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03-18-2016 04:36 PM
DaveOrlando
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‎03-18-2016 04:36 PM

Hi,

I've created a Hosted Feature Service that needs to have public read-only access, but needs to be edited by a certain group. This HFS was previously left open to the public to edit, but that is obviously not a good idea. I've followed the technique from this article​ but now realize that this is for access through ArcGIS.com only,.. Hopefully not because I've create a WebApp to provide editing capability.

Question is can I use this technique to restrict editing of public layers, and yet edit the layer through my WebApp

....is the highlighted the only way to edit if I follow this suggestion?

....are there any other ways to provide public read-only access, yet still have the HFS editable?

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Thanks,

Dave

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ChandreyeeLahiri
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‎08-19-2016 07:07 AM

I have exactly Dave's question and further info on the workflow I followed: 

1)  I shared a non-editable hosted feature service (FS) with a group that has editing rights. I'm in that group.

2) I added the above FS to a web-map using the 'Add layer to new map with full edit editing control' suggested in the help excerpt above. Since I'm within the group that has editing rights: I'm able to edit this feature service in this instance of the web-map. So far so good.

3) I saved the web-map (with the editable FS) and shared it with the group that has edit rights. I did this from the folder that  the FS lives in, with the share option 'Access and update capabilities'.

4) I created a web-app (using app builder) from the above web-map. Tried to add editing widgets. This is where things grind to a halt.

The edit widgets CANNOT be configured because the web-map does NOT show any editable layers! It seems like the editability of that un-editable FS seemed to only persist for the current web-map and couldn't be saved. Not even when i went back to the saved web-app and shared THAT with the editable group (thinking that maybe the app needs to inherit those edit rights as well). No deal.

This is a severe obstacle as I need to give batch edit tools to my non-GIS user and that is only available through a web-app widget. If the web-map can't hold the 'editable' quality of the FS then the web-app (that consumes it) can't see it as editable data and the 'Batch edit' widget can't be configured.

Help anyone?!! 

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