topic Publishing a layer with hidden fields to AGOL does not work consistently in ArcGIS Online Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/publishing-a-layer-with-hidden-fields-to-agol-does/m-p/618516#M30824 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><IMG class="image-1 jive-image" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/329437_pastedImage_1.jpg" style="width: 620px; height: 443px;" /></P><P style="background-color: #ffffff; border: 0px;">I found this reference to hidden fields (see #2 in the screen capture above). &nbsp;It is from over 2 years ago. &nbsp;I have published several dozen layers&nbsp;from Desktop ArcMap to AGOL to make available to Open Data. &nbsp;Upon further review, I have found that hiding fields does not always work... sometimes it does, other times, not. &nbsp;In fact, I found at least one example within one published layer where some of the hidden fields remained hidden and at least one did not. &nbsp;All fields that show in AGOL are passed to Open Data; my problem is the initial publishing from ArcMap to AGOL. &nbsp;As far as I know, any field name aliases are correctly published.</P><P style="background-color: #ffffff; border: 0px;">&nbsp;</P><P style="background-color: #ffffff; border: 0px;">Any insight to solve this issue would be appreciated.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 24 Feb 2017 20:30:01 GMT KirkNordyke 2017-02-24T20:30:01Z Publishing a layer with hidden fields to AGOL does not work consistently https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/publishing-a-layer-with-hidden-fields-to-agol-does/m-p/618516#M30824 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><IMG class="image-1 jive-image" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/329437_pastedImage_1.jpg" style="width: 620px; height: 443px;" /></P><P style="background-color: #ffffff; border: 0px;">I found this reference to hidden fields (see #2 in the screen capture above). &nbsp;It is from over 2 years ago. &nbsp;I have published several dozen layers&nbsp;from Desktop ArcMap to AGOL to make available to Open Data. &nbsp;Upon further review, I have found that hiding fields does not always work... sometimes it does, other times, not. &nbsp;In fact, I found at least one example within one published layer where some of the hidden fields remained hidden and at least one did not. &nbsp;All fields that show in AGOL are passed to Open Data; my problem is the initial publishing from ArcMap to AGOL. &nbsp;As far as I know, any field name aliases are correctly published.</P><P style="background-color: #ffffff; border: 0px;">&nbsp;</P><P style="background-color: #ffffff; border: 0px;">Any insight to solve this issue would be appreciated.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 24 Feb 2017 20:30:01 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/publishing-a-layer-with-hidden-fields-to-agol-does/m-p/618516#M30824 KirkNordyke 2017-02-24T20:30:01Z Re: Publishing a layer with hidden fields to AGOL does not work consistently https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/publishing-a-layer-with-hidden-fields-to-agol-does/m-p/618517#M30825 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Kirk,</P><P></P><P>I suggest contacting technical support so they can help narrow down the issue and see if there is a bug as it is happening inconsistently.</P><P></P><P>-Kelly</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 27 Feb 2017 20:41:42 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/publishing-a-layer-with-hidden-fields-to-agol-does/m-p/618517#M30825 KellyGerrow 2017-02-27T20:41:42Z