Latest Contributions by MelanieRosenberg2

I understand the reasoning for not overwriting map symbols or layer configuration in each web map when the individual services are overwritten (to protect configurations across multiple web maps which can be the foundation of a web map app), but I also have web maps that would benefit from being able to change the symbols or configuration by simply rewriting the service. This would save me SO much time if, in the web map settings, there was a check box to enable layer updates to be transferred into the map.  E.G. I have 10 web maps based on one map service that I published from AGS. Every time I update the services to change the default field values, which fields are required in editing, default symbol size, etc. I have to recreate the web maps to reflect these changes, or I have to manually update each individual layer in the services on my web maps (which is a LOT of layers).  ... View more

I understand the reasoning for not overwriting map symbols or layer configuration in each web map when the individual services are overwritten (to protect configurations across multiple web maps which can be the foundation of a web map app), but I also have web maps that would benefit from being able to change the symbols or configuration by simply rewriting the service. This would save me SO much time if, in the web map settings, there was a check box to enable layer updates to be transferred into the map.  E.G. I have 10 web maps based on one map service that I published from AGS. Every time I update the services to change the default field values, which fields are required in editing, default symbol size, etc. I have to recreate the web maps to reflect these changes, or I have to manually update each individual layer in the services on my web maps (which is a LOT of layers).  ... View more

So I noticed the google and facebook sign-ons have been added to AGOL. Well, I don't know who did this but... I went to create a new public account and clicked to create one with my google plus, knowing that I already had an account associated with this email address. Esri made an entirely different account for me instead of identifying my existing account and attaching my google + account for future sign-on capabilities.  I cannot choose my username? That's bizarre.... I tried to do the same thing for facebook and was signed into a business account. There was no way to switch facebook accounts whilst creating an Esri Puiblic Account.  I cannot change the password for my arcgis.com account because it was created with google plus. There is no way to make my arcgis.com credentials unique form that of my google +. This poses serious security questions for me. I want to be able to access things with SSO from Google, but keep my credentials separate.  I can NOT access COLLECTOR, of all things, and many third party applications with this new account because I can't use Google + authentication. I have tried signing in with my auto-generated username and my google +password, my gmail credentials, and my email.  ... View more

So I noticed the google and facebook sign-ons have been added to AGOL. Well, I don't know who did this but... I went to create a new public account and clicked to create one with my google plus, knowing that I already had an account associated with this email address. Esri made an entirely different account for me instead of identifying my existing account and attaching my google + account for future sign-on capabilities.  I cannot choose my username? That's bizarre.... I tried to do the same thing for facebook and was signed into a business account. There was no way to switch facebook accounts whilst creating an Esri Puiblic Account.  I cannot change the password for my arcgis.com account because it was created with google plus. There is no way to make my arcgis.com credentials unique form that of my google +. This poses serious security questions for me. I want to be able to access things with SSO from Google, but keep my credentials separate.  I can NOT access COLLECTOR, of all things, and many third party applications with this new account because I can't use Google + authentication. I have tried signing in with my auto-generated username and my google +password, my gmail credentials, and my email.  ... View more

Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't... either make the tool useful or remove it all together. ... View more

I recently found some information on exporting map styles in arcmap and I used this to save some specific symbology that I will need to reuse many times. However, I can't find any documentation or tools on importing the map styles? I have the same exact layers with the same schema, but now I want to apply the same symbology using my exported map styles. I tried this tool for the first time because it seemed more efficient than saving individual styles or saving layer files. I can import them in as a custom style, but I want them to automatically apply back to the appropriate layers. I use this for data that has been moved in and out of the Cloud. Use Case: I have a versions SDE and I make a replica. I publish the replica to the cloud to completely disconnect it so as to ensure security of all my SDE rather than just a few layers. I edit data in the field on cloud services. I export from cloud and try to migrate back to SDE. Many things go wrong in this process, but for this particular idea I am focusing on just quick restyling of layers for specific mxds ... View more

ArcGIS Online should have more resources for understanding current handling capabilities for multipart polygons and then added tools for managing multipart data. ... View more

As more and more entities move to a cloud-hosted solution, it is imperative that Esri keeps up. I want a way to house a complex database in AGOL, including complex relates, standalone tables, and more. Currently, there is no one to edit a non-spatial table in AGOL, update related records without Collector, view records that are related to a table that is related to a feature, have a feature class with multiple relationship classes, etc. We need a way to access standalone tables, create relationship classes in the cloud, edit a table (By creating a local copy on desktop), view COMPLEX relates, restore domain descriptions when exporting services, and so on. I would like to see AGOL transform into a place for GIS people, not just non-gis users. ... View more