Latest Contributions by RhettZufelt

Have you seen this post How to override values for fields with calculated expressions? Shows a way to toggle the ability to manually edit a calculated field.  Might be able to tie it to you existing data rather than a toggle, but figure it might help you get started. R_ ... View more

Never tried a mmpk as a basemap, but I have sideloaded tpk(x) files to my iOS device and can use them as a basemap with a web map OR a mmpk in Field Maps app. R_ ... View more

One way is to put a copy of the SDE connection file on a network drive that everyone has access to, then use the full network path to that SDE connection file as input to the toolbox. R_ ... View more

I deal with this all the time and am also normally just interested in the polylines data.  Also, I get CAD files from numerous sources so the format/layers/etc. is never the same. I have a separate project set up in Pro connected to a bunch of output layers in a FGDB.  In Pro, I use the feature class to feature class GP tool, and for the input, I navigate to the Polyline data 'inside' the dwg files. Since there is no consistency from designers, I use CAD or Pro (think you can use TrueView also) to find out what "Layer(s)" in the dwg holds the lines that I am interested in and set a Where clause in the fc2fc tool to Layer includes the value(s), and pick all the layers that hold the desired data. I run this tool for the data I'm interested in (sewer, water, storm lines), then close that project. I then open my AsBuilt editing project that is already connected to the layers I output above. It's been a while since I tried the GP tool that @Eugene_Adkins suggested as I was only interested in a small subset of the lines from the dwg.  Might have to take another look at that, but thought I'd chime in about one method that has been working well for me. R_   ... View more

Not sure I understand, but sounds like maybe you have a template for each of the "symbiology's" that you are selecting to create that type of feature (one button for Hydrant, one for Valve, one for blow off, etc. etc)? Another way would be to just have basic template for a point, then a form to add/edit the field values.  Then, you would just symbolize the map based off of the field value(s). As new points are added, they would take on the symbology defined by filed values for the point layer. If this isn't the case, maybe a screenshot or two to help describe the desired process. R_ ... View more

Suspect you have already checked this, but just in case.  Once the project eventually opens, have you opened a Catalog View, selected data sources and then looked at both the Item and workspace toggles? You may see a path/URL on the list that stands out as an offender. R_ ... View more

When you say Not Editable?  Does that mean that the new values don't show up in a template or something else? If just not showing in the template, you will need to add new templates for the new values. R_ ... View more

Not sure about the lifecycle, but you will find that Explorer has little to no documentation (at least the windows version), and even less tech support.  Most of the tech support questions you may have will likely be that it 'out of our scope of support' .  Listed as Included "Usage and concepts of documented software functionalities and workflows".  However, since there is pretty much NO Usage documented anywhere, they can pretty much blanket say it isn't covered in support. I have successfully been using it as I have same issue where Windows is required, and, touch screen support is required.  Unfortunately, touch screen basically renders ArcReader useless or I'd still be using that as the GPS location not so much required in my case. Can be difficult to maintain versions, as even though they aren't developing it, the installable version in windows seems to expire, so when I have to install on new computers, it will be a different version with different expire data.  This becomes an issue as I have scripted the install/config so that I can run specific batch files to install/update.  Well, need to completely re-build the batch file every time the app 'expires'. Another huge issue for me is that multiple people may be using these particular windows computers at different times (shifts, for example). We have large basemaps and data downloaded locally so that the Explorer app will work when not connected to the internet.  The way Explorer is designed, it is on a per user basis.  So, if other user logs on/installs Explorer, it will make separate copies of each of the basemaps and data in each users folder. So, when you have a 20Gb background imagery loaded on the computer, it will copy that to each users folder that installs/opens the configured maps.  So, 5 users are eating up 100Gb of hard drive storage to support one 20Gb basemap. Although, not supported, you can do some mojo using mliknks in windows to keep from duplicating the large datasets (though, windows will still 'think' the mlinks are using up the storage, even though they are not). In any case, like I said, I have been using it for a few years now on a select group of computers and is 'working' for the most part, but, if there were any other option at this time, I would most likely recommend it over Explorer. R_ ... View more

Pretty basic, no error testing, but should get you started. I do check to make sure the file hasn't already been downloaded:     import arcpy, os, urllib.request fc = r'\\servername\sharename\folder\Pro_Test_map.gdb\TestFC' # input feature class with URL attribute outfold = r'C:\Users\myusername\Desktop\tmp' #location to save laz files with arcpy.da.SearchCursor(fc, ['Download_L']) as cursor: # establish search cursor with "Download_L" as url field for row in cursor: # iterate trough list of files infile = os.path.basename(row[0]) # get existing filename outfile = outfold + os.sep + infile # set new filename/location if not os.path.exists(outfile): # check to make sure file doesn't already exist print("downloading - " + outfile) urllib.request.urlretrieve(row[0], outfile) # download the file else: print(outfile + ' already exists')     R_   ... View more

Thanks, This does honor the settings and is a much nicer format. R_ ... View more

If you update the list so new features are to be added, you will also need to update the template as well. As you found, making changes in Pro and overwriting is one way, but you could also add the new templates directly using Map Viewer Classic. You will need to Save Changes to the template, but DO NOT save the map as it can break functionality of the new map viewer. R_ ... View more

I just set this up in  Pro because it was easier at the time. The custom symbology arcade code is in the HFS and can be set up in map viewer directly.  You just have to also create the appropriate symbol classes as well. R_ ... View more

line 18 you are trying to replaceDataSource on variable "Lyr", but your layer variable is set to lower case "lyr". Is it just this capitalization typo that is causing it? R_ ... View more