topic Re: How to add uploaded File GDB data to Arc Online map in ArcGIS Online Questions

How to add uploaded File GDB data to Arc Online map

BobBistrais — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 13:54:43 GMT

I uploaded a zipped File Geodatabase to ArcGIS Online. It uploaded successfully and it shows up in My Content. My intention was to add layers in the File GDB to an Arc Online map. But Arc Online won't let me do so. There is no option to add it to the ArcGIS Online map viewer, and it will not show up in a search when adding data. The only thing I can seem to do with the file GDB is download or delete it.

What am I missing here? It would seem logical that, if I can uplad my file GDB to Arc Online, I'd expect I can add that data to a map.

Re: How to add uploaded File GDB data to Arc Online map

TimWitt — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 14:03:37 GMT

Hey Bob,

with an organizational account, you can upload feature services (which honors domains from a gdb), which you can use in maps.

Open the MXD in which you have prepared your gdb layer with your symbology. Make sure only that layer is in your MXD.

1) Click on File -> Sign In... (Here you sign into your organizational account)
2) Click on File -> Share As -> Service -> Publish a service
3) As connection choose My Hosted Services (My Account) and as service name use what you want the layer to be called.
4) Under the capabilities tab uncheck "Tiled Mapping" and check "Feature Access"
5) Fill out the Item Description tab
6) Under sharing you can check who is able to see it once published
7) Click Publish in the upper right corner and it will soon show up in your "My Content" on ArcGIS Online

Now you can use those feature services in your maps.

You can do this for each file in you gdb.

Hope this helps!

Tim

Re: How to add uploaded File GDB data to Arc Online map

BobBistrais — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:15:22 GMT

Hi Tim,

Yes, that works. Thanks!

Although that gets the job done, I would still like some explanation as to why Arc Online will let you upload a File GDB, but you can't map it directly.

Bob Bistrais, GISP
Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems
Augusta, ME

Re: How to add uploaded File GDB data to Arc Online map

TimWitt — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:54:04 GMT

Bob,

they stated it will be able to be used in the future. Right now all you can do is upload it to your content, which allows you to share it with other users (not in maps yet though).

Tim

Re: How to add uploaded File GDB data to Arc Online map

AynurKaratayeva — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 06:11:22 GMT

Hi Tim,
I have the same situation with Bob. I have sign in the mxd file as you advised, but couldn't find how to do the next step. There is no any Click on File -> Share As -> Service -> Publish a service. What can I miss? Thank you in advance

Re: How to add uploaded File GDB data to Arc Online map

TimWitt — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 11:16:24 GMT

Aynur,

what version of ArcGIS Desktop are you using?

Tim

Re: How to add uploaded File GDB data to Arc Online map

AynurKaratayeva — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 11:47:44 GMT

Tim,

I am working on ArcGIS Desktop 10.

Aynur

Re: How to add uploaded File GDB data to Arc Online map

AndrewThurlow — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 07:37:41 GMT

Hi Guys,

Am I missing something obvious? You can upload a file geodatase (with domains ect) but you cant add it to a map? what would be the point then? Can you achieve this using 10.1 or do you have to be running 10.2?
Is there not another way of uploading a gdb and creating an online map? Or can you only upload shapefiles?

Many Thanks!

Re: How to add uploaded File GDB data to Arc Online map

JordanRogers — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 19:23:48 GMT

You can now upload a geodatabase and share it as a service, which allows you to view the data on the map. The problem I am experiencing now is that the service generated from the uploaded geodatabase does not honor the geodatabase domains... Does anyone have a solution for this?

I guess this is not an issue for users at 10.1 and beyond as they can simply 'share as' from ArcDesktop. Unfortunately I am working with 10.0.

Thanks in advance,

Jordan

Re: How to add uploaded File GDB data to Arc Online map

KathleenWallis — Tue, 12 Jul 2016 19:17:07 GMT

Has there been any update on this? Now that we have 10.3 and even 10.4 does anyone know if you can publish from a
file GDB that in on your server?

Thanks - Katy

Re: How to add uploaded File GDB data to Arc Online map

AmeliaNewsam — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 18:26:47 GMT

I am trying to do this from ArcGIS Pro. I have a file geodatabase with a raster and a feature class in it. I would like to use both in my AGOL map. At the moment I have not been successful in uploading it - I get the error message "Invalid url". Theoretically, should I be able to upload this file and use the raster and feature class individually?

Re: How to add uploaded File GDB data to Arc Online map

AmeliaNewsam — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 18:56:51 GMT

OK, I figured out one problem - I zipped a folder rather than individual files. However, I still can't upload it. It just says "There was an error."

Re: How to add uploaded File GDB data to Arc Online map

AmeliaNewsam — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 19:44:11 GMT

Tried sharing as web map, and that worked. Although it first gave me error messages that my layer projections didn't match the service layer, so I removed the basemap, but that wasn't allowed, so I added one back in and then I was able to successfully share it to AGOL. Weird, because the projections still didn't match. I feel like I will always just be feeling around in a dark room trying to figure this stuff out.