idea Turn off notifications permanently in ArcGIS Pro Ideas

Turn off notifications permanently

GregFiske — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 19:30:43 GMT

Create an option for users to turn off notifications permanently.

Re: Turn off notifications permanently

RichardDaniels — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 19:39:42 GMT

Or they could just allow you to un-check 'Allow notifications' which would make sense since they are using check marks instead of radio buttons.

Re: Turn off notifications permanently

GregFiske — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 19:43:02 GMT

Even better!

Re: Turn off notifications permanently

KoryKramer — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 13:02:18 GMT

Thank you for submitting this idea @GregFiske For you and others voting on this, we're curious if there are particular types of notifications or a particular situation that prompted you to submit this idea. For example, importing a map generates a notification but there are also notifications when an update is available. Is every notification equal to you and you simply never want to see a notification for anything, or is there a specific situation that is annoying and you would like to disable that permanently while allowing other types of notifications?

Having some additional details around will help the development teams understand how this could be approached.

Thank you

Re: Turn off notifications permanently

GregFiske — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 13:54:38 GMT

Thank you for investigating, Kory. I don't think every notification is equal. The main notification that prompted my request is 'Transformation Warning'. I have some Pro projects that sit and run through many dozens of these notifications before they become responsive to the user. I am aware of these transformation issues and I think it would be great if we could silence this type notification. Ultimately, I'd like the control to choose which type of notifications to see -- if possible.

Best regards,

Re: Turn off notifications permanently

KoryKramer — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 14:28:26 GMT

Thanks for the details @GregFiske The transformation warning can be turned off https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/mapping/properties/default-settings-for-new-maps-and-scenes.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_82C6D41F3F7E40B5B5014C93E4A2F8EC

Does that work for your specific situation?

As for the idea, given the clarification that you have provided, could you update the title and description to more accurately reflect that the request is to not permanently disable all notifications - and rather to allow the user "the control to choose which type of notifications to see." ?

Thanks!

Re: Turn off notifications permanently

GregFiske — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 15:00:44 GMT

Hi - the checkbox you highlighted appears to be turned off by default. On or off, it had no effect on my transformation warning notifications.

Curious what others think, but I think it would be useful to be able to use the software while all notifications are disabled rather than sifting through each notification type as it appears.

Thanks,

Re: Turn off notifications permanently

KoryKramer — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 12:37:56 GMT

I see - I read the warning more closely in the .gif that you provided above and it is saying that a transformation cannot be found, rather than that data added to a map has been automatically transformed, which appears to be what the options checkbox controls. I can pass this along to the development team, but can you share details about the coordinate system of the map and the coordinate system(s) of the data you're adding?

Oh, and one more question, what version of Pro are you using? I tried with different data for which no transformation is available and got the following message - but it isn't the same as what you're reporting. So the version of Pro and the map and data coordinate systems would be good to understand.

Thank you

Re: Turn off notifications permanently

KelleeKoenig1 — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:42:09 GMT

I'm in a similar situation--I appreciate knowing when there's a new version of Pro available (just updated to 2.8.3), but am getting weary of all the Transformation Warning pop-ups that appear with every project I open. Once they've all opened I'm able to disable notifications for the remainder of the session, but would prefer to disable that type of warning for a project after initially given.

Re: Turn off notifications permanently

KoryKramer — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 19:04:05 GMT

@KelleeKoenig1 out of curiosity are you getting the multiple, scrolling notifications like @GregFiske is showing in the .gif above from 8-30-21?

Re: Turn off notifications permanently

KelleeKoenig — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 19:14:55 GMT

Yes, usually about 3-5 notifications.

Re: Turn off notifications permanently

CarlinAndrus — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:27:48 GMT

Same issue in some of my Pro projects - when starting up I get multiple slow scrolling transformation warnings that take many seconds to appear/disappear when Pro is started ("A datum transformation cannot be found"). The warning notification also doesn't indicate which map is affected so it's not helpful. I don't mind the notification in the sidebar but I don't want the pop-ups to appear nor for it to slow down the startup process.

The warning I am receiving is for the lack of transformation between imagery I have in GCS_NAD83_1986 and NAD 1983.

Re: Turn off notifications permanently

BojanŠavrič — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 00:29:54 GMT

Hi @CarlinAndrus:

This may not be the exact point of this thread, but one way to address this issue is also correcting geographic coordinate system (GCS) definition in which your dataset is defined, GCS_NAD83_1986.

Original NAD 1983 GCS has many aliases that are used across the GIS community. One of them is probably also GCS_NAD83_1986, which is not in our database of synonyms. Therefore, software is treating this definition as a custom GCS, which does not have any predefined transformation to other GCS in the list of predefined GCS-es. The result is a missing transformation path and the warning.

One way to fix this is to use Define Projection tool and correct GCS definition of your dataset to NAD 1983. This will resolve the conflict and transformation will no longer be required in your case. You can do this once on the dataset and it will fix it for every map in the project if that map is using "fixed" dataset.

In case you cannot change GCS definition or you wish to keep it, you can also create a custom transformation between GCS_NAD83_1986 and NAD 1983. You can do this with Create Custom Geographic Transformation tool and providing appropriate transformation between your custom GCS of your data and GCS of your map.

I hope this helps...

Re: Turn off notifications permanently

KelleeKoenig — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 13:33:18 GMT

@BojanŠavrič that makes sense, but with over a dozen layers in my current project from various sources, it's hard to know which dataset is causing this issue (since the warning doesn't specify).

Re: Turn off notifications permanently

GregFiske — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 14:15:36 GMT

Fixing the projection issue(s) is definitely a way to make the warning go away. But likewise, I have dozens of maps in dozens of Pro projects that generate this type of notification. Some projects will roll through the notifications for several minutes before they become active. It would be so much better to just have the ability to turn them off.

Re: Turn off notifications permanently

GregFiske — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 21:07:41 GMT

Hi - wondering if there's an update on this topic?

Thanks!

Re: Turn off notifications permanently

RossCBrewer — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 13:52:12 GMT

Same issue here. Infuriating

Re: Turn off notifications permanently

Anonymous User — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 18:41:07 GMT

I'd like to promote the original intent of this Idea. Allow users to disable notifications and popups forever.

Obligatory XKCD.

For me it'd be a bonus to get rid of the bell icon as well.

Re: Turn off notifications permanently

ChrisDibden — Wed, 14 Sep 2022 00:45:07 GMT

The Notifications functions seems to be the answer to a question NOBODY was asking. These sorts of functions should all be turned off at the Options page by default and allow the user to choose which ones, if any to turn on.

Re: Turn off notifications permanently

NormBetland — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 20:54:07 GMT

I want to jump in and say I have the exact same problem. The larger a project is and the more maps it contains, the more notifications it generates and the longer it takes to become responsive. I am well aware of the transformation issue. I do not need to see these notifications all the time. Please allow me to shut them off.