Latest Contributions by MikeMinami

Often the problem lies with fields that have null values when the schema says they can't have nulls. Check the REST endpoint of the service and look at the field definitions. I suspect there is some error posting the edits back to the database, even though the browser appears to retain the edits for the session. Do you know how to use the developer tools of the browser? Turn them on and watch the requests go through as you make an edit. I'm guessing you'll see an error in the response that isn't trapped by the application. Mike ... View more

Yes, you can export to FGDB and republish. Mike ... View more

What kind of service are you adding? Is it a map service? What is the URL you are using to add the layer? Are you adding the layer individually by index number? E.g., http://xxx/arcgis/services/rest/myservice/MapService/1 When you add the map service without an index number you are allowing the server to draw the layer which returns an image to the client (web browser) with nicely drawn lines. In this case, complex symbology is maintained. If you are adding the layer via an index number, you are bypassing the drawing power of the server. Instead, the server is now returning x,y coordinates of features to the client and the client is drawing the features. Unfortunately web browsers have only limited graphics drawing abilities and thus, you only see simple line symbols. Hope this helps, Mike ... View more

***UPDATE*** Oct 2016. The size of a hosted feature layer as listed on the item details page now reflects the current database storage size of the feature layer. ***Original Post*** OK, I've found out a little more about the size parameter on feature layers. The size parameter is a reflection of the size at publish time. Unfortunately, it doesn't get updated as the feature layer is edited. So, as long as you haven't edited your data, it would be a good way to compare different layer sizes... Thanks, Mike ... View more

katherine obrien‌, I am unable to see the links you provided above. The items must not be shared publicly. Mike ... View more

There's probably not one single documentation location that explains everything you want to know, but here are some links: Information about hosted feature and tile layers About hosted features and tiles—Help | ArcGIS Feature layers support vector feature querying, visualization, and editing. Feature layers are most appropriate for visualizing data on top of your basemaps. In web apps, feature layers are drawn by the browser and support interactive highlighting, queries, and pop-ups. Tile layers support fast map visualization using a collection of predrawn map images, or tiles. These tiles are created and stored on the server after you upload your data. Tiled layers are appropriate for basemaps that give your maps geographic context. About ArcGIS Server web services ArcGIS Server web services—Help | ArcGIS ArcGIS Help (10.2, 10.2.1, and 10.2.2) The thing to remember is that different layer types support different capabilities. If you want super fast drawing, tile layers are the way to go. But you can't turn on/off individual layers. The fact that arcGIS online can access an individual layer of an ArcGIS Server map service is a feature specific to ArcGIS Online. When you work with a layer like this, you are not accessing a dynamic map service, rather, you are completely bypassing the drawing capabilities of the server. What's happening is that the client (web browser, mobile app) is requesting the geometry (xy coordinates) of the features and drawing them as best it can. Most clients can't handle the complex symbology supported by the server. So, for example, if you have a road layer with complex line symbols that represent different types of roads, likely they would likely be drawn with simple colored lines. The post I added above which points to other forum posts attempt to explain the details.  Also, accessing the layer via it's index is slower than accessing the tiles. In general, I think ArcGIS Online requires that people rethink how they share out their data through web services on ArcGIS Server. In the past, you'd put all your layers into one service and make an application that used that service. Often, there was a one to one relationship between a web service and an application. Since there were only dynamic map services, there was never an issue about turning layers on and off. However, these weren't always the fastest to display. Over time, people wanted faster display, like they saw in google maps. Well, google caches their maps as tiles and we enhanced the map service to support tiles. The nature of tiles is that they draw fast because the server has predrawn all tiles and when a request comes in, the set of tiles is returned. It's very fast, but since it's predrawn, you can't turn layers on/off. So now, we advise people to think about how their layers will be used and organize them into services appropriately. In this way, services are more like data that are used in multiple maps. For layers that don't change frequently and are meant more as background information, like a basemap, you'd put them together and cache them. For layers that change frequently and are used independently across many maps, you'd make dynamic map services. We refer to these types of layers as operational layers. Whether you put more than one operational layer in a service depends on how you want to use it. If you want to use in separately, you'd put it in its own service. Hope this helps, Mike ... View more

If this is a 30 day trial and you don't end up subscribing, the account will automatically be deleted. Alternatively, you can contact Esri technical support, provide your username and subscription ID and your account can be deleted. Contact Tech Support Thanks, Mike ... View more

What exactly are you trying to achieve? The purpose of the search box is to support a simple search, like typing in an address, that returns one feature. Thus, it doesn't support an interface where you identify multiple fields and an attribute value for each field. There is a filter layer option that allows you to do this, that filters the display to match the query. There are no plans to expand search in this direction. I agree that there may be a need for advanced queries that return selected sets of features and not filter features out, like our current filter does, but there are no plans to expand the simple search box to handle this case. Paul Lohr‌, If ArcGIS Explorer Online will work for you, you could use it. However, be aware that ArcGIS Explorer Online was retired December 2013, and thus is no longer under active development--no bug fixes or new capabilities are being added. Note, ArcGIS Explorer Online is not to be confused with our newer product, Explorer for ArcGIS. Thanks, Mike ... View more

This post is now out of date... Popups are supported for WMS. Configure pop-ups—ArcGIS Online Help | ArcGIS  Note that the ArcGIS Online only supports MIME types of text/plain and text/html in the GetFeatureInfo response. Paul, ArcGIS Online does not support popups with WMS. There are no plans to include this ability. Thanks, Mike . ... View more

The tasks you mention are available in the UX for an administrator. For example, you can bulk add users to an individual group and also add one user to many groups at once. I suppose you want to automate this in some fashion rather than doing it manually. Our plan is to fully incorporate the activity dashboard into the arcgis.com website, so that is coming. We don't currently document the API the activity dashboard uses to monitor credit consumption, and as I understand it, there aren't plans to do so. Thanks for the feedback. Mike ... View more

It has to be secured with ArcGIS Server Token based security and externally visible on the internet. Can you share the URL to your server? Like this:  https://<domain>/ArcGIS/rest/info Is the token endpoint visible? https://<domain>/ArcGIS/tokens Who is your certificate provider? Self-signed certificates are not allowed. Thanks, Mike ... View more

Jörg Moosmeier Yes, the service has to be externally visible. There is no way for AGOL to validate the credentials if the service is not visible. Mike ... View more

Does your client have their own subscription to arcgis online? If so, you can share privately to a group you are both members of. This is the recommended workflow. AGOL organizations are not really suited to consulting workflows, where people from outside the organization are brought in However, I can see the the merits of your request. It also can apply when an organization invites a consultant into their organization for a project. I will write up the suggestion. No guarantees it will get implemented, however. Thanks, Mike ... View more