topic Map viewer - Group layers and sub group/Inception layers in ArcGIS Online Questions

Map viewer - Group layers and sub group/Inception layers

CatherineMcIlwraith — Wed, 16 Jun 2021 09:04:20 GMT

Does anyone know when sub-groups/Inception layers will be supported in Map viewer?

In this blog post under 'What comes next', it says that upcoming capabilities include "Enabling you to create groups of Group Layers (Inception layers)"

(https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-online/mapping/try-out-layer-groups-with-map-viewer-beta/)

If this feature is not due soon, does anyone know of a workaround to include sub-groups within groups in Map viewer?

Many thanks.

Re: Map viewer - Group layers and sub group/Inception layers

RussRoberts — Wed, 16 Jun 2021 12:36:58 GMT

This is currently not planned for an upcoming release but you and publish group layers with sub group layers from ArcGIS Pro today.

Re: Map viewer - Group layers and sub group/Inception layers

CatherineMcIlwraith — Wed, 16 Jun 2021 13:32:00 GMT

Hi. Thanks for the reply. Is there no way of accomplishing this with the content I already have published in AGOL? Or is the only option to republish all my required layers (in their groups and sub-groups) from Pro?

Re: Map viewer - Group layers and sub group/Inception layers

RussRoberts — Wed, 16 Jun 2021 13:43:58 GMT

You can open the current web map in ArcGIS Pro and add group layers and then save the web map

https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/get-started/share-a-webmap.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_B484CE84983E470292B8C8C7355A8946

https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/sharing/overview/save-a-web-map.htm

Re: Map viewer - Group layers and sub group/Inception layers

RachelS — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 11:53:53 GMT

Has anyone tried this successfully?

I've just brought in my webmap to ArcPro, created a group then saved the web map. But when I view the web map in Portal it has ungrouped the layers.

Thanks

Rachel

Re: Map viewer - Group layers and sub group/Inception layers

RussRoberts — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 14:01:06 GMT

Are you using New Map Viewer to view the web map? Group layers are not supported in Classic Map Viewer.

Re: Map viewer - Group layers and sub group/Inception layers

RachelS — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 14:08:18 GMT

A quick search and I think the New Map Viewer is only available from version 10.9.1 of Enterprise. I'm still on 10.7.1 here, I'll have to wait until I upgrade and check again. Thanks for coming back to me.

It'll make things so much easier to create groups in a web map.

Re: Map viewer - Group layers and sub group/Inception layers

RussRoberts — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 15:00:02 GMT

Some questions to help us out on the development side 🙂

What are you using them for?

how many group layers are you using and are you using nested group layers?

Re: Map viewer - Group layers and sub group/Inception layers

RachelS — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 16:23:52 GMT

I would often use it to display previous years data. So I may have a list of layers for 2022, then I'll have a group called 2021 data and add the layers in there filtered for that year, incase users need to go back to check.

Or just grouping categories of data layers together to keep a web app with lots of layers tidy.

I'm trying to work around it by publishing Map Image layers for groups then adding these in to a web map but then there are restrictions with ordering the groups with hosted feature layers. Its minefield. Wish it was as simple when I used to use AGOL. Portal and groups is so cumbersome. Hopefully this will improve with the new versions.

As for nested groups, if you mean groups within groups, this does happen from time to time but I try to avoid it.

Rachel

Re: Map viewer - Group layers and sub group/Inception layers

RachelS — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 12:39:46 GMT

Hi @RussRoberts

Can I just check that you can definitely create groups of layers in the webmap that have been published to Portal in ArcPro in Enterprise 10.9.1? I just don't see any reference to creating a group of layers in the links.

I'm trying to update a webmap I have for users that has groups of layers published as a map image layer. However I'm trying to update it by adding in some hosted feature layers within the groups, but these don't appear once published. So I'm back to not being able to create the groups.

I'll push to upgrade to Enterprise 10.9.1 if this resolves it.

Thanks

Rachel

Re: Map viewer - Group layers and sub group/Inception layers

RussRoberts — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 13:35:26 GMT

Yup 10.9.1 Will have New Map Viewer included out of beta: https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/announcements/announcements/whats-new-in-arcgis-enterprise-10-9-1/

The version of Pro I believe needs to be at least 2.7

Re: Map viewer - Group layers and sub group/Inception layers

RachelS — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 14:11:13 GMT

That's great, thanks for the link Russell.