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allow end users to add domain values to a field with domains on the fly from field apps

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09-10-2024 12:03 PM
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Kevin_MacLeod
Frequent Contributor

Idea:  an option to allow end users to add domain values. 

Let's say it's a Hydrants point layer. There is a field for Color with Domains in SDE.  It has existing values of Red, Blue, Green.

A field user comes across a Yellow hydrant. Allow them to add Yellow. It adds it on the spot and adds it to the domain values list.  (as the Code AND the Description.  I always avoid 'code' numbers for text and make the code always identical to the description; would be great if that could be set as a default behavior for a Domain. ) 

 

This is not something trivial we could add on as a workaround, that I can think of.  I suppose some very slick Arcade in a Field Maps Designer form could trigger some backend python or attribute rule to kick off a SQL trigger or something? But this would be far better as a supported feature out of the box. 

I asked senior product managers in the Data Management team at Esri UC 2024 and as of yet, it is not a capability. This would be great to see.  Users in Survey123, Field Maps, from Exp. Builder sites, etc could add values in on-the-fly.  

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Laura
by MVP Regular Contributor

I could see this as something you can enable per user but would not want any user to just have this capability.