topic Re: attribute alias in ArcGIS Online Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/attribute-alias/m-p/17573#M911 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>This is the configuration screen. Example is I wish to have the Field Alias Information_1 rather than NOTES_2 (which is the attribute field name) - This isn't coming through into the Editor window though.</P><P></P><P><IMG alt="Pic3.PNG" class="image-1 jive-image" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/174400_Pic3.PNG" style="width: 620px; height: 341px;" /></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 28 Jan 2016 13:37:14 GMT mikeatkinson 2016-01-28T13:37:14Z attribute alias https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/attribute-alias/m-p/17571#M909 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Trying to use the Edit widget in a Web Map App built through Builder.</P><P>Data is a zipped shapefile of attributed polygons uploaded to ArcGIS Online from which a Feaure Service has been created.</P><P></P><P>I can configure the Pop Up box to include attributes - with alternative (Alias) names manually in the configuration box. Interrogating features - the popup displays correctly. (Pic 1)</P><P></P><P>When however I open the Edit Widget - this displays fields with the Attribute Field names defined in the Feature Service. </P><P>Using the "Configure Attributes" tool - I can rename the Alias fields - (and turn off fields I don't need editors to see) however the changed Alias names are not displayed to users in the Editor Pop Up window - which defaults to the Feature Service names (Pic 2)</P><P></P><P>Am I missing something obvious......</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 28 Jan 2016 12:36:43 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/attribute-alias/m-p/17571#M909 mikeatkinson 2016-01-28T12:36:43Z Re: attribute alias https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/attribute-alias/m-p/17572#M910 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Can you post a screenshot of the Edit widget configuration dialog that you're using so we can see what you see?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 28 Jan 2016 13:20:24 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/attribute-alias/m-p/17572#M910 AdrianWelsh 2016-01-28T13:20:24Z Re: attribute alias https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/attribute-alias/m-p/17573#M911 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>This is the configuration screen. Example is I wish to have the Field Alias Information_1 rather than NOTES_2 (which is the attribute field name) - This isn't coming through into the Editor window though.</P><P></P><P><IMG alt="Pic3.PNG" class="image-1 jive-image" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/174400_Pic3.PNG" style="width: 620px; height: 341px;" /></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 28 Jan 2016 13:37:14 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/attribute-alias/m-p/17573#M911 mikeatkinson 2016-01-28T13:37:14Z Re: attribute alias https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/attribute-alias/m-p/17574#M912 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>hmmm, is there a way for you to share a screenshot of the Edit widget configuration to see if there is some kind of option there that needs to be looked at?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 28 Jan 2016 13:44:29 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/attribute-alias/m-p/17574#M912 AdrianWelsh 2016-01-28T13:44:29Z Re: attribute alias https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/attribute-alias/m-p/17575#M913 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Well - will you look at that. </P><P></P><P>I thought I had clicked everywhere possible but it turns out a double click on the Alias field in this configuration window allows you to Edit the Alias name field (it isn't obvious that that option is there....) </P><P>Renamed as required - re- saved the App - refreshed and......</P><P>..........all working.</P><P></P><P>I obviously just needed to ask someone <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":winking_face:">😉</span></P><P>Many thanks</P><P><IMG alt="Pic4.PNG" class="image-1 jive-image" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/174696_Pic4.PNG" style="width: 620px; height: 498px;" /></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 28 Jan 2016 14:46:04 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/attribute-alias/m-p/17575#M913 mikeatkinson 2016-01-28T14:46:04Z Re: attribute alias https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/attribute-alias/m-p/17576#M914 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Great! Glad to know it is working for you.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 28 Jan 2016 14:48:18 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/attribute-alias/m-p/17576#M914 AdrianWelsh 2016-01-28T14:48:18Z