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Hub can now display your saved layer style

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E-B_Davis
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If you are a data editor or manager in ArcGIS Hub, a new capability allows you to display a layer's customized style so that viewers can more easily understand the data they're exploring.

Valuable time and resources go towards collecting, maintaining, and sharing data. Now you can share your authoritative data in a way that gives you more control over which data are displayed, which features or attributes are highlighted, and whether symbology is accessible to all. Custom styling is particularly relevant to larger or complex datasets, as another tool to fine tune what your data communicates.

Previously, layers in explore view were styled with Hub's default blue. With this enhancement, feature service editors can now choose between the default style or set the style of the layer from the item settings in ArcGIS Online.

Ready to try out this new option? Follow the steps below:

  1. From your dataset’s explore page, select the Manage content button to navigate to workspace.
    Manage content button on dataset explore page.Manage content button on dataset explore page.

     

  2. From here, select Settings > General.
    Workspace general settings.Workspace general settings.

     

  3. You’ll now see a Map display settings section that allows you to toggle between the Hub default style and the Saved layer style.
    Map display settings.Map display settings.

     

  4. Want to go ahead and update the layer style? Select the link to Edit layer styles in ArcGIS Online. This takes you to the item’s Visualization page in a new tab where you can update and save the symbology.
    Map display settings option to edit style in ArcGIS Online.Map display settings option to edit style in ArcGIS Online.

     

    Visualization tab in ArcGIS Online.Visualization tab in ArcGIS Online.

     

  5. Now, back in the workspace (General pane), when you select Saved layer map style, select Save, and return to the layer’s explore view in Hub, you’ll see the updated style.
    Saved layer style option in map settings.Saved layer style option in map settings.


    Updated layer style in explore page.Updated layer style in explore page.

     

And there you are – users now see your data the way you intended, giving them the ability to better understand the data they're exploring.

Dig into the Hub web help for details on editing and managing content items.

3 Comments
Martin1
Frequent Contributor

Thank you. This is good news.

Is it already planned that this functionality will become accessible on ArcGIS Enterprise Sites?

E-B_Davis
Esri Contributor

Thanks so much for your comment, @Martin1. This functionality will not be a part of the Enterprise 12.0 release, but is planned for a future release.

Justin_Greco
Frequent Contributor

@E-B_Davis does this only apply to point layers?  I tried with both lines and polygons, but its still the default blue symbol.  I did get it to work for a point layer though.  I was recently asked about this from one of our GIS users, glad to see its an option!

Update: I was able to get this to work for a line and a polygon layer.  To get it to work, I had to make a slight change to the symbology and then hit save on the visualization tab.  It wasn't just taking the existing symbology.