topic Allow different edit capibilites based on user in ArcGIS Online Questions

Allow different edit capibilites based on user

mikaël — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 19:57:22 GMT

In my organization, we have a couple of field agents that all have Data Editor role and all are Mobile Worker as user type.

Adding and editing capabilities are set on a specific feature layer for all of them.

I wish that only one of them could be able to delete some entities.

Is this possible?

Thanks!

Re: Allow different edit capibilites based on user

MobiusSnake — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 21:38:04 GMT

You'll want to use hosted feature layer views for this.

Create one view with add/update/delete enabled and share it with the user who gets full privileges.
Create a second view with only add/update enabled and share it with the other users.

Re: Allow different edit capibilites based on user

mikaël — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 15:12:52 GMT

Is there any benefit of creating 2 views instead of for example giving add/update/delete rights to the user on the source feature layer and creating a view with add/update for other users?

Thanks!

Re: Allow different edit capibilites based on user

MobiusSnake — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 16:08:17 GMT

The majority of the time not really (that I'm aware of), but views provide a little more future-proofing. Let's say down the road you wanted to disable updates to one specific field or disable geometry updates or something like that, using the view leaves that option open for you. If you give a user access to the source layer and they build maps/apps with it, then you want to change their access in some way and provide them with a view, they have to swap layers out of all their maps/apps/etc., it's a major hassle.

Re: Allow different edit capibilites based on user

mikaël — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 16:40:47 GMT

Great info.
Thank you!