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Can I edit a hosted Feature Layer's aliases without consequence when it's used in Survey123

ANRGIS — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 12:54:30 GMT

Some of my questions and notes in the survey are so verbose the data tab is virtually unusable through MySurveys. I would like to change them to something simple but want to retain the long description in the survey form. Example below.

Re: Can I edit a hosted Feature Layer's aliases without consequence when it's used in Survey123

JamesTedrick — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 15:18:10 GMT

Hello,

Yes, the aliases can be altered without affecting the Survey123 form. When Survey123 Connect or the website create a feature service as part of creating a form, they use the question label as the alias to ensure it is easy for the author to understand which data corresponds to a question. Your renaming of the alias will alter the appearance in the Survey123 webpage's Data tab table, though.

Re: Can I edit a hosted Feature Layer's aliases without consequence when it's used in Survey123

ANRGIS — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 16:43:37 GMT

I'm ok with the data table changing. Thanks. I created some report templates that will have the long, verbose text. I need folks to see their survey records hence changing the aliases. Looking forward to printing multiple reports from the selected or filtered records!

Re: Can I edit a hosted Feature Layer's aliases without consequence when it's used in Survey123

Lars_EngelsbyMosbech — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 14:41:55 GMT

Hi James,

Any ideas on how to change alias on fields that are hosted in the portal?
I need to change the alias, but portal dosent support it through the data tab and the alter field function in desktop says that the datatype isnt supported.. And update in Survey123 app dosent update this on the feature service..

Best,

Lars

Re: Can I edit a hosted Feature Layer's aliases without consequence when it's used in Survey123

JamesTedrick — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 22:11:42 GMT

Hi Lars,

Are you using ArcMap or ArcGIS Pro? In general, ArcGIS Pro has better support for working with feature layers.

Re: Can I edit a hosted Feature Layer's aliases without consequence when it's used in Survey123

Lars_EngelsbyMosbech — Thu, 24 Jan 2019 10:56:08 GMT

Hi James,

I tried both Pro and ArcMap.

See attached photo from Pro..

So far i have tried:

1. Through the Survey123 app. However, when first published, changes made in Survey123 s´dosent update the alias.

2. The gp tool Alter field. But it seems hosted feature services arent supported with this tool (both in pro and ArcMap/ArcCatalog).

3. Through the REST endpoint. The Update Service definition box is empty for hosted feature layers.

I guess i am potentially looking into something that cant be done? Unless you have some kind of a backdoor?

Re: Can I edit a hosted Feature Layer's aliases without consequence when it's used in Survey123

JamesTedrick — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 19:00:49 GMT

Hi Lars - by Update Service definition you are looking at Update Definition (Feature Layer)—ArcGIS REST API: Services Directory | ArcGIS for Developers ? That should be the proper REST endpoint.

Re: Can I edit a hosted Feature Layer's aliases without consequence when it's used in Survey123

Lars_EngelsbyMosbech — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 14:39:29 GMT

Hi James,

Thanks, but been there, tried that.. For hosted feature services in the portal, the update definition feature is not possible. Its only possible in ArcGIS Online.. Do you know any other options? I need this for both updating alias and coded values...

Best,

Lars

Re: Can I edit a hosted Feature Layer's aliases without consequence when it's used in Survey123

JamesTedrick — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 17:17:49 GMT

Hi Lars,

The updateDefinition resource is available for feature services in the hosted data store in ArcGIS Enterprise. For services published via ArcGIS Pro / ArcMap, you would need to revise the domain in the desktop tools and republish (or, if in an enterprise GDB, alter the domain in the eGDB, which likely will require a service stop/restart).