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Update definition with Json - can't find the file to modify

LidiaDudina — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 05:36:52 GMT

I am trying to edit a feature layer from feature server on our Portal with admin rest end point (which looks similar to this link but with our portal web-addres):

http://services.arcgis.com/xxxx/ArcGIS/admin/services/Locations.FeatureServer/0

In many instructions it suggested to scroll down the page, click on 'update definition' and make required changes to provided html or json file. Example of the step is described in this article:

How To: Update the maximum record count for feature services in ArcGIS Online

I follow all the steps and get to "UpdateDefinition" page, but Input window is black. I expected to find there json or html file representing the current layer.

I need to update definition to reorder the points in the layer. Any ideas why nothing is in my input field?

thanks!

Re: Update definition with Json - can't find the file to modify

RandyBurton — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 16:46:54 GMT

I use ArcGIS Online. Our path looks like:

https://services.arcgis.com/xxxx/ArcGIS/rest/admin/services/Locations/FeatureServer/0

with "rest" inserted and no dot before "FeatureServer".

But I think you would receive a bad URL message if what you were using was incorrect.

Re: Update definition with Json - can't find the file to modify

LidiaDudina — Sun, 19 Mar 2017 23:34:23 GMT

I can get to the correct pages. I see update definition link and can click on it.

Once you on the next page, in the input box, do you see the the text in the box or is it black for you?

From documentation that I read, I understand that the layer in json (or html) format will be in the input box. I can then copy, edit and paste back to modify it. But my input box is blank. Just checking whether it is supposed to be blank or not.

Thanks!!!

Re: Update definition with Json - can't find the file to modify

RandyBurton — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 16:52:42 GMT

You should see json in the text box. Again, I am using AGOL, so my screen is slightly different. Where yours says "Input", mine says "Update Layer Definition".

On the preceding page (the one with the link "Update Definition" at the bottom), is there text that describes the feature/table? At the top of that page, is there a link for "JSON"?

Re: Update definition with Json - can't find the file to modify

TownsvilleCouncil — Fri, 12 May 2017 04:13:16 GMT

We are also having the same issue, and like the original poster, we are hosting the service on premise, not using AGOL.

Re: Update definition with Json - can't find the file to modify

Anonymous User — Tue, 15 Aug 2017 18:56:44 GMT

Have any of you found a solution to the original question? We are having the same issue while attempting to Update Definition on a local ArcGIS Server 10.4.1 rest service. This problem does not occur with an ESRI-hosted feature service, just with local, AGS-hosted rest service (feature services).

Scenario: Published Oracle enterprise db (sde 10.1) feature classes/table to AGS 10.4.1 using ArcGIS Desktop 10.4.1. Fields that are set to required with a domain assigned are the problem. The JSON for each rest service shows that the templates default values for those fields are set to 0 or " " - instead of null. No way to fix this otherwise.

Re: Update definition with Json - can't find the file to modify

GavinBurgess3 — Tue, 29 May 2018 01:04:36 GMT

Any resolution on this? I've got the blank update definition window as well on a service that I created in Portal.

Re: Update definition with Json - can't find the file to modify

DanielCota1 — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 22:17:34 GMT

Lidia Dudina‌ Randy Burton‌Townsville Council‌ Jill Andrea Stokes, admin‌ Gavin Burgess‌

Thank you all for your patience and for being so diligent in assisting each other.

There is actually a logged enhancement in our system to address this. It is expected that the Update Definition operation for Portal would be different than that seen in ArcGIS Online, but there is still a means of using this operation without having to construct the entire JSON manually.

You can either:

- Construct the JSON for the portion that you would like to update. For guidance on the specific syntax to be used, you can refer to the following developers documentation:

Update Definition (Feature Layer)—ArcGIS REST API: Services Directory | ArcGIS for Developers

- Get the JSON for the entire service by simply adding ?f=pjson to the end of the service URL.

Example: https://server/webadaptor/rest/services/Hosted/AEDs/FeatureServer?f=pjson

This will return the formatted JSON for the service that you can then use in the operation.

I hope this helps you all!

-Daniel

Re: Update definition with Json - can't find the file to modify

JustinReynolds — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 17:10:45 GMT

I would add that just adding ?f=pjson gave me a partial definition.

To get everything I also needed to add /admin

Example: https://server/webadaptor/rest/admin/services/Hosted/AEDs/FeatureServer?f=pjson

-Justin

Re: Update definition with Json - can't find the file to modify

GarethBaker1 — Wed, 28 Nov 2018 09:56:12 GMT

Has anybody had any success getting this to work in a Portal 10.6 environment? I've got a simple hosted feature service layer for which I want to add an extra value into the domain on one of the fields. I've used the second method above to get the json for the part I want to update and have posted via the update definition page for the layer. I get a message back saying success is true but the change doesn't seem to have come through to the layer itself.

My JSON update is simply adding an extra year (2020) to the domain:

{
{
"fields": [
{
   "name": "audit_year",
   "alias": "AUDIT_YEAR",
   "domain": {
    "type": "codedValue",
    "name": "Year2",
    "description": "Year",
    "codedValues": [
     {
      "name": "2017",
      "code": 2017
     },
     {
      "name": "2018",
      "code": 2018
     },
     {
      "name": "2019",
      "code": 2019
     },
     {
      "name": "2020",
      "code": 2020
     }
    ]
}
}
]
}
}

I'd prefer not to go back and have to republish my service if at all possible. Would be good to see this functionality added to the standard user interface in Portal as is now available in AGOL.

Thanks

Gareth

Re: Update definition with Json - can't find the file to modify

NiekGoorman1 — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 12:12:37 GMT

I've tried this on our 10.5.0 portal - trying to add values to a domain. Unfortunately neither using the domain json nor the entire layer's json worked. I keep getting this:

{  "error": {   "code": 500,   "message": "Service 'XXXX'.'FeatureServer' does not exist in folder 'YYYY'.",   "details": []  } }

Re: Update definition with Json - can't find the file to modify

JustinReynolds — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 23:55:24 GMT

I also get 'success = true' message, but no changes to the definition are made. We are able to get this to work using the Python API. If you are looking for a solution without writing your own scripts you can try using ArcGIS Solutions Deployment Tool.

http://solutions.arcgis.com/shared/help/deployment-tool/

Requirements

Software

ArcGIS Pro 2.1 to 2.2 and
ArcGIS Online subscription, or
ArcGIS Enterprise 10.5 - 10.6 (Standard or Advanced) with managed data store

Download and Install ArcGIS Solutions

Open ArcGIS Pro

In the Share Tab, Deploy Group - Open ArcGIS Solutions

Notice New 'Task' Pane (bottom left)

Click 'Configure an ArcGIS Solution'

Skip the Introduction - Click 'Next Step'

Skip Step 2 - Click 'Skip'

Choose an Input Layer

Use the folder Icon if your layer is not apart of your project already.

If the layer is in your contents and is your active map use the drop down menu.

Choose the field with the domain you want to update

If a domain exists for that field the rest of the parameters will auto populate.

Here the original domain had a single value ('02xxXXXX.xxxx).

I am appending a new coded value ('Add new Coded Value here') to test

You can append, delete, or modify the current values

I navigated to our Enterprise Portal to grab a hosted layer of interest

Error Code: 500

Here we have more than one hosted layer in Portal that has a domain named 'FDT_Proctor'

The domain will need to be a unique domain name (I find this a bit annoying, but work around it)

We got the same error in our own scripts before we started passing a unique domain name.

Success

Checking the result to confirm.

This doesn't solve the original problem of manually updating the service definition, but hopefully you can use this workaround.

-Justin

(hat tip to Nathan Davis and Stephen Patterson)

Re: Update definition with Json - can't find the file to modify

JonHawkins — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 15:56:53 GMT

Daniel

Is there any update on when we can expect to see this enhancement, as I tried to Update the Definition with new JSON but got an error 500 message. My only solution in my 10.6.1 environment was to download the hosted feature layer, update the schema using ArcGIS Desktop, then overwrite the original hosted feature layer on portal. I then had to recreate multiple hosted views of this feature layer and then add these to numerous maps so that the new schema was picked up, as existing layer references did not change on the initial overwrite.

To make this change took the best part of a day, so would very much like to see a method to update existing schemas.

Regards

Jon

Re: Update definition with Json - can't find the file to modify

DeveloperGtinteg — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 20:20:53 GMT

Daniel,

We are desperately trying to get the Update Definition to work using our on premise Portal and ArcGIS Server hosted feature services (used for Survey123). As others have pointed, we also get 'success = true' message, but the definition does not change. We are merely doing a coded value domain adjustment, using version 10.5.1.

Would greatly appreciate if you or any other ESRI Staff can provide further guidance.

Thanks!

Re: Update definition with Json - can't find the file to modify

GarethBaker1 — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 11:33:56 GMT

We've been using the workaround suggested by Justin above with good results. We're planning an upgrade to ArcGIS Enterprise 10.7.1 soon so will see whether we can get the update definition to work afterwards.

Re: Update definition with Json - can't find the file to modify

Tolo__AdamTolo — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 06:32:19 GMT

You can also get the JSON by going to the service (don't go to admin mode) and clicking on that little JSON link.

So I am on 10.7.1 and it did not work for me. Got the following error:

I was trying to add a subtype to a feature view though so might be trying to do too much. lol

Hopefully will work for you. Will be good to hear about the results.

Re: Update definition with Json - can't find the file to modify

RiceAdam — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 02:32:49 GMT

This is still the recommended solution for upping maxRecordCount and it's still not working. We're on 10.81 and experiencing this same issue:

This is after hitting the JSON file because 'Update Definition' still isn't working and only displays:

rather than displaying the JSON definition.