Issues creating local copy for editing

AnthonyCheesman1 · ‎08-14-2017

Hi

I'm having issues creating a local copy of a feature service for editing (service in ArcGIS Online, using ArcMap 10.3.1 on desktop).

I can add the feature service to my ToC, but when I right-click to create a local copy, I receive the following error message:

# I've inspected all of the field names of the service in question and all seem to be legitimate (all start with alpha characters, no special characters in strings etc). Field names are:

objectid

globalid

GUID_

DEVICE_ID

SURVEY_COMMENCED

SURVEY_COMPLETED

JOB_NAME

DATE_INITIATED

FACILITATED_BY

WORKGROUP

Q1_COMPLETED_JSP

Q2_CONTROLS_IMPLEMENTED

Q3_WORKERS_BRIEFED

Q4_BRIEFING_DETAILS

Q5_ADDITIONAL_HAZARDS

Q6_ADDITIONAL_HAZARDS_NOT_ON_LIST

Q7_ADDITIONAL_CONTROL_MEASURES

Q8_PART2_SUPERVISOR

Q9_PART2_BRIEFING_DATETIME

CHECK_JOB_COMPLETED

Q10_INCIDENT_NEARMISS

Q11_CONTROLS_INEFFECTIVE

Q12_CONVERT_SWMS

Q13_OTHER_ISSUES

Q14_PART3_SUPERVISOR

Q15_PART3_REVIEW_DATETIME

CreationDate

Creator

EditDate

Editor

Shape

# The source of the feature service is Survey 123 (via XForms), which loads the question text as an alias against each field. These questions do contain special characters.

# I am loath to have to recreate my survey with different or shorter questions (as I am trying to replicate an existing business process), but if this is the fix, then so be it.

Has anyone come across this issue with creating local copies for editing? Have you found a fix or workaround?

Thank you in advance!

AnthonyCheesman1 · ‎08-15-2017

Hi Dan

I think I got to the bottom of the issue yesterday (well, more to the point, I changed something and it started working, whether or not that was the cause or not, I don't know).

I think the issue was that the Label field in xforms gets translated to the field aliasname in the feature service. The way I had my form constructed was having the question text in the label field on xforms, which meant very long aliasnames (up to 200 char) and special characters as well.

Once I redesigned my form, and moved the question text into either a note format or into the hint field, I was able to specify much less complex names for the labels.

Once this was complete I was able to create a local copy for editing and then sync changes.

In another thread two other options have been pointed out also:

# Use ArcGIS Pro as it will allow native editing of feature services without the need to go offline

# Use the ::esri::bind options in XForms where you can override field names, aliases, types and lengths.

Thanks again.

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DanPatterson_Retired · ‎08-15-2017

You indicate an 'alias', are these the actual field names? or conversely, what are the aliases?

There are many links with that error.....things like exporting to a shapefile,

AnthonyCheesman1 · ‎08-15-2017