Latest Contributions by ZianChoy

https://github.com/Esri/arcgis-powershell-dsc/wiki/PowerShell-DSC-ArcGIS-Module-Command-Line-Parameters says that running something like: Invoke-ArcGISConfiguration -ConfigurationParametersFile C:\config\BaseDeployment.json -Mode InstallLicenseConfigure -DebugSwitch Will enable additional logging. What it fails to say is that if you do that, then you aren't allowed to step away from the computer for the next 5+ minutes while pressing enter to all the "Confirm" prompts. Has anyone been able to get the incessant prompts to stop? I thought DSC was supposed to allow for automated deployments. Without the Debug flag, the software does not incessantly ask for attention. ... View more

After using the ArcGIS PowerShell DSC module to install ArcGIS Enterprise, will the computer automatically ensure that its configuration does not drift away from the desired state? My server currently has a DSC configuration applied that sets things like host files and registry keys. Periodically, the computer verifies that it still has the right settings and makes corrections as needed. After I run Invoke-ArcGISConfiguration, will the computer continue to make sure that everything (host files, registry keys, ArcGIS software, firewall settings set by the ArcGIS PowerShell module, etc.) is correctly configured for the indefinite future? Since another forum post at GeoNet says that "the recommended/supported workflow for applying patches after an upgrade, is to re-run the PowerShell module with -mode install", it gives the impression that the ArcGIS-related configuration is not automatically re-applied after a human messes up a setting. ... View more

I recently learned that although WMTS layers are supported in the JS API, I can't use them as a basemap layer. Is there an authoritative list of what sorts of layers and Portal/AGOL items can be used as a basemap layer? I had hoped to use my own layers & AGS map services but now it seems like a bad idea. The Basemap class's documentation says: Basemaps can be created from a PortalItem, from a well known basemap ID, or can be used for creating custom basemaps. These basemaps may be created from tiled services you publish to your own server, or from tiled services published by third parties. ... View more

In February, Esri wrote an article that said converting a field from text to numeric (e.g. long) required doing 8 steps, reading an additional article, and doing an unknown additional amount of work. With the release of Pro 2.8 and the Data Engineering tab, is there a better way to change a field's type? I often work with Excel files that import as text but actually have either integer values or an empty string. ... View more

Should it be possible to add https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=de8bb22f53914e9b906345e7e9dd2a38 to a new map on arcgis.com using the Map Viewer Beta as a basemap? I went to Add layer, searched for the item ID (de8bb22f53914e9b906345e7e9dd2a38), clicked on the title of the result ("World Imagery (Wayback 2019-06-05) Metadata"), and clicked "Use as basemap". Then, the map went blank and the F12 browser console said that requests for URLs like "https://metadata.maptiles.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/World_Imagery_Metadata_2019_r07/MapServer/tile/5/12/7?blankTile=false" resulted in a 404. I also tried item ID 2de04974bcf148838142e57d74aaf379 and got the same error. ... View more

Should I be able to publish a web map from Pro where the basemap (one of the ones at https://www.arcgis.com/home/group.html?id=4c790318395940c18a16e8acd721de25#!) has a coordinate system of WGS84 but the map frame has an equal earth projection? I'm currently getting error 00230 because of the discrepancy. Since the projection engine has been part of the JS API since 2018, I expected the people looking at the web map to use client-side (or the server-side geometry engine as a last resort) transformations the same way Pro projects things on the fly. ... View more

What is the best way to recreate the equivalent of the data DVDs that used to be bundled with ArcGIS? Do I need to manually download each item from the ArcGIS Data and Maps group on AGOL? In the Esri UC 2021 Jack Dangermond FAQ, he wrote that " With ArcGIS Enterprise, you have access to data to help jumpstart and enhance your GIS. ... Living Atlas ... Boundary Layers." Historically, the Esri Data and Maps (now called ArcGIS Data and Maps) came with a PDF document that described how each bit of data could be used. However, the documentation for the Boundary Layers download from My Esri says: These layers are licensed for internal use in ArcGIS Enterprise , including Portal for ArcGIS , Insights for ArcGIS , and other connected ArcGIS apps. Users are not permitted to use outside the ArcGIS Enterprise family of products or to export data for disconnected use in ArcGIS or other applications. Users are not permitted to share the layer (publicly or privately) for external use by members of other organizations or the public, without separate written permission from Esri . Yet at the same time, there is an Esri Data and Maps group on AGOL that says "Consult the Redistribution Rights document to determine the redistribution rights for each data layer. Review this information carefully before redistributing any of this data" and the document looks quite familiar. Finally, to maximize confusion, Portal shows a group called "Living Atlas" out of the box and although the item URL looks fine (https://example.example.net/fw_arcgisportal/home/item.html?id=d6f7ee6129e241cc9b6f75978e47128b) but the service's URLs look like "https://services.arcgis.com/P3ePLMYs2RVChkJx/arcgis/rest/services/USA_ZIP_Code_Areas_anaylsis/FeatureServer/0" and the terms of use say " This work is licensed under the Esri Master License Agreement. " There's no hint of redistribution rights. ... View more