Restricting feature export in ArcGIS Pro

wanderer1 — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 14:42:43 GMT

A service needs published that will be consumed in ArcGIS Pro 3.x through a custom Add-In

Within Pro:

the user needs to be able to Select features on the map
query features
The user should not be able to export features from the service ( VERY IMPORTANT)
The user does have access to the username and password for the service
These features are read only, no editing required
Want to use OOTB tools such as attribute tables, querying, selecting as much as possible to avoid building custom functionality

Looking for a way to accomplish this above without a managed configuration as the user still has access to full pro.

As a workaround to limit the number of features exposed to the user at once and make it more difficult to obtain the entire set of features, we are looking at creating a custom service where an extent and some parameters are provided and only a subset of features will be returned.

The service would provide geometry and attributes separately.

In the Addin

Geometry would be drawn as graphics on the map.
Attributes would be held in memory
Graphics to Features still allows exporting of the graphics but they will not have attributes and would only be a subset of features. This is not a perfect solution but better.
Alternatively using AddOverlay for the graphics, we believe the layer will not be in TOC and neither geometry nor attributes could be exported?
Need to manage graphics now when extent changes, user changes query – not ideal
Can’t use out of the box tools for querying as attributes need to separate from features – not ideal

Is there an alternative way to achieve this desired result? The service could be published in enterprise or ArcGIS Online.

Thanks

Re: Restricting feature export in ArcGIS Pro

AyanPalit — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 13:56:52 GMT

@wanderer1 There are many configuration options for Map/Feature service.

Review the service publishing configuration options and choose the appropriate parameters per your requirements.

For e.g. Feature service > Step 6 mentions the option to enable/disable export data.

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