idea Custom AGO Role For Creating Tile Layer from Uploaded TPK in ArcGIS Online Ideas

Custom AGO Role For Creating Tile Layer from Uploaded TPK

MichaelKnapp — Wed, 21 Sep 2016 23:15:04 GMT

Right now, an ArcGIS Online administrator can create custom roles that prevent users from being able to generate a Tile Layer. This is good because it prevents inexperienced users from inadvertently using a load of credits by generating a large number of tiles directly in ArcGIS Online.

However, a Desktop user can now generate a tile package offline, then push it to a Tile Layer in ArcGIS Online without using credits for tile generation (because the tiles are generated locally). But, if an administrator has limited an AGO user so they cannot generate a Tile Layer, then these users can push the tile package to Online but they cannot create the needed Tile Layer.

It would be nice if there was a role that allowed users to NOT generate tiles directly in ArcGIS Online, but still allowed them to publish a Tile Layer from an uploaded tile package.

Re: Custom AGO Role For Creating Tile Layer from Uploaded TPK

MegHoole1 — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 21:31:39 GMT

Great idea to add a privilege that allows users to publish a tile layer from a tile package.

Our workaround to allow this while minimizing users ability to burn credits by accidently publishing a tile service in ArcMap or AGO, is to use credit allocation. Credit allocation has no impact on data storage. We allocate each user only 1 credit, and give them the privilege to publish tile layers....and we educate users on the preferred workflow to publish a tile layer from a tile package.

Re: Custom AGO Role For Creating Tile Layer from Uploaded TPK

MichaelKnapp — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 21:36:13 GMT

Thanks for the comment.... that is a very nice workaround!