Arranging Standalone Tables in Portal/AGOL?

DanaThompson1 · ‎01-09-2020

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 · ‎01-13-2020

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 · ‎01-15-2020

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 · ‎01-15-2020

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

DanaThompson1 · ‎01-16-2020

Hello Chris,

Can you clarify the Assign layer IDs step for me?

-Dana

ChrisPenny · ‎01-16-2020

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