Arranging Standalone Tables in Portal/AGOL?

[DanaThompson1]

So I'm working on a web application in Portal. The webmap that it's connected to has multiple feature classes and multiple related tables added to them. I've received a request to alphabetize the feature classes and related tables so that when the attribute table widget is used, the user can easily find his/her layer of interest. I can alphabetize the feature classes easily by clicking & dragging. I can't seem to touch the related tables, either in the map or the app's attribute table widget.

The only way I could possibly work around this is deleting everything and adding the feature layers in reverse-alphabetical order (and then reconfiguring all pop-ups, symbology etc) but even then if the feature layer has more than one table, I cannot seem to work around it if those are manifested in incorrect order.

Anyone have any input or suggestions?

[ChrisPenny]

We have the same/similar issue and, aside from adding the layers individually we're not sure how to mitigate.

• Created an ArcGIS Pro project 
• Ordered layers and related tables as required (alphabetically)
• Assigned layer IDs using ArcGIS Pro
• Published map Service (layer orders were honored)
• Added Map service to new Web Map
• Order of table was not honored as per layer IDs. It "generally" ordered the tables in the reverse of how they were ordered in the ArcGIS Pro Project (Alphabetical/descending) and, for good measure, randomly placed a couple of tables in completely the wrong location.
  
  note: if we deleted the web map, then created a new web map and added the same map service it would do the same sort of thing but different tables were placed completely incorrectly. 

[ChrisPenny]

I did some investigation and, in our use case, found that, for reasons unknown, using a Map Layer/Service in a web map scrambled order of standalone tables. Try the following:

• Use ArcGIS Pro,
• Order stand alone tables as required
• Assign layer IDs,
• Publish a completely fresh feature layer & map layer (i.e. do not overwrite and existing one)
• Add new Feature layer/service to web map (do not bother adding a Map Service/Layer). Hopefully your standalone tables will be in the order defined.
  Note: It seems like Feature Service/Layer can be added from the Web Map "Add>Search For Layers" or "Add> Add Layer from Web>Paste appropriate URL". 
• Disable editing of feature layer feature class and table if appropriate.

Good Luck!

Cheers

Chris

[ChrisPenny]

ps: this is Portal For ArcGIS. I can't comment on behavior in AGOL

[DanaThompson1]

Hello Chris,

Can you clarify the Assign layer IDs step for me?

-Dana

[ChrisPenny]

Hi Dana,

• Set up ArcGIS Pro and the Standalone Tables as required.
• Right click > Properties on the top level layer name ("Structures" in image below).

• Select "General > Allow assignment of unique numeric IDs for sharing web layers"

• Once this has been done, each feature class and table is assigned a number which is the Layer ID.

Hope that helps.

Cheers

Chris