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No Need For "Feature Collection"

deleted-user-y7zXLagX99-X — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 17:46:28 GMT

I recently added data from a .csv file into a Web Map. Here are a few things I learned from talking to ESRI Support.

1. When you Add Layer from File in a Web Map, it creates a "Feature Collection." This is different from a Feature Service. (If I understand it correctly, the features are temporary until you choose "Save Layer" from the dropdown in the web map, then it creates the Feature Collection.)
2. The Feature Collection will show up in My Content and appear the same as a Feature Service would. The icon is exactly the same and the item even says "Features" under Type.
3. The Feature Collection will not show up under "My Hosted Services" in ArcMap.
4. In order to create a Feature Service, you have to go to My Content > Add Item > Add the .csv file > Check the "publish a feature service" checkbox and create a hosted feature service from it.
5. This is confusing and misleading.

Why wouldn't adding a .csv to a Web Map publish it as a Feature Service? Why would you have to leave your map and go to My Content to perform the same task that could be performed much quicker in the Web Map? It seems to me that this process could be improved.

Re: No Need For "Feature Collection"

TopMap — Mon, 30 Dec 2013 20:08:46 GMT

Add your features to any the group or share it with your organisation. Refresh "My Hosted Services" in ArcMap and the feature should appear in the content. It worked for me.

Re: No Need For "Feature Collection"

MarkMcCart — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 22:53:02 GMT

Feature collections are necessary to avoid the 180-simultaneous connection issue we've gotten with Feature Services. We've worked with Esri on this issue, they recommend feature collections because the use a different storage mechanism (S3 vs. Azure). Now, if they would only allow us to set a refresh interval in the map document.