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Locate Tool: Find information from outside Feature Service Layer in ArcGIS Pro

JamesRains — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 15:15:04 GMT

In ArcMap we had the ability to Find data within an outside Feature Service Layer from our city's GIS office for addresses.

I have this same Feature Service Layer in my ArcGIS Pro map but the Locate Tool does not show this as an optional layer for me to search from. This functionality is crucial for our workflow and should be added to the Locate Tool in Pro.

Re: Locate Tool: Find information from outside Feature Service Layer in ArcGIS Pro

Laura — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 15:24:47 GMT

Already offered. I'm able to add my address layer to the locate tool.

Re: Locate Tool: Find information from outside Feature Service Layer in ArcGIS Pro

JamesRains — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 18:01:34 GMT

@Laura I saw that, and I can add my own Address Point, which I have done, but I am not able to add the address feature service layer from our city's Enterprise Portal. That feature service layer isn't even available when you do a Layer Search, even though it is in my map.

Re: Locate Tool: Find information from outside Feature Service Layer in ArcGIS Pro

Laura — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 18:11:08 GMT

I just added in a feature layer from my Portal to Pro (nothing else in map) and I was able to add that to my locate tool as well. It comes up for me in layer search too. AcrPro 3.3.1

Re: Locate Tool: Find information from outside Feature Service Layer in ArcGIS Pro

JamesRains — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 20:13:42 GMT

@Laura I can do the same from my own Enterprise Portal, and have been been doing so with no problems. It's the feature service layer from our city's GIS portal that I can't do this with. I was able to use this same feature service layer in the Find Tool in ArcMap, and it worked perfectly fine, but it's not working in ArcGIS Pro.

You can see this in the picture below. The Address Point is a feature service layer from my Portal while the Addresses is a feature service from the city's Portal. The Addresses layer doesn't even show up as an available layer to search in. You can see in the picture from my original post above where that same Addresses layer is searchable in ArcMap.

Re: Locate Tool: Find information from outside Feature Service Layer in ArcGIS Pro

RussellBrennan — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 13:58:51 GMT

Hi @JamesRains

It looks like the layer is coming from a Map Image Layer (Map Service)?

By default, these are added as composite layers:

https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/3.3/help/data/services/use-map-image-layers.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_1B5AB5F9429F4295827ACBB30AB493FF

The UI in the screenshot shows a composite layer as indicated by the connector I have highlighted below:

I suspect that if you add the sublayer of the Map Service as a feature layer, you should be able to get the functionality you are looking for.

To add a map image layer's sub layer as a feature layer you have two options:

The first option:

In the Contents pane go to your Portal and find the map image layer item. Double click on the item to display the sub layers. Once you see the sub layers you can drag and drop into your map or right click and choose to add to a map.

The second option:

Get the URL of the Map Service and use the sub layer URL with the 'Add Data From Path' option: https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/mapping/layer-properties/add-layers-to-a-map.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_FABB01A75AFE4A1FB0BEC3D7CE74E3C5.

When using this second option you would want to pass in the URL pointing to the sub layer not to the map service. For example:

Use this with the /1 for the first layer: https://sampleserver6.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/PoolPermits/MapServer/1

Do not use this without the /1 for the entire service:

https://sampleserver6.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/PoolPermits/MapServer

Re: Locate Tool: Find information from outside Feature Service Layer in ArcGIS Pro

JamesRains — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 18:26:03 GMT

@RussellBrennan That worked! Thanks for the suggestion!

Re: Locate Tool: Find information from outside Feature Service Layer in ArcGIS Pro - Status changed to: Already Offered

ValeriaChavez — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:21:15 GMT

Hi @JamesRains, I'll be closing this as already offered as it seems @RussellBrennan's comment addressed your request. Thanks!

Re: Locate Tool: Find information from outside Feature Service Layer in ArcGIS Pro

RussellBrennan — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 18:41:31 GMT

@JamesRains Happy to hear that helped!