Latest Contributions by JayLarsen

It's so annoying.  Why did they do this? It seems to infect layers in "Old Map Viewer" too? ... View more

yeah, it's been around for a while, and is scheduled for a fix. 1. user uploads table from xlsx file, creates hosted layer. 2. everything works fine! puts it in maps, styles it, etc. 3. does not use layer for a few days.  user goes into map and does some calculation like count points, doesn't work, get's error message "no extent" or something. user can still style the layer in that map.  but cannot open the layer via content or "description" options. it's like a zombie. 4. user waits a week or so...layer cures itself!   Sadly, what you end up doing is exporting it as a FGDB, then loading it from that is an instant cure.  I've had to do that 3 times now when there was work that HAD to be done due to deadline. Tech support says don't use xlsx, use csv, but that is a crazy extra step to get into...and I'm not sure the behaviour is that different. Very frustrating! ... View more

Thanks!  It's all point features for now, but very good considerations.  Plus, there's some dodging of the continual, notorious xlsx upload bug. ... View more

I ended up doing the files by region, I could always join them later.  But, so far, no problem in New Map Viewer doing styling or calculations. My recollection is that the math will always be done correctly in the cloud, but the web may not be able to show things correctly sometimes. ... View more

Layers are still up...were documented in support case. ... View more

It was the same bug as a few years ago.  If you make the layer from an Excel sheet, it doesn't work.  Sometimes it cures itself if you let it sit for a week or so. The "fix" is to export as FGDB, download, then re-upload. It was documented  by ESRI support from this incident again.  I got the impression it was well known. ... View more

Did a support case.  It turns out its another instance of the "zombie layer from Excel" bug.  Was able to fix it downloading part of the data as FGDB, then appending it on the original.  Very nice trick! Sadly, then needed to do some work with this layer using "aggregate points" and it failed with same generic "ERROR".  Did the trick to the whole thing, export as FGDB, download, re-upload from FGDB, and then it works now. Layer made from Excel get goofed up by the system! This is an old bug! I and others have written many messages about this over the last 2 years! Usually the other part is the layer can't be edited...but then if left alone for a week or so, it fixes itself. FIX IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ... View more

Thanks.  I checked the costs, and they're basically the same as ESRI, but with more data prep. I'm a bit shocked there wasn't a cheaper solution anywhere that was attractive. ... View more

Oh yeah? What's the URL? Must be this one? https://help.bdc.fcc.gov/hc/en-us/articles/5341095744283-How-to-Use-the-Census-Geocoder Thanks!  Makes me think googling around a bit might turn something up... ... View more

We're a SAAS-only client, so no Pro to use. (I guess maybe we'll get into Pro when they begin the new licensing structure? It sure would solve a lot of problems.) ... View more

Typical. But I wonder what an ideal workflow would be like? ... View more