topic Re: New field not visible by default in ArcGIS Online Questions

New field not visible by default

KatyAppleton1 — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 12:17:40 GMT

When adding a new field to a table in ArcGIS Online, the new field does not appear in view by default - you have to go to Show/Hide Fields and turn it on. I think this may have changed recently as I am sure it used to default to visible. Generally I am adding a field because I want to do something with it, so I need to see it!

Re: New field not visible by default

KellyGerrow — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 18:08:09 GMT

Hi Katy,

Are you adding the filed to a hosted feature layer view or a primary hosted feature layer?

Has a Pop-Up configuration been saved to the layer?

A Usability Bug has been logged in regards to this issue. Feel free to contact Tech support to be added for tracking: BUG-000110205: Fields added to data in ArcGIS Online are hidden by ..

-Kelly

Re: New field not visible by default

KellyGerrow — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 18:27:11 GMT

This is scheduled to be fixed in the next release of ArcGIS Online.

Re: New field not visible by default

KatyAppleton1 — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 10:07:08 GMT

Thank you Kelly. I am sorry I did not get to reply to this before the festive break. I was adding the field to a primary hosted feature layer with no pop-up configuration. But it sounds like it's all on track now - thanks again.

Re: New field not visible by default

Don_Barker — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 15:51:53 GMT

This is still the default. Incredibly.

Re: New field not visible by default

KatyAppleton1 — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 12:23:00 GMT

Yes, looks like it is. ESRI, what happened to the "next release" fix? Kelly Gerrow‌

Re: New field not visible by default

MichaelVolz — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 13:02:16 GMT

Are you using the current version of AGOL which I believe is 6.2?

I used the following syntax to get this information:

http://%youragolorg%.maps.arcgis.com/sharing/rest?f=json

I gathered this information from:

Does ArcGIS Online have version number? - Geographic Information Systems Stack Exchange

Re: New field not visible by default

KatyAppleton1 — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 13:27:55 GMT

I'm using whatever is delivered when I sign in at arcgis.com, but yes, it is 6.2.

Re: New field not visible by default

MichaelVolz — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 13:30:59 GMT

It appears then that the ESRI documentation for that bug is incorrect as it states that it is fixed at version 6.1, unless of course 6.2 broke this fix from 6.1.

Re: New field not visible by default

KellyGerrow — Wed, 22 Aug 2018 18:14:37 GMT

Hi Michael,

It is not possible to add a field to a view layer. If you want to add a new field, you need to add it to the source feature layer, where it will be visible and then update the view definition to make it visible in dependent hosted feature layer views. This way, newly added field data does not unintentionally flow into all dependent feature layer views.

The bug was addressed for the source feature layer views. This requirement is outlined in the documentation here:

Add or delete a field—ArcGIS Online Help | ArcGIS

Let us know if you have questions,

-Kelly

Re: New field not visible by default

KatyAppleton1 — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 08:38:01 GMT

Kelly, I don't think that is the issue. The point is that when you do add a field (to a hosted feature layer), you cannot immediately see it in the attribute table but have to manually enable display of the new field. Display of the new field should be automatic since you are generally adding a field in order to do something with it (e.g. calculate a value), and in any case it provides the user with reassurance that the field has been successfully added.

Your earlier reply indicated that this was being fixed, but the behaviour still exists. Michael was commenting on this fact.

Please can you clarify when this will be fixed? It seems like a straightforward thing.

Re: New field not visible by default

KellyGerrow — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 17:21:57 GMT

Yes this issue is resolved. I just tested this through the data tab and the table in map viewer and new fields appear immediately in the table after adding the new field.

It sounds like you are still running into the issue.

Can you share the steps that you are currently following that displays the error?

What is the field type that you are adding? string, interval, double, date?

How did you publish the feature layer? file? ArcGIS Pro? empty feature service?

Thanks,

Kelly

Re: New field not visible by default

KatyAppleton1 — Fri, 24 Aug 2018 08:59:40 GMT

We must be misunderstanding each other somewhere! My steps:

New map
Add a hosted feature layer - one that I created myself within ArcGIS Online by saving Map Notes and publishing the layer
Open Attribute Table - I can just see the ObjectID field (ideally I would like to see all fields at this point, but that's a separate issue I guess)
Add Field (I added a String length 256 but can replicate this with any other type)
I get a popup that ArcGIS is saving the layer
After the popup, my attribute table view is unchanged. I can still only see the ObjectID. I would like to have the table show my new field without needing to go into Show/Hide Columns

Does that clarify? Thanks!

Katy

Re: New field not visible by default

KellyGerrow — Fri, 24 Aug 2018 16:50:13 GMT

Hi Katy,

This definitely helps clarify but I still can't reproduce the issue. I must be missing a small step. When you open the Attribute table, are you opening it in Map Viewer? Are you adding the new field to the point layer?

Do you add data to your feature layer prior to publishing? I see many fields when I add my field, so maybe this is where my workflow is different.

http://arcg.is/08SH0q

Have you tried to build a layer workflow for publishing empty hosted layers? We added this in the last release which removes a step from the publishing map notes workflow.

The process is outlined in this blog:

https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-online/announcements/creating-an-empty-feature-layer-for-data-collectio…

-Kelly

Re: New field not visible by default

alex_friant — Wed, 12 Sep 2018 22:57:11 GMT

If you want to add a new field, you need to add it to the source feature layer, where it will be visible and then update the view definition to make it visible in dependent hosted feature layer views.

Hi Kelly,

I'm currently attempting to this exact workflow, but despite the new field existing in the HFL, the new field is not a checkable option when trying to update the VL view definition. I'm forced to create an entirely new VL in order to see the new field. Is there currently any documentation that covers this particular workflow (i.e. Create new field in HFL, then make it available in pre-existing VL's based on that HFL)?

Thanks!

Re: New field not visible by default

KatyAppleton1 — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 08:25:08 GMT

OK, I have come back to this after a break - sorry for the silence. Having re-tested, I have found that I have two datasets produced from (different) Map Notes, one that works fine (all attributes visible in the table by default, new field also visible immediately) and one that doesn't (attributes exist but aren't shown by default, new field must also be enabled manually). I do not know what the differences are, they were created at different times and I do not have a detailed record of the workflow.

However, the new workflow in the blog looks like it will greatly simplify things and so I will update my classes to use that. Given that, I think it would be an inefficient use of time to try and troubleshoot the other anomalous dataset (unless you are super keen!)

Thanks for your perseverance, Kelly.

Katy

Re: New field not visible by default

Katie_Clark — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 18:44:21 GMT

So, I am still having this issue. In the data view tab of the feature layer item page, I click the triple bar "options" menu and add a field. However, whenever I view the table, I have to use the "show/hide columns" option to make these new fields viewable (this applies for any field that wasn't published with the original feature layer). I have to do this step every time that I view the data table.

Can you elaborate on what you did to resolve this? Or are you still having this issue? It seems that the bug that Esri logged is exactly the issue that I am still having, even though they have the bug marked as "resolved".

I am using ArcGIS Online 6.3

Thanks for any insight you can provide on this!

Re: New field not visible by default

KellyGerrow — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 22:32:38 GMT

Hi Katherine,

I'd suggest getting in touch with support so they can look into this issue in more detail. There was a bug but this has been resolved so you shouldn't be running into the issue. What are the specific steps that you are following to publish the feature layer and add the field.

Thanks,

Kelly

Re: New field not visible by default

Katie_Clark — Sat, 13 Oct 2018 01:29:50 GMT

Kelly,

The point feature layer that I was having trouble with is one that was published back in May, 2017. Just now I tested adding a new field with the same workflow to a point feature layer that I just published yesterday, and it worked fine! The new field remains visible in the data table without having to go to the "show/hide columns" option.

Thank you so much for your reply! It seems that the issue was specific to this particular layer, since it was published before the bug was fixed.

Cheers,

Katherine

Re: New field not visible by default

MichaelVolz — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 15:21:43 GMT

So does this mean that older feature layers published before the bug was fixed will exhibit this missing new field behavior? If so, does this mean that web maps and web apps using the old feature layer will need to be reconfigured as the old feature layer would need to be deleted and replaced by a new feature layer to work properly?