Updating Web Map from ArcGIS Pro

[TylerT]

Hello, 

I have published a Web Map from ArcGIS Pro.  What is the recommended workflow to update this Web Map from ArcGIS Pro, given that is appears the same publish tool will not over write the previously published Web Map?

Thank you,

Tyler

[jcarlson · Accepted solution]

Once a web map is published, you need to find it in the Catalog. Right-click your map and select "add and open". This map maintains its link to the web map, and the sharing tab will give you the option to "save web map".

[TylerT]

@jcarlson 

Ok, that went smooth, thanks.  Now to wrap my head around the workflow a bit here.  Does that workflow make the original ArcGIS Pro Map (used to initially publish Web Map) somewhat ephemeral just to get the Web Map initiated? 

In other words, should a recommended workflow look something like this:
-Create ArcGIS Pro Map 

-Share ArcGIS Pro Map as Web Map

-Catalog > Add and Open New Web Map (this is now authoritative and sync'd to ArcGIS Pro & Portal)

-Delete Original ArcGIS Pro Map (doesn't seem like this is needed any longer)

Tyler

[jcarlson]

Yes, you've pretty much nailed it. Once the map is published, you can get rid of the original map from Pro and work exclusively with the web map.

[TylerT]

@jcarlson;

While the connection to the web map went smooth, I just caught a snag attempting to update the web map.  I have the web map open in ArcGIS pro, however the layers are now the image layers (_MIL), with no apparent way to modify symbology or labels (no context menus for those layers).  How can I update (tweaks to symbology, labels, etc) the web map connected ArcGIS Pro?   What is the best workflow to make symbology and label tweaks to a web map once it is initially shared as a web map?  Thank you,

Tyler

[jcarlson]

When you shared the web map, it sounds as though you may have created a map image layer rather than a web map. Map Image Layers can't be updated, they just need to be replaced, which makes them very obnoxious when you have symbology changes to make.

Unless they were map image layers to begin with? In which case, there's not really a nice and easy way to update those. But if you're wanting to make symbology changes to feature layers, the still ought to be feature layers in the saved map.

[TylerT]

@jcarlson et al,

Thanks for bearing with me.  So, I drilled down into the 'Share As Web Map' configuration to share feature, but the feature checkbox option is grayed out (along with others).  The test map contains a single layer to be shared and is an Enterprise Geodatabase Polygon Feature Class and will need to reference registered data.  There are no errors when running 'Analyze'.  

Any thoughts on why the feature checkbox would be grayed out?  I assume this is what you suggested I should do.  Let me know.  

Thank you,

Tyler

[TylerT]

From the docs, looks like I might need to share an editable map vice exploratory.   

I'll give that a go and see I can manage your recommended workflow for creating a web map that is readily updatable (symbols, labels, etc...) from ArcGIS Pro.  Thank you. 

Tyler

p.s. I'm realizing that this should have been an Enterprise post instead of AGOL post.  Sorry about that.

[jcarlson]

What I would suggest:

1. Publish all your layers to your portal however they need to be published
2. Add the published services to your map
3. Do "share as web map"

If you try to use "share as web map" with local layers, the process will need to publish those as well, and that can lead to trouble. When you share as a web map with already-published layers, things should go a little more like you expect.

[Dana_FSC]

Hi Josh - 

Question on this - I followed the overall workflow - published from Pro using the 'Editable' option (worked as a webmap for most layers and symbols/labels), then did Add and Open in Pro using the webmap - looks fine. Tried the Save Webmap after adding a new layer from a local (on my HD) layer in a GDB. It seems to want to re-create the Web Feature Layer ("_WFL") and it won't allow that unless there is a unique ID. I thought checking the 'Archive the last updated web map' would timestamp the WFL and basically just update the webmap - but maybe this isn't the case. In any event - I'd love to be able to work in Pro, add new local feature layers and push changes as hosted feature layers to AGO. But maybe this isn't possible? It seems like maybe you're suggesting that you need to publish a service or layer before you add it to the webmap in Pro? That would seem duplicative at best. But then - it's esri, so duplication might just be the name of the game....

Thanks for any help/insight.