topic Re: Deleted service definition in ArcGIS Online Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/deleted-service-definition/m-p/486128#M24395 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P></P><P>There isn't a way to re-add an SD file so you can overwrite the source Feature service. You can publish a layer and maintain editor tracking through the REST API. Check out these previous discussions with a method on how to maintain editor tracking:</P><P></P><P><A href="https://community.esri.com/message/657034-publishing-to-agol-overwrites-editor-tracking-data?sr=search&amp;searchId=89928ca1-3cb5-421f-b7bd-08d711623d4b&amp;searchIndex=0">https://community.esri.com/message/657034-publishing-to-agol-overwrites-editor-tracking-data?sr=search&amp;searchId=89928ca1-3cb5-421f-b7bd-08d711623d4b&amp;searchIndex=0</A>‌</P><P></P><P>-Kelly</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 29 Jan 2018 22:57:10 GMT KellyGerrow 2018-01-29T22:57:10Z Deleted service definition https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/deleted-service-definition/m-p/486127#M24394 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I accidentally deleted the service definition for one of my hosted feture layers in AGOL. Now I can't overwrite the service. I have tried exporting the feature layer and republishing it, the only problem is that I lose the editor and creation tracking records. Is there a&nbsp;way to avoid this?</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 29 Jan 2018 09:35:42 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/deleted-service-definition/m-p/486127#M24394 RagnhildTveit 2018-01-29T09:35:42Z Re: Deleted service definition https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/deleted-service-definition/m-p/486128#M24395 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P></P><P>There isn't a way to re-add an SD file so you can overwrite the source Feature service. You can publish a layer and maintain editor tracking through the REST API. Check out these previous discussions with a method on how to maintain editor tracking:</P><P></P><P><A href="https://community.esri.com/message/657034-publishing-to-agol-overwrites-editor-tracking-data?sr=search&amp;searchId=89928ca1-3cb5-421f-b7bd-08d711623d4b&amp;searchIndex=0">https://community.esri.com/message/657034-publishing-to-agol-overwrites-editor-tracking-data?sr=search&amp;searchId=89928ca1-3cb5-421f-b7bd-08d711623d4b&amp;searchIndex=0</A>‌</P><P></P><P>-Kelly</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 29 Jan 2018 22:57:10 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/deleted-service-definition/m-p/486128#M24395 KellyGerrow 2018-01-29T22:57:10Z