https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/deep-refresh-for-hosted-feature-layers-in-arcgis/idi-p/1694287 <P>When schema changes are made to ArcGIS Online or hosted feature layers—such as adding fields, updating domains, changing aliases, or modifying online-saved symbology—ArcGIS Pro often does not fully recognize those changes until the application is closed and reopened.</P><P>Please consider adding a “Deep Refresh” tool in ArcGIS Pro that forces a full layer and schema reload from the source without requiring the user to restart the application.</P><P>Ideal behavior would include:</P><P>Refresh all schema changes, including new/deleted fields, aliases, defaults, domains, and subtypes<BR />Refresh online-saved symbology and other layer display settings<BR />Update open maps, layer properties, and attribute tables automatically<BR />Preserve as much project state as possible while reloading the hosted layer definition<BR />Provide warnings when a refresh may affect joins, relates, field mappings, editing sessions, or dependent tools</P><P>This would save significant time and reduce workflow disruption for teams that regularly maintain hosted data schemas while also using those same layers in ArcGIS Pro.</P> Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:52:23 GMT Miralem_Zeljo 2026-04-03T15:52:23Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/deep-refresh-for-hosted-feature-layers-in-arcgis/idi-p/1694287 <P>When schema changes are made to ArcGIS Online or hosted feature layers—such as adding fields, updating domains, changing aliases, or modifying online-saved symbology—ArcGIS Pro often does not fully recognize those changes until the application is closed and reopened.</P><P>Please consider adding a “Deep Refresh” tool in ArcGIS Pro that forces a full layer and schema reload from the source without requiring the user to restart the application.</P><P>Ideal behavior would include:</P><P>Refresh all schema changes, including new/deleted fields, aliases, defaults, domains, and subtypes<BR />Refresh online-saved symbology and other layer display settings<BR />Update open maps, layer properties, and attribute tables automatically<BR />Preserve as much project state as possible while reloading the hosted layer definition<BR />Provide warnings when a refresh may affect joins, relates, field mappings, editing sessions, or dependent tools</P><P>This would save significant time and reduce workflow disruption for teams that regularly maintain hosted data schemas while also using those same layers in ArcGIS Pro.</P> Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:52:23 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/deep-refresh-for-hosted-feature-layers-in-arcgis/idi-p/1694287 Miralem_Zeljo 2026-04-03T15:52:23Z