Contributor User Type editing capabilities

[EmilSkj]

Hi,

Can a Contributor User type in AGOL with Data Editor role add, delete, and update both geometries and attributes through an editing widget in an Experience Builder or Instant App? I understand that only Mobile Workers can edit through field apps.

It is not fully clear to me if there are differences in editing capabilities between a Contributor and a Mobile Worker User type for data made editable and shared by e.g. a Creator in ArcGIS Online Experience Builder or Instant App based on the below.

Thanks!

[rcGIS]

Hello @EmilSkj,

The 2023 and 2024 ArcGIS User Type Comparison Matrix doc will provide clarification to your questions. 

Both Contributors and Mobile Workers can view and edit data (but can't create or modify apps and items). The main differences reside in where (which apps) you can perform those actions.

As mentioned in this previous Esri Community post, "the Contributor role is for people in the office that need to make edits to data but don't need access to desktop or field application software. i.e.  they edit in Experience Builder, Instant Apps or Dashboards."

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In ArcGIS Online hosted feature layers, the kind of editing allowed (add, delete, update) is defined/enabled in the hosted feature layer itself: "On the Settings tab of the hosted feature layer's item page, layer owners or organization administrators enable editing and choose the type of editing that is allowed." (more info).