Is it possible to use suggestions in locate with custom locators?

KyleGruber · ‎03-23-2018

The Use Suggestions checkbox is disabled for my locator even though I built it with suggestions enabled. Is this an intentional limit of functionality or a bug?

ShanaBritt · ‎03-27-2018

Kyle:

In ArcGIS Pro it is possible to use suggestions for custom address locators you have created with suggestions enabled as long as you publish them as a geocode service, then add the service into to the project. Local locators currently do not support suggestions in Pro, only services. There are a few other ways to accomplish this depending on what applications and environment you have.

If you have ArcGIS Enterprise 10.5+ and have a federated server, you can share 'addloc' to your Enterprise portal, then add the locator item to the project from the portal and use the suggestions in Pro. Publish a locator to your portal—ArcGIS Pro | ArcGIS Desktop ,Set properties on locators shared to your portal—ArcGIS Pro | ArcGIS Desktop
Use the Python script at the bottom of the following topic along with the ags connection created in ArcMap or ArcCatalog with publisher or admin permission to publish the locator to a non-federated server in ArcGIS Enterprise. Then access the geocode service through a GIS server connection (see option 3). CreateGeocodeSDDraft—ArcPy Functions | ArcGIS Desktop
In ArcMap or ArcCatalog, publish the locator as a geocode service to ArcGIS Server. Then add a GIS server connection to the server in ArcGIS Pro or add the existing ags connection used in ArcMap, where you can then add the geocode service to the project and use suggestions in the Locate pane. Connect to a GIS server—ArcGIS Pro | ArcGIS Desktop

-Shana

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MichaelVolz · ‎03-23-2018

What do you mean by a custom locator? Does this mean you have changed the default ESRI style?

KyleGruber · ‎03-23-2018

No, sorry, it's just a locator I built with the Create Address Locator tool, it derives from the US Address - Single House style.

MichaelVolz · ‎03-26-2018

Is your first screenshot where the Use Suggestions checkbox is disabled from AGOL with the geocode service? Or are you accessing that screen from ArcMap or ArcCatalog?

What version of GIS software are you using?

Does this link provide some reasoning as to why this is not working for you?

https://community.esri.com/thread/164349

ShanaBritt · ‎03-27-2018

Kyle:

In ArcGIS Pro it is possible to use suggestions for custom address locators you have created with suggestions enabled as long as you publish them as a geocode service, then add the service into to the project. Local locators currently do not support suggestions in Pro, only services. There are a few other ways to accomplish this depending on what applications and environment you have.

If you have ArcGIS Enterprise 10.5+ and have a federated server, you can share 'addloc' to your Enterprise portal, then add the locator item to the project from the portal and use the suggestions in Pro. Publish a locator to your portal—ArcGIS Pro | ArcGIS Desktop ,Set properties on locators shared to your portal—ArcGIS Pro | ArcGIS Desktop
Use the Python script at the bottom of the following topic along with the ags connection created in ArcMap or ArcCatalog with publisher or admin permission to publish the locator to a non-federated server in ArcGIS Enterprise. Then access the geocode service through a GIS server connection (see option 3). CreateGeocodeSDDraft—ArcPy Functions | ArcGIS Desktop
In ArcMap or ArcCatalog, publish the locator as a geocode service to ArcGIS Server. Then add a GIS server connection to the server in ArcGIS Pro or add the existing ags connection used in ArcMap, where you can then add the geocode service to the project and use suggestions in the Locate pane. Connect to a GIS server—ArcGIS Pro | ArcGIS Desktop

-Shana