing enabled.&nbsp; Some layers are acceptable for public sharing and some are restricted to the organization and/or group level.&nbsp; Enable a proposed option to ignore content for which the user does not have access and continue to load the application.&nbsp; The advantage is to be able to serve a single app and web map for multiple types of users; without having to expand maintenance complexity for the application where the theme remains constant.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>For our specific workflow, this could be simplified to ignore all content that requires a login (not set to "public"). However, I imagine others might want to additionally leverage groups as a part of their strategy which is why I described it more broadly as the 'user not having the required access.'</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Current (not ideal) workflow:</P><P>Create two web maps, one containing only public layers and another for privileged access.&nbsp; Create two Instant apps, one for each web map.&nbsp; Maintain all duplicate content in parallel.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P> Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:36:44 GMT KennyLohr1 2026-04-09T16:36:44Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/access-based-content-layer-enumeration/idi-p/1695354 <P>An option would be helpful for embedded content (layers included in maps, for example) to toggle between the existing behavior of requiring a user to log in whenever content is beyond the user's current access level, and a way of simply "ignoring" any content that does not match that user's access level.&nbsp;</P><P>Example ideal workflow:</P><P>An application exists, using a web map containing layers with multiple levels of sharing enabled.&nbsp; Some layers are acceptable for public sharing and some are restricted to the organization and/or group level.&nbsp; Enable a proposed option to ignore content for which the user does not have access and continue to load the application.&nbsp; The advantage is to be able to serve a single app and web map for multiple types of users; without having to expand maintenance complexity for the application where the theme remains constant.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>For our specific workflow, this could be simplified to ignore all content that requires a login (not set to "public"). However, I imagine others might want to additionally leverage groups as a part of their strategy which is why I described it more broadly as the 'user not having the required access.'</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Current (not ideal) workflow:</P><P>Create two web maps, one containing only public layers and another for privileged access.&nbsp; Create two Instant apps, one for each web map.&nbsp; Maintain all duplicate content in parallel.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P> Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:36:44 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/access-based-content-layer-enumeration/idi-p/1695354 KennyLohr1 2026-04-09T16:36:44Z