idea Allow ArcGIS Desktop and ArcGIS Pro to interact with ArcGIS Server Dynamic Layers in ArcGIS Pro Ideas

Allow users to select features, open the attribute table and edit the symbology for a Map Service Layer in ArcMap.

EricPaitz — Fri, 23 Aug 2024 22:53:15 GMT

When adding a Map Service Layer, being published from ArcGIS Server, to ArcMap allow users to select features, open the attribute table, and edit the symbology for an individual layer within the Map Service.

Some of this might be possible using the WFS Capability of a Map Service and the Data Interoperability Extension but this should be part of the core capability of an ESRI Map Service and ArcMap. Uses should not need to have an extra extension for this capability. Also the WFS Capability can be very inefficient with large datasets.

These capabilities also go along with being able to add a Definition Expression too.
http://ideas.arcgis.com/ideaView?id=0873000000088alAAA

Allow ArcGIS Desktop and ArcGIS Pro to interact with ArcGIS Server Dynamic Layers

TorrinHultgren — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 21:44:30 GMT

For years web developers have been able to interact with the fantastic Dynamic Layers functionality of ArcGIS Server services to alter the symbology of services on-the-fly, but users of Esri's flagship desktop software have been denied the same ability. We've given up hope for this functionality to be included in ArcGIS Desktop, and were disappointed when the final release of ArcGIS Pro also lacked this feature. Please, it can't be that hard.

Re: Allow ArcGIS Desktop and ArcGIS Pro to interact with ArcGIS Server Dynamic Layers

JoshuaChan2 — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 18:59:48 GMT

This is a huge problem for us in BC Government. Our layers are published in such a way that causes problems with many ArcGIS Online widgets (eg. print widget) and also ESRI Operations Dashboard. the only workaround is to introduce data redundancy and extra (unnecessary) data mgmt steps - basically copying all our data onto the cloud.

Re: Allow ArcGIS Desktop and ArcGIS Pro to interact with ArcGIS Server Dynamic Layers

DanMallett — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 02:59:03 GMT

Just a point of clarification, Pro can override the symbology/layer order/etc on-the-fly of a Feature Service. It cannot (as of 1.4), as the original poster said do so for a MapService though.

Change symbology of map image layer in arcgis pro

RobertJohansson — Wed, 13 May 2020 09:50:16 GMT

I'm using arcgis 10.7.1 so perhaps some works now?

In arcgis online or in portal ur able to pick a map image layer and change its symbology, remove or reorder layers. and then save it, what u can't do is save as, it would be great if that could be implemented in portal and agol to save a new version of your map image layer.

what u can do today is add your service again to portal or ago and then change your map image layer and save it, but thats many steps and a lot of hassle.

also it would be great if it would be possible to change symbology in arcgis pro since its doable in portal and agol, i can't believe its not possible yet in arcgis pro?

if u can't do it in pro then the ability to use portal or agol as a central role in your arcgis pro flow will be somewhat lost.

Re: Change symbology of map image layer in arcgis pro

KoryKramer — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 19:50:09 GMT

For the ArcGIS Pro part of the idea, that is a duplicate of Allow ArcGIS Desktop and ArcGIS Pro to interact wi... - Esri Community

Please visit that idea to add your support and use case in the comments.

Thank you!

Re: Allow ArcGIS Desktop and ArcGIS Pro to interact with ArcGIS Server Dynamic Layers - Status changed to: In Product Plan

TanuHoque — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 16:49:48 GMT

Re: Allow ArcGIS Desktop and ArcGIS Pro to interact with ArcGIS Server Dynamic Layers - Status changed to: Implemented

TanuHoque — Tue, 20 May 2025 22:39:13 GMT

Starting ArcGIS Pro 3.5, you can modify symbology for sub layers inside a map image layer.

map services must be running on 10.9.1 server or above and must be published from ArcGIS Pro.
limited to feature layers only. Modifying symbology for raster layers is not supported as map services don't allow that.
you need to get into dynamic layers mode by clicking on 'Modify symbology' command on the Symbology pane
to reset to the symbology defined in the source map service, go to the burger menu on the Symbology pane and click 'Reset symbology to service defaults' command
supported renderers: Single Symbol, Unique Values, Graduated Colors, Graduated Symbols and Proportional Symbols