"Create List" not appearing for only one field feature layer

[Anonymous User]

I am creating lists on my feature layer to make data collection easy but there is one field where “Create List” is not showing as an option when all the other fields in the same feature layer have the “Create List" option. Any ideas why?

[MarcusZwicker]

Bug still exists in 2023. This is not a good look.

Easy to get around once you know you're not crazy and it's just not working because it doesn't work.. but the 30 minutes you're wasting checking your work and figuring out you're not crazy is lame.

[ErikAIversen]

I just encountered this problem and neither solution worked for me (changing visualisation or display value). Had to create a new field and fill it with the existing values in order to add or remove list values. I can't delete the old field value either that I want to make changes to. This is the only field value with this problem. Utterly frustrating!

[HannahSchaefer1]

it appears this is a repeated issue since 2021 but no updates have been made. We are currently experiencing this same issue and wondering if anyone was able to find a solution?

[HannahSchaefer1]

Resolved! If your visualization settings are set to use that field for the symbology, it will not allow you to make edits to the domains. Once I removed the symbology from the visualization tab and changed to "show location only" the field I needed to make edits to suddenly gave me the option to edit. Hope this helps anyone who wasn't able to find a solution. 

[jmaxwell_braun]

Simply changing the display to a single symbol on the visualization tab didn't work for me. I had to open the problem layer in the classic map viewer, open the manage editing templates menu, and save. I didn't change anything because the feature creation template was already set to a single symbol. I guess resaving the layer in the classic map viewer must have reset something somewhere.

[MichaelLoconte]

This is what resolved the issue for me. I have had the problem on a hosted feature layer in ArcGIS Enterprise Portal 11.2. Tried all the tips previously mentioned in this thread.

Good find! ESRI can we fix this bug?

(edit... just to be clear, I had to first set visualization to a single symbol, and then go to map viewer classic --> manage templates--> save)

[ChaseYoung323209]

This worked for me as well. Issue still exists in June 2024.

[Lexicon1950]

This was also the resolution for my polygon layer that was created in ArcGIS Pro then exported to AGOL as a hosted feature layer - 
1) opening the problem layer in Map Viewer Classic
2) going to Edit
3) select MANAGE at the bottom of the Edit pane
4) select ADD NEW TYPE OF FEATURE

As of April 2025, the related bug (BUG-000137678 "Line hosted feature layers do not display the Create List option for fields when publ...) mentioned on 09/30/2021 in this thread is still In Review.

[Miralem_Zeljo]

This appears to still be a problem 3 years later. Any solution to this Defect would be greatly appreciated.

This is driven by features published with symbology class using the field data.

For some reason, when we publish feature class with symbology driven by field values - even when you change symbology to single location this field is locked and cannot be modified/deleted or converted to domain values after publishing.

[Mike_Frates]

Still experiencing this in December 2024. Also causes the dreaded "Domain: com.esri.arcgis.runtime.error Code: 3079 Description: Domain exists." error in Field Maps. Simply republishing the data doesn't work for most...especially in a production environment with editors working diligently in the field.