Latest Contributions by Joshua-Young

‎07-07-2022

Keep in mind Esri is going to have to implement branch versioning, archiving, replicas, attribute rules, and database sequences for hosted feature services before Utility Networks can be added to ArcGIS Online. Also, from Esri's blog on the June 2022 release of Field Apps "Caution: Editing utility network features is not recommended or supported at this time.". So even if you were able to migrate to an ArcGIS Enterprise Utility Network you would still only be able to edit it in ArcGIS Pro. Have you looked at the Water Distribution Data Management solution? It has none of the advanced functionality of geometric networks or utility networks, but it works with ArcGIS Online.

‎06-16-2022

It would be great to setup geometry fields that automatically calculated the specified geometry attribute per field as records are inserted or updated. The current Add Geometry Attributes or the Calculate Geometry Attributes tools are great for processing bulk calculations efficiently, but I like the idea of marking a field as a geometry field so that it is automatically populated as features are inserted or geometry is updated. I image this being a checkbox when adding a new field to mark the field as a geometry field. Then expose parameters for type of geometry (x, y, z, x & y, etc), coordinates format, and projection to use just like the existing geoprocessing tools. The only time I see this being a major performance hit is loading/appending lots of data at one time. Maybe there could be a flag to pause calculating geometry fields until the end of that tool and then do a more efficient bulk calculation?

‎06-03-2022

When creating a new hosted feature layer using the New Item->Feature Layer->From Template is it possible to change the default coordinate system from Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere to a local projection? I know that takes a performance hit when shown on Esri's basemaps, but for a lot of our data needs Web Mercator is not a great choice. Is there a way to change the default coordinate system when creating new feature services in ArcGIS Portal?

‎05-23-2022

I am using ArcGIS Pro 2.9.3. I just realized that the color management is set at both the map and layout level, and I was only changing the color management to CMYK in the layout properties. I changed the map properties to use CMYK for the color schema as well, but I still see the difference in the labels.

‎05-23-2022

I see the issue in PDF exports and in the layout view. I am running ArcGIS Pro 2.9.3. The screenshots that I provided were taken at from Adobe Acrobat at 100% zoom and the screenshots from ArcGIS Pro were taken at 1:1 resolution in the layout view. You can see how the labels are slightly different even though they should be the same size.

‎05-23-2022

It seems to be an issue with the labels in the reference layer "Hybrid Reference Layer (Community Maps)". We use that reference layer because we contribute to the Community Maps program and is more correct and current than what Here Maps provides for our area in the regular Hybrid Reference Layer. I have a layer in the map that has a label with a halo and I do not see any difference other than the expected color variation.

‎05-20-2022

Is it expected behavior to have font and halo thickness change when switching between RGB and CMYK color models for a layout? The issue seems to only be with labels that have a halo applied to them. I tried using labels with no halos and I did not see any significant difference in the appearance of those labels. I have attached examples of what I am seeing. RGB produces labels where the font is thicker and the halo thinner, whereas CMYK produces labels where the font is thinner and the halo thicker. I thought the color model only affected the colors?

‎05-06-2022

I have never run the Calculate Field geoprocessing tool directly against a branch versioned feature service URL, but I believe you are correct in that it will run on the DEFAULT version if you have permissions to do so. Have you tried unchecking the "Make newly added layers visible by default" option in ArcGIS Pro? I have that unchecked because several layers I add to ArcGIS Pro are large and slow things down. With that option unchecked, I can add a large layer and configure it (scale visibility, etc) before I turn the layer on or just leave it off. As far as I know, the only way to run a calculation on a specific branch version in ArcGIS Pro is to add a layer to the map, set the version from the Data Source tab in the Contents pane, and then add the layer to the Calculate Field tool as the Input Table parameter.

‎05-06-2022

Have you looked at hosted feature service web hooks and services like Power Automate (formerly Flow), Zapier, or Make (formerly Integromat). At the time of me typing, this is only possible in ArcGIS Online with a hosted feature service because only ArcGIS Online hosted feature services support edit web hooks. https://developers.arcgis.com/rest/services-reference/online/web-hooks-feature-service-.htm

‎05-05-2022

@RachelS You can sort of group hosted feature layers with data from SQL geodatabases using the new Map Viewer available at ArcGIS Enterprise 10.9.1. The new Map Viewer will allow you to group hosted feature layers with map services that already have grouped layers. The limitation is that you cannot add the hosted feature layer inside the existing group that is in the map service. One way around that limitation is publishing the SQL geodatabase data as individual map services and grouping them together in the new Map Viewer with any hosted feature layers, but I would first test this to see if it works for you. I say that because grouping layers in the new Map Viewer is a pain when dealing with many layers, the new Map Viewer is not yet widely supported in ArcGIS Enterprise, and compared to the classic Map Viewer you may be losing functionality that you need. Here is a list from Esri about what is different between the new and classic Map Viewers: https://enterprise.arcgis.com/en/portal/latest/use/limitations-and-compatibility-mv.htm I am sure Esri will get there eventually with proper support for grouped data in ArcGIS Enterprise, but for now I continue to use a mix of SQL geodatabase store data and hosted feature services depending on our needs.

‎04-26-2022

I am slowing adding address points for existing site addresses to build "routing locations" as defined by Esri's geocoding service. Our site address points represent the "Address Location" and the address points would represent the "Routing Location". I hope to one day create our own routing service and use these two sets of points to make it easier to see here is the site and here is where you need to drive to to get to the entrance of the site. https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-online/announcements/esris-world-geocoding-service-provides-two-locations/

‎12-22-2021

Esri has a Python script called OverwriteFS that is supposed to make it easy to overwrite existing services, but I have not used it myself and it is designed for ArcGIS Online. It might let you continue using a CSV without it becoming corrupted. Here is a link to an ArcGIS blog post talking about it: https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-living-atlas/data-management/overwrite-feature-services-script-tool-for-automating-updates/ Personally I switched from overwriting a service published from a CSV file to one published from a feature class and my corrupt service issues went away. At least until Esri changed the commands to overwrite a service published from a feature class 🙂 . I updated my script to the new commands and the service is overwriting again. I am starting to look at using the OverwriteFS tool, but I have not had time to test it yet. I am publishing to ArcGIS Enterprise 10.9.1. I hope that helps.

‎12-20-2021

@DanPattersonthank you for the suggestions. The last suggestion worked best for me. I cloned a new Python environment, let it downgrade arcpy to 2.8 when I ran the update --all command, and then forced an install of arcpy 2.9. The odd thing was I ran the update command on arcpy 2.8 and conda said it was up-to-date. Either way, my other Python libraries are up-to-date and arcpy is back at 2.9, so again thank you for the tips. I still get the inconsistent packages warning when I install new packages but everything seems to be working for now.

‎12-20-2021

After doing a new install of ArcGIS Pro 2.9 I cloned the default Python environment and ran conda update --all. I get the following warning: The environment is inconsistent, please check the package plan carefully The following packages are causing the inconsistency: - esri/win-64::arcgis==1.9.1=py37_2327 - esri/win-64::arcpy==2.9=py37_arcgispro_32704 - esri/win-64::cftime==1.5.0=py37_1 - esri/win-64::gdal==3.3.0=arcgispro_py37_16778 - esri/win-64::h5py==2.10.0=py37_arcgispro_12 - esri/noarch::lerc==2.2=py_0 - esri/win-64::matplotlib==3.4.2=py37_arcgispro_1 - defaults/win-64::mkl-service==2.3.0=py37h196d8e1_0 - defaults/win-64::mkl_fft==1.3.0=py37h46781fe_0 - esri/win-64::mkl_random==1.2.0=py37_0 - esri/win-64::netcdf4==1.5.7=py37_arcgispro_2 - defaults/win-64::numexpr==2.7.3=py37hcbcaa1e_0 - esri/win-64::numpy==1.20.1=py37_0 - defaults/win-64::pandas==1.2.3=py37hf11a4ad_0 - esri/noarch::saspy==3.7.3=py_0 - defaults/win-64::scipy==1.6.2=py37h14eb087_0 - esri/win-64::swat==1.9.3=py37_0 - defaults/noarch::xarray==0.17.0=pyhd3eb1b0_0 I figured out that it is esri/win-64::arcpy==2.9=py37_arcgispro_32704 that is causing the issue. Conda keeps trying to downgrade the following: The following packages will be DOWNGRADED: appdirs 1.4.4-py_0 --> 1.4.4-pyhd3eb1b0_0 arcgispro 2.9-0 --> 2.8-0 arcpy 2.9-py37_arcgispro_32704 --> 2.8-py37_arcgispro_29734 gdal 3.3.0-arcgispro_py37_16778 --> 2.3.3-arcgispro_py37_16747 h5py 2.10.0-py37_arcgispro_12 --> 2.10.0-py37_arcgispro_10 html5lib 1.1-py_0 --> 1.1-pyhd3eb1b0_0 jdcal 1.4.1-py_0 --> 1.4.1-pyhd3eb1b0_0 jsonschema 3.2.0-py_2 --> 3.2.0-pyhd3eb1b0_2 netcdf4 1.5.7-py37_arcgispro_2 --> 1.5.4-py37_arcgispro_6 pro_notebook_inte~ 2.9-py37_9 --> 2.8-py37_0 protobuf 3.13.0.1-py37ha925a31_1 --> 3.6.1-py37h33f27b4_0 requests-toolbelt 0.9.1-py_0 --> 0.9.1-pyhd3eb1b0_0 traitlets 4.3.3-py37_0 --> 4.3.3-py37haa95532_0 wcwidth 0.2.5-py_0 --> 0.2.5-pyhd3eb1b0_0 zlib 1.2.11-h62dcd97_4 --> 1.2.11-h8cc25b3_4 I have been able to duplicate this on every computer we have put ArcGIS Pro 2.9 on. Is this a bug in the arcpy Python library? It is also keeping pandas locked at version 1.2.4 for some reason. I was using the latest version of pandas with arcpy 2.8.

‎12-10-2021

When Delete Protection is active for a group have the "Delete group" button on the Groups list be grayed out and deactivated. That would make it quick to see from the group list which groups have delete protection on.

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Latest Contributions by Joshua-Young

Re: The new Arc GIS Online update has eliminated data within geometric networks from being published, what do small water utilities do?

Re: Add Geometry Attributes GP tool: Fields should be dynamic

Can you change the default coordiante system for new "Create a feature layer" services?

Re: Fonts different between RGB and CMYK exports?

Re: Fonts different between RGB and CMYK exports?

Re: Fonts different between RGB and CMYK exports?

Fonts different between RGB and CMYK exports?

Re: ArcGIS Pro 2.9.2 - How to use Field Calculate tool with branch-versioned Feature Service?

Re: Create email alerts connected to dates to use when a feature is for tracking maintenance schedules.

Re: Publishing between Map Image vs Feature Layer

Re: Add new Address Points without creating new Site Address Points

Re: Feature Layer Corrupts When Overriding on Portal Only

Re: Conda keeps trying to downgrade arcpy 2.9 and dependencies to 2.8 version?

Conda keeps trying to downgrade arcpy 2.9 and dependencies to 2.8 version?

Gray out Delete group in the Groups list when delete protection is active

Reset button for assignment of unique numeric IDs ...

Re: Reporter Instant App Edit Reports

Re: Read local CSV file

Re: Distributed Collaboration ArcGIS Enterprise Ve...

Re: ArcGIS Enterprise Patch Notification showing p...