topic How to limit attribute editing in Map Viewer? in ArcGIS Online Questions

How to limit attribute editing in Map Viewer?

DiegoGaray — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 21:54:29 GMT

Good morning, I'm developing a viewer using Map Viewer. The problem I've encountered is that anyone querying the attribute table can modify its contents.

How can I configure the data to be query-only? I've noticed that, in some cases, a lock icon appears on each column when the data is protected, but I don't know how to activate this option.

Re: How to limit attribute editing in Map Viewer?

EmilyGeo — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 22:20:30 GMT

Hi Diego,

If you want to turn off Editing for the layer in that map, you can do the following:

Select the layer
Open Properties
Go to the Editing section
Toggle Enable editing to the off position

If you want to turn off Editing for that layer in all maps, you'll need to change the Editing settings for the layer.

Best, Emily