https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-to-create-a-editable-layer-or-turn-off/m-p/1415038#M82347 <P>Where do you want to edit the layer? In a desktop tool, or online through AGOL / Portal? What did you download process look like?</P><P>A downloaded dataset <EM>might </EM>retain editor tracking settings, but there's nowhere in a file-based dataset to manage or enforce security rules that I'm aware of. It sounds like maybe you saved a reference to the county's parcel service? A legitimate copy shouldn't have any constraints on it.</P> Wed, 24 Apr 2024 21:36:11 GMT jcarlson 2024-04-24T21:36:11Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-to-create-a-editable-layer-or-turn-off/m-p/1414967#M82340 <P>I downloaded a county parcel layer from ArcGis Online. I want to edit it for my own personal use. The layer is protected from editing.&nbsp; How do I create a layer that I can edit? If I try and copy the layer the security settings are copied with it and this new layer is not editable.&nbsp;</P><P>I want to do an overlay of two layers and I can't do it because they are both protected.&nbsp;</P> Wed, 24 Apr 2024 20:05:24 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-to-create-a-editable-layer-or-turn-off/m-p/1414967#M82340 Price 2024-04-24T20:05:24Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-to-create-a-editable-layer-or-turn-off/m-p/1415038#M82347 <P>Where do you want to edit the layer? In a desktop tool, or online through AGOL / Portal? What did you download process look like?</P><P>A downloaded dataset <EM>might </EM>retain editor tracking settings, but there's nowhere in a file-based dataset to manage or enforce security rules that I'm aware of. It sounds like maybe you saved a reference to the county's parcel service? A legitimate copy shouldn't have any constraints on it.</P> Wed, 24 Apr 2024 21:36:11 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-to-create-a-editable-layer-or-turn-off/m-p/1415038#M82347 jcarlson 2024-04-24T21:36:11Z