Field maps opens with filter I don't want

[DanGruber]

I created a map with a layer and a related table, and then used Designer to create forms for both the layer and the table. When I want to add a new point to the layer in the FM app on my phone, it starts with a filter for one particular field in the layer. In Designer, filters are set to "Off" and I don't want to use any filters when adding a new point to the layer. 

Why am I getting a filter when filtering is "Off" in Designer, and how do I get rid of the unwanted filter that's showing up?

Thanks for your help.

Dan Gruber

[LindsayRaabe_FPCWA]

Are you referring to the grey bar that says "Filter" in your screenshot? That isn't a direct data filter. It's like a search bar where you can start typing to reduce the list of options to pick from when selecting which feature template you want to start with (each Feature Template can have prefilled answers with at least one being already set which is the list of feature types you see in the list). You can update the Feature Templates in Field Maps Designer as well. Go to Forms > select layer > select Templates at the top of the centre pane. 

[DanGruber]

Lindsay, I see that there is a template correpsonding to the field I'm using for map symbology. The list that appears below the "Filter" bar contains the options for that field. I have to select one of the list items to continue to the form, and that field in the form is filled out with the item I clicked on (although I can change it once in the form itself).

I don't want the search bar to appear at all, i.e., I want to go directly to the form when I add a new point to the layer with none of the fields prefilled. Can I just delete the template? Would the template/search bar go away if I reverted to single symbol symbology based just on the location of existing points?

Thanks for your help!

Dan

[LindsayRaabe_FPCWA]

Hi Dan - great question! I did a quick bit of testing and found an interesting result. I created a new point layer (very rough and ready) through ArcGIS Online, with a drop down category field. When loading it into a map, it simply had a "New Feature" option. I then added symbology to the layer using the "Category" field and refreshed the map. There were now feature templates included based on the symbology.

I then deleted the feature templates in Field Maps Designer and refreshed the map again. In the webmap on my PC, I could no longer create a feature, but on my phone in Field Maps, it simply went straight to creating the feature with no prefilled info. 

It looks like you don't have symbology by category (or you do, but they're all the same - you could change that to a single symbol if that's the case). When I did this on mine (reverted to single symbol), refreshed Field Maps Designer and then hit the "Update" but on the Templates pane, a single feature type is loaded with no pre-filled info. I think this is what you want to do. If you do then want custom symbology based on attributes, I would apply that after this step so that it honours the single Feature Template. 

I hope that all makes sense - short answer is, Yes, you can remove the feature templates and go straight to a blank form. You just need to force it to go back to a single Feature Template with no pre-set fields.