topic Re: Layer missing from legend after creating custom symbology in ArcGIS Pro Questions

Layer missing from legend after creating custom symbology

TaylorBruecher1 — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 16:01:21 GMT

I created a legend, then changed the symbology of one of my layers. I used the Expression Builder in the Symbology pane to create custom symbology and the layer disappeared from my legend. It is listed in the legend tree in the Contents pane, but isn't showing up in the legend. I deleted the legend and recreated it, and the layer still isn't showing in the legend. Any thoughts?

Re: Layer missing from legend after creating custom symbology

AdrianWelsh — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 16:21:07 GMT

Taylor,

Can you post a screenshot of what you're seeing?

In the contents under Drawing order, are you seeing your items under the Legend box?

Re: Layer missing from legend after creating custom symbology

TaylorBruecher1 — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 16:24:36 GMT

This is what I'm seeing in the legend tree:

Bendele_Streams is the layer with custom symbology.

This is the legend that shows:

Re: Layer missing from legend after creating custom symbology

AdrianWelsh — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 16:39:19 GMT

Hmmm, that's weird. I haven't used a custom symbology like that I suppose. Is the only custom aspect with it related to the expression? And I assume it shows up properly in map view (and layout view) - the symbols that is?

Re: Layer missing from legend after creating custom symbology

TaylorBruecher1 — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 16:46:38 GMT

Correct. Everything is showing up correctly, other than the legend.

Re: Layer missing from legend after creating custom symbology

AdrianWelsh — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 16:59:01 GMT

Interesting. I just made my layer into a custom symbology using the Arcade Expression builder and same thing happened to me. The layer disappeared in the legend.

Maybe this is actually a bug?

Re: Layer missing from legend after creating custom symbology

TaylorBruecher1 — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 17:03:55 GMT

Perhaps. I'm just working around it by copying the layer and manipulating it without using the Expression Builder so it will display in the legend and match the map symbology.

Thanks for your input!

Re: Layer missing from legend after creating custom symbology

Anonymous User — Fri, 29 Sep 2017 13:49:14 GMT

I'm having the same issue, as you TaylorBruecher_EAA. I was quite pleased using an Arcade expression to help symbolize my data, but it's sort of useless if the layer doesn't also show up in the legend.

Re: Layer missing from legend after creating custom symbology

CraigWilliams — Sat, 30 Sep 2017 05:42:11 GMT

This is a bug that will be fixed in the next release of ArcGIS Pro. Classes, unique values, etc. generated from Arcade expressions should be present in the legend.

Craig Williams

Product Engineer

Esri

Re: Layer missing from legend after creating custom symbology

AdrianWelsh — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 14:28:23 GMT

Craig, do we know approximately when the next release will be?

Re: Layer missing from legend after creating custom symbology

CraigWilliams — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 16:05:25 GMT

We're looking to finish up dev by the end of the year.

Re: Layer missing from legend after creating custom symbology

deleted-user-uq8YvhZW77jR — Mon, 12 Mar 2018 17:52:51 GMT

Hi Craig, has this been done now? I'm experiencing the same problem.

thanks

Frida

Re: Layer missing from legend after creating custom symbology

JohannaPrüssmann — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 23:02:14 GMT

Still no solution? I'm having the same problem

Re: Layer missing from legend after creating custom symbology

TomBole — Tue, 07 Aug 2018 15:46:56 GMT

Hi Johanna,

Which version of ArcGIS Pro are you using? I can reproduce this issue with 2.0, but I cannot with version 2.1 or later.

Tom

Re: Layer missing from legend after creating custom symbology

TomBole — Tue, 07 Aug 2018 15:47:16 GMT

Hi Frida,

Which version of ArcGIS Pro are you using? I can reproduce this issue with 2.0, but I cannot with version 2.1 or later.

Tom

Re: Layer missing from legend after creating custom symbology

JustinConnerWR — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 16:31:07 GMT

I had a layer disappear from the legend. I copied and pasted it (then had to adjust the formatting of the patch to match other layers), but at least I was able to fix the legend issue. (2.2.1). I don't have time to try to reproduce the bug; hopefully someone at ESRI can track it down. (I had restricted the legend to showing only symbols for features w/in the map extent, and added the layer after that, so perhaps that was the problem?)

Re: Layer missing from legend after creating custom symbology

TomBole — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 17:32:04 GMT

Hi Alison,

The only scenarios where layers should disappear from the legend are:

Removing the layer from the map
Checking the Legend item "off" in the Contents Pane.

The layer is not visible because it is turned off in the map, or it is not visible because a visibility range has been set on the layer and the current scale on the map frame (that the legend points to) is out of this range AND the legend property "Layer visibility" is checked on (Format Legend > Options tab - Synchronize with map group).
The legend item (layer) has "Only show features visible in the map extent" (Format Legend Item - Feature Display Options group) is checked and the map extent is such that no features of the layer are visible. This is set for individual legend items, which requires a layer already present in the map, so I'm not sure how you are able to set this and THEN add the layer. Perhaps I'm missing something?

I'm not aware of any outstanding issue where legend items unexpectedly disappear from the legend. Unfortunately, if you are experiencing a bug we would need more information to investigate further.

You mentioned that you are doing some copying and pasting. If you are copying and pasting layer elements (such as map frames and legends) make sure that the pasted element is referring to the correct map ( in the case of a pasted map frame) or map frame (in the case of a pasted legend). You can find this info in the Options tab of the properties pane (Format Map Frame & Format Legend).

Hope this helps.

Tom

Re: Layer missing from legend after creating custom symbology

JustinConnerWR — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 18:55:00 GMT

The issue is that if syncing w/ new layers is OFF for the legend, and a layer is added, I have not found a way to add that layer into the legend (without removing it and adding it back in while "Synchronize with map --> New layer" is on). Below, I created the legend when only Cities was in the map. I then set the US Cities layer to only show features visible in the map extent, then turned off the layer sync in the legend properties. I added the Counties layer. When I re-check the New layer option for syncing, the legend remains limited to US Cities. If I spent a lot of time formatting the legend while "New layer" was unchecked in the Sync options, and added a few new layers, the workaround of deleting/re-adding the layers would make more sense than creating a new legend.

Re: Layer missing from legend after creating custom symbology

TomBole — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 20:14:33 GMT

Hi Alison,

If the "New layer" option is checked off you can add new layers to the legend by either dragging and dropping the new layer from the map portion of the Contents Pane into the legend portion of the Contents Pane or onto the legend element on the layout view itself.

Tom

Re: Layer missing from legend after creating custom symbology

JustinConnerWR — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 20:19:56 GMT

Thank you. Can other drag-and-drop functionality (such as dragging a map into a layout) be added to make this more intuitive?