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@KoryKramer Yes, I believe so, but with the addition of automatic editor tracking. It needs to be easy to use. I.e., easy to add rows and columns. ... View more

(edited) @KoryKramer I mocked up an example: Bud_0-1674143088030.png     ... View more

Thanks Kory. I basically want to add a spreadsheet-like table/grid as a section in the metadata. And manually enter a list of dependencies into it. It would be ideal if there could be editor tracking of sorts within the list -- for each entry, automatically enter the date and user. It could be thought of as a sort of dependency log or a FC usage log. I figure, metadata would be an ideal place to store such information. If a user has access to the FC, then they'd have access to the metadata too, rather than needing to hunt down a spreadsheet on the network somewhere (and deal with file locks and privileges). In other words, metadata is the perfect place to inform users how and where a FC is used -- aka a list of dependencies. ... View more

For what it's worth, I don't use AGOL either, and experience the issue occasionally too. ... View more

Thanks @KoryKramer. As far as I can tell, after populating a cell, I need to hit enter three times in order to create & enter the next row/value. create new rows using keyboard.gif To me, hitting enter three times seems slightly excessive. I think in ArcMap it was easier -- just hit the down key and start typing. ... View more

Merged from a separate idea. I want to track all dependencies my organization has on a given FC — via a list of dependencies in the FC metadata. For example, track these columns in a "table"/grid in a section in the metadata: Dependency Name Date (automatically populated) Entered By (automatically populated) In this case, I consider a "dependency" to be something that is hardcoded to domain values in a column of the FC. Examples of dependencies include: ArcGIS Pro maps: definition queries, symbology, labels, display queries, other? Web Maps: AGOL and Portal; Field Maps app Integrations and data translation tables Database views and .SQL files Layer files Names of GIS initiatives that are built on the FC ODBC queries in MS Access and Excel More   Use Case: A stakeholder requested the following: “In layer x, can we split TYPE=CROSSWALK into two separate domain values: CROSSWALK and TRAIL CROSSING OVER ROAD?” My answer was essentially: “No, there are too many dependencies (known and unknown).” All existing references to CROSSWALK would need to be updated/split out into CROSSWALK and TRAIL CROSSING OVER ROAD. That would be too difficult to implement. Unfortunately, we've created an unmaintainable monster of dependencies. So we can't justify the work involved to make the change at this time. With that said, it doesn't need to be that way. If we had a centralized list of dependencies that users could easily find and update, then we wouldn't be in this predicament. We'd be able to refer to the dependency list and update all hardcoded mechanisms as needed, reducing risk and making the request more manageable. ... View more

I wonder if you could do something similar to what you want by creating a flag column, populate the flag column, then disallow edits to rows that are flagged -- via an attribute rule. (Although, I'm not sure how you would subsequently un-flag the row afterwards, since the row would be un-editable.) But I assume the attribute rule would throw an error if your "automated edits" tried to edit those rows. Whereas it sounds like you want your automated edits to ignore the locked rows, not error-out. Is that right? Can you elaborate on your "automated edits"? Hopefully someone with more experience with Attribute Rules can provide some insight. @JohannesLindner might find this interesting. ... View more