Problem with Creator etc. fields after updating AGOL hosted feature layer

[AdminWPZ]

Hi all,

I'm using an AGOL hosted feature layer and several views of it in an Instant App and in AGOL Field Maps with online and offline data collection. I also collected Creator and Editor information.

At one point I had to export the layer from AGOL into ArcGIS Pro to update some Contingent Values and Field Groups. I kept the Creator etc. information and used "overwrite existing service" to publish the data to the same service.

Instead of using the existing Creator columns, AGOL created new ones (Creator_1 etc.):

Is there any way to avoid this problem and at the same time keep the existing Creator etc. information?

[Richard_Purkis · Accepted solution]

@AdminWPZ Have you tried following this support article? The last few steps cover preserving the editor tracking fields when overwriting:

• How To: Edit or modify the editor tracking fields for hosted feature layers in ArcGIS Pro

Let me know if this helps

[AdminWPZ]

Hi Richard, thank you so much for the link. This has worked out perfectly. I wasn't aware that you can edit Tracking fields by hand after disabling Editor Tracking.

One question: step1 of the list (copy feature layer) seems futile to me as the copy isn't used later. Is there a reason to do this step?

Thanks again!

Andrea

[Richard_Purkis]

@AdminWPZ  Not all the steps in the article apply in your scenario. In the article, the feature class is edited in step 10. I understand in your scenario you already exported the data so it was just the steps at the end of the article you needed to follow. 

Hope that helps