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User Story: Overwriting a service is a commonly used workflow by users to be able to update their data and see the changes automatically reflected in web maps or apps. However, properties that are also controlled by the web map JSON like symbology do not automatically update. This is not intuitive to users, as they do not understand that their web map is tied to JSON code on the back end. What the user sees is that they made a change to their service and the service is not updating.  This can be especially confusing if the user adds a layer to an MXD, overwrites their map service, and opens their new web map. The web map JSON points to /MapServer/0, /MapServer/1, etc, but does not display the newly added /MapServer/2. This leads the user to believe the publishing or the web map is broken because their layer did not update.  There is also an argument to be made for the reverse. When a user updates a service with new symbology or additional layers, existing web maps may not need to be changed. Imagine another user in the company who needed the symbology to be a specific symbol for a specific web map. When the service is overwritten, the web map creator does not want the symbology to change.  This usability issue has been brought up in numerous enhancements and bugs: NIM099148 NIM085436 BUG-000092554 BUG-000093880 ENH-000094254 ENH-000080928 Each of these bugs and enhancements have been closed as expected behavior, and that symbology should be set at the web map level. Imagine a company that is adopting a new color scheme, or a new logo, and needs to have all symbology in web maps changed to reflect the new branding. This is a tedious task for users with a large number of web maps.  To reset the symbology, etc, the current workflow is to remove and re-add the layer to the web map. This is not a feasible solution to some users, as that means pop-up configuration, filters, etc, will be lost. We can direct users to copy the JSON for the layer prior to deleting it and pasting it into a JSON editor like AGO Assistant, but users should not have to modify back-end code to preserve pop-ups.  Steps to Demonstrate:     1. Publish any map or feature service from ArcMap or Pro to ArcGIS Online, Portal, or ArcGIS Server     2. Create a web map and add a the service to it, save the web map     3. In Pro or ArcMap, open the same source data set and change the symbology.      4. Overwrite the service using the Overwrite workflows         Pro: http://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/help/sharing/overview/overwrite-a-web-layer.htm         ArcMap: http://server.arcgis.com/en/server/latest/publish-services/windows/overwriting-a-service-in-arcgis-for-desktop.htm     5. Open the web map created in step 2, the symbology changes made in step 3 are not reflected in the web map Below is the request for functionality enhancement:      6. Open the "More Options" under the layer name in the web map (three blue dots) > choose "Reset Layer"  ArcGIS Enterprise‌ ... View more

ArcGIS - AGOL / Enterprise, We tried overwriting a Feature Service after adding a new layer in the mxd from ArcGIS Enterprise and the New layer does not show up in AGOL Web Map used for Web AppBuilder or Operations Dashboard. We are not adding or removing layers and overwriting services until this is resolved. Logged esri support ticket referencing this bug reproducible at 10.4.1 and 10.6. #BUG-000115558 ... View more

What is your agency's Drone Use Policy? Any examples or similar detail you can share will be greatly appreciated. Shital Dhakal, GISP‌ Brian Bolduc‌ Jeff Shaner‌ Drone2Map for ArcGIS‌ Thank you, -Bill ... View more

ArcMap 10.6.1 and Pro 2.2.0 Error "Could not analyze datasets DatabaseName.DataOwner.FeatureClass. (You might not have sufficient permissions.)" This occurs only on datasets that are using Esri Binary spatial type. However, if the statistics are checked in the database they have been updated. Seems to be a "false error" Work around, use Geometry spatial type or use a different client to run Analyze Datasets tool. Runs fine using ArcMap 10.5.0 BUG-000111714‌ ... View more

Eos, Laser Technology and Esri Introduce Laser Mapping Workflow for Esri's Collector for ArcGIS Jeff Shaner‌ Doug Morgenthaler‌‌Matthew Twietmeyer Dan Henderson mattrs0  ... View more

Eos, Laser Technology and Esri Introduce Laser Mapping Workflow for Esri's Collector for ArcGIS Jeff Shaner‌ Doug Morgenthaler‌ ... View more