topic unable to save coded value domain or list of values (domain) on a HFL in Portal in ArcGIS Enterprise Portal Questions

unable to save coded value domain or list of values (domain) on a HFL in Portal

William — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 23:28:21 GMT

I created a hosted point layer on my 10.9.1 enterprise portal and in it, I was trying to create a list of value (domain) to one of the fields, but I couldn't save my inputs

sample values are

description	code
unknown	0
field check	1
cad	2

After I hit save and waited for a few seconds, it came back with "There was an error" message.

I tried 2 more times by creating a new item in the Portal and got the same result.

I tried existing HFL that I published from my machine and ended up the same result

I published a new HFL from my machine and tried to edited and saved the list, and ended up the same error.

The field I setup was a Short/Integer type field using a list similar to above.

Appreciate inputs on this.

Re: unable to save coded value domain or list of values (domain) on a HFL in Portal

JamesFarmer — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 13:30:27 GMT

Hi William,

We have been seeing the same issue, among others while upgrading out non-production environment to 10.9.1. Our issue has been with trying to create, change or save domains on Hosted Layers like you mentioned. The only difference for us is that our values were string code/description values and being assigned to a string field.

Dev Tools in the browser reports the following error for us. This error is reported no matter the type of field/domain/change we make:

{
"code": 500,
"message": "JSONObject[\"description\"] is not a string.",
"details": []
}

I have tested this on hosted service I published or by using one of ESRI's template feature services as well as hosted services I have created.

For the screen shot below I simply added "Now" to the end of the "Shelter in Place" domain in the Status List of domains. This domain was created automatically with the Check In template in the Create a Feature Layer menu.

We have not yet created a support ticket for the issue yet as we want to get a few more tasks done in our upgrade completed before we create tickets for UI issues. Interested to see what you learn. I will follow up once we talk to Support.

Will

Re: unable to save coded value domain or list of values (domain) on a HFL in Portal

PlaninforAdmin — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 13:44:51 GMT

Hello friends, I have exactly the same problem.
I have installed all Enterprise updates and security patches and nothing is pending.

Someone who has solved it?

Re: unable to save coded value domain or list of values (domain) on a HFL in Portal

William — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 17:09:48 GMT

Hi James,

Thanks for pointing me to the Dev tool. Yes, I am getting the same result in the Dev tool as your JPEG shown. I looked into both Server and Portal logs and nothing jumped out.

My HFL was created using the Point template in the Create Feature Layer menu, but my domain was created manually.

One of the tests I tried earlier was to modify another HFL that my colleague created. It was a string type field with string type coded/description list and it also failed on saving.

I ended up creating my layer on my machine then published to the Portal. This is just a workaround to meet a need. I plan on submitting a support ticket on this matter, too. Will share once I learn from Support

Re: unable to save coded value domain or list of values (domain) on a HFL in Portal

William — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 04:24:56 GMT

@PlaninforAdmin & @JamesFarmer,

I submitted to the support and it is a known bug. Below is the auto respond message I got.

Updates have been made to the following defect which you are associated with:
BUG-000144906 - Unable to save a generated domain list or delete an existing domain list in Portal for ArcGIS 10.9.1.

Current Information:
Status: Implemented.
Public Explanation:
Workaround: Add a description for the field that is intended to be updated or create a list for.

If you would like to view any additional information, please login to My Esri https://my.esri.com/#/support/bugs and enter BUG-000144906 in Quick Search.

Re: unable to save coded value domain or list of values (domain) on a HFL in Portal

PlaninforAdmin — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 12:39:43 GMT

Esto ha funcionado para mi!! Muchas gracias.

Estoy feliz de participar en esta comunidad.

Re: unable to save coded value domain or list of values (domain) on a HFL in Portal

FrederikPicavet — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 13:12:33 GMT

Hi,

Count us in ... even tried adding manually by 'generate list' but no luck ...

Please help because this video is not helpfull now :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-93gWJDOHw&t=3s

Re: unable to save coded value domain or list of values (domain) on a HFL in Portal

William — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 16:13:36 GMT

Hopefully, there will be a patch available for 10.9.1. Per https://my.esri.com/#/support/bugs/BUG-000144906, the version fixed is 11. I was advised to check in from time to time.

@PlaninforAdmin @FrederikPicavet @JamesFarmer

update:
Support reached out and there is a workaround that will make the domain to work.

Go to the HFL item details >> Data >> click on the field >> add Description

Re: unable to save coded value domain or list of values (domain) on a HFL in Portal

JamesFarmer — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 01:15:03 GMT

Thank you for sharing!

Re: unable to save coded value domain or list of values (domain) on a HFL in Portal

FrederikPicavet — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 07:08:38 GMT

Hi,

I added some description , now I lost the buttons 'create list' and 'delete'

Re: unable to save coded value domain or list of values (domain) on a HFL in Portal

FrederikPicavet — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 07:18:49 GMT

but the results are comming in as expected / wanted :

Re: unable to save coded value domain or list of values (domain) on a HFL in Portal

Blevins_Mark — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 19:44:13 GMT

we have had issues with this as well, related to the "description" for the field. If you add something in the description for the field, even if it is just entering an empty space, you will probably be able to save your domains.edit the description

Re: unable to save coded value domain or list of values (domain) on a HFL in Portal

JonathanPollack — Fri, 19 Aug 2022 15:58:34 GMT

This is an egregious bug and I can't believe it hasn't been patched yet. Portal error handling/reporting is nearly non-existant ("...there was an error") so getting this know bug patched should be a priority.

Re: unable to save coded value domain or list of values (domain) on a HFL in Portal

Michael_Kraus — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 08:07:15 GMT

Thanks for confirming this as a another 10.9.1 bug. When I try the workaround of editing the description, my portal screen just sits waiting when I press the save button of the field description, so I can't seem to employ this workaround to get around the bug. I have tried seeing if I can edit the description or domain in Pro, but no good for a hosted feature layer. Is there a behind the scenes, eg REST interface, way of adding a field description or the domain?

Thanks.

Re: unable to save coded value domain or list of values (domain) on a HFL in Portal

SaniaRahman — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 18:25:47 GMT

Hi All,

I am having same issue on ArcGIS 10.8.2 PROD environment. I don't see any description field as mentioned in the above comment/solution.

To be noted, I used the same csv on dev environment and it worked fine.

Any help would be appreciated.

Re: unable to save coded value domain or list of values (domain) on a HFL in Portal

PlaninforAdmin — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 18:46:27 GMT

Hola, es justo la ventana antes de entrar a la definición de lista, es en la descripción del campo.

Re: unable to save coded value domain or list of values (domain) on a HFL in Portal

KatieGIS_Geek — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 17:49:44 GMT

I disconnected the locks on the data share and was able to save.

Re: unable to save coded value domain or list of values (domain) on a HFL in Portal

BrianCoward1 — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 01:02:59 GMT

Thank you much!! I'd been spinning my wheels for an hour. 🙂

Re: unable to save coded value domain or list of values (domain) on a HFL in Portal

JoshBerna — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:50:51 GMT

Can't believe I'm having this issue in 2026! Adding a description doesn't seem to work anymore.

Re: unable to save coded value domain or list of values (domain) on a HFL in Portal

gis_mags — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 18:13:06 GMT

Same 😭 we are on 11.5 and I am getting this error and also unable to add field descriptions