idea Provide option to retain previous version of ArcGIS Online within organizational account in ArcGIS Online Ideas https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/provide-option-to-retain-previous-version-of/idi-p/937491 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY>Deployment procedures for ArcGIS Online are very different from deployment procedures for ArcGIS Desktop, Server, etc. &nbsp;ESRI comes out with an update to ArcGIS Online and it affects every organization. &nbsp;We do not have any ability to test the platform for conformity with our settings/desired outcomes before it is released. &nbsp;2 out of the past 3 updates to ArcGIS Online have created serious issues with our user experience and have left us scrambling to react to the changes. &nbsp;ESRI should have a setting that allows the administrator of an organization to choose when to apply the update to the site. &nbsp;Updates to ArcGIS Online are frequent, so I understand maybe only allowing an organization 3-6 months to remain at a specified release before being pushed to the next release. &nbsp;ESRI must grant the ArcGIS Online for Orgnaizations administrators the ability to check for compatibility with their exisiting use scenarios. <!-- content transformation source ID: 087E00000005Fof --> </BODY></HTML> Wed, 03 Sep 2014 20:56:36 GMT HeathBrackett1 2014-09-03T20:56:36Z Provide option to retain previous version of ArcGIS Online within organizational account https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/provide-option-to-retain-previous-version-of/idi-p/937491 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY>Deployment procedures for ArcGIS Online are very different from deployment procedures for ArcGIS Desktop, Server, etc. &nbsp;ESRI comes out with an update to ArcGIS Online and it affects every organization. &nbsp;We do not have any ability to test the platform for conformity with our settings/desired outcomes before it is released. &nbsp;2 out of the past 3 updates to ArcGIS Online have created serious issues with our user experience and have left us scrambling to react to the changes. &nbsp;ESRI should have a setting that allows the administrator of an organization to choose when to apply the update to the site. &nbsp;Updates to ArcGIS Online are frequent, so I understand maybe only allowing an organization 3-6 months to remain at a specified release before being pushed to the next release. &nbsp;ESRI must grant the ArcGIS Online for Orgnaizations administrators the ability to check for compatibility with their exisiting use scenarios. <!-- content transformation source ID: 087E00000005Fof --> </BODY></HTML> Wed, 03 Sep 2014 20:56:36 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/provide-option-to-retain-previous-version-of/idi-p/937491 HeathBrackett1 2014-09-03T20:56:36Z Re: Provide option to retain previous version of ArcGIS Online within organizational account - Status changed to: Closed https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/provide-option-to-retain-previous-version-of/idc-p/1644823#M13117 Fri, 22 Aug 2025 18:56:17 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/provide-option-to-retain-previous-version-of/idc-p/1644823#M13117 ScottBall 2025-08-22T18:56:17Z