idea Category Option in Catalog Pane in ArcGIS Pro in ArcGIS Pro Ideas

Category Option in Catalog Pane in ArcGIS Pro

AndrewMurphy3 — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:07:20 GMT

In ArcGIS Pro there is no option in the Catalog Pane under the Portal tab to search Portal Content using Categories. We have started to assign Categories to any Authoritative data with ArcGIS Enterprise and this would allow desktop users to simply navigate Authoritative content the same way ArcGIS Enterprise users currently do.

Re: Category Option in Contents Pane in ArcGIS Pro - Status changed to: Needs Clarification

ValeriaChavez — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:54:16 GMT

Hey @AndrewMurphy3,

Thanks for submitting this Idea. I want to clarify something super quickly. Are you looking for categories in the Contents Pane (Idea title) or the Catalog Pane (Idea description)? Thank you!

Re: Category Option in Contents Pane in ArcGIS Pro - Status changed to: Needs Clarification

AndrewMurphy3 — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:05:52 GMT

Hi Valerie,

Apologies it is the Catalog pane that I would like to see this. You can select items from Portal all other ways except by using Categories which would line up with the same functionality as Portal.

Re: Category Option in Catalog Pane in ArcGIS Pro - Status changed to: Open

ValeriaChavez — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:08:06 GMT

Thank you for the clarification, @AndrewMurphy3! I've updated the title of the Idea and re-opened it.

Re: Category Option in Catalog Pane in ArcGIS Pro - Status changed to: Needs Clarification

NaicongLi — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 19:13:03 GMT

Hello @AndrewMurphy3.

Thank you for your feedback.

Once categories have been defined and assigned in ArcGIS Enterprise from a web browser, you can filter portal items using those categories in ArcGIS Pro. On the Catalog pane, click the filter button and expand the Categories heading to filter the items available from My Content, My Organization, and Living Atlas. This capability is documented here: https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/projects/search-portal-items.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_91B65E1B823C438897ACE7B4CD0E80E4

You can also filter portal items to only see items that are designated as providing Authoritative content, using the Status filter.

Does this meet your needs?