View-as setting for creators/administrators

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04-02-2024 01:15 PM
Status: Open
SpatialSean
New Contributor III

It can be very difficult as an admin to create a new map/app/dashboard/experience builder only to realize you didn't share a specific item for a specific group.  As admin/creator - you likely have further access to items and may add a new layer/item that cannot be accessed resulting in poor consumer experience.  I think this would also be useful from an ArcGIS Online standpoint as well and is cross posted here

My idea is to allow either creators and or admins to 'view-as' and select option such as member of a group, outside public, shared collaboration, viewer in org, etc. when editing an item and preview it from the point of view of the intended audience.

2 Comments
MichaelVolz

Totally agree that this would be extremely useful.

SpatialSean

A workaround for those encountering this issue - create a user account to mimic the would-be end user and test through that.  Granted this takes up an additional account that could otherwise be assigned appropriately.