Publish a feature layer from a registered folder

[MohammedElsayed]

I have an issue when publishing from a registered folder to an enterprise portal, but it only allows me to publish map images only, and when I select the feature layer an error message says that  "layer's data source is not supported (web feature layer)"

[Scott_Tansley · Accepted solution]

That’s by design.  You have to use an enterprise geodatabase.  Files can only be edited by one process at a time, a windows limitation.  1 SOC is one process.  More than 1 soc would equate to many users.  

[TanuHoque]

@MohammedElsayed 

Just curious, why do you want to enable 'feature layer' while publishing data, I assumed, off a file gdb? Is your goal to allow editing from web applications? Or just drawing on the client app using some web clients' advanced symbology option? or something else? thanks

[MohammedElsayed]

yes, my goal is to allow editing from web applications