Save Symbology at REST Endpoint

[SusanSmith3]

How can the symbolization for the REST services get changed in: https://services2.arcgis.com/1cdV1mIckpAyI7Wo/ArcGIS/rest/services? Symbolization for ie Microwave_Service_Towers is a nasty default symbol and is not meaningful at all!

[KellyGerrow]

Hi Susan,

If you need to save the symbology to REST, ensure that you are an owner of the layer you can use the save layer functionality in the web map to save updates to the layer. 

If you are going to use the data in ArcGIS Online, consider creating a copy of the layer and modifying the symbology or modifying the symbology and saving it in the web map. If you want your web map to read the symbology directly from the feature service and update if you update the feature service, then go the save layer route:

Copy and save layers—ArcGIS Online Help | ArcGIS 

-Kelly

[SusanSmith3]

Hi Kelly-

It has already been published by Esri. I wonder if someone could republish it with better symbolization. I don't have those capabilities.

-Sue

[KellyGerrow]

Hi Susan,

Try adding the service url to your organization as an ArcGIS Server Web Service and setting and saving the symbology as an item.

Example:

https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=7412e4e6fe764c5a9e3ca547e7eb183e 

You will then have a reference to the layer in your organization where you control the symbology and aren't reliant on how the owner updates it. Be aware that when you are referencing another users layer, that the sharing permissions and schema can change if the owner updates the layer.

-Kelly