Allow Modifications to Referenced Tile Layers
Idea:
With vector tile layers that are connected to feature layers, I would like ESRI to provide the ability to update the symbology/structure of those tiles to match the feature layer. If you make a symbology change to the feature layer by overwriting the service, there is currently no way to get the connected vector tiles to match that change.
What I've Tried:
- I have worked with ESRI support and they have determined that it is currently not possible to do what I am requesting.
- The feature to "Rebuild Cache" in the settings of the tile layer, will only update the tiles to match any changes in the data. It will not update a change to the symbology.
- I also noticed that the "Replace layer" option is missing from vector tiles that are connected to feature layers.
- VTSE symbology edits is not what I'm looking for, I realize I can make edits through that but I specifically want the symbology connected to the feature layer. Also some complex map changes is not going to be supported through VTSE, example below.
Business Justification:
Our organization is taking advantage of the extremely powerful "Referenced" vector tiles that you can publish to Portal for ArcGIS. I believe this idea is also relevant to "Hosted" vector tiles that have a connected feature layer which you can do in Portal and ArcGIS Online. The reason we love it so much is that we can have fast loading tiles that also update when we make changes to the data. We would love to completely replace most viewing services in web maps that don't use pop-ups to use these type of tiles. Without the ability to update the symbology, the ability to keep these tiles updated to what our organization needs is tedious as the only workflow currently is to the delete the service and replace it with a new one that uses the same name
Example of the type of change I recently wanted to do: I have an existing published tile layer connected to a feature layer. In ArcGIS Pro, I changed the definition query of a layer, changed the color of that layer, and also removed a layer completely from the map. I then overwrite publish the service. This is the change I want to display in the tiles, it displays perfectly in the feature/map image layers.
Image of publishing type in ArcGIS Pro
Image showing the 3 layers that get published
Image showing the missing "Replace Layer" button for the Tile Layer
Image showing the "Rebuild Cache" button that does not work for updating symbology/map changes.
