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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!
Hi Anthony,
Based on the field list supplied above, I was able to successfully enable for local copying, even with special characters in the alias, using ArcMap 10.5. I would also suggest trying ArcGIS Pro, which can let you edit the feature service without needing to create a local copy.
Thanks James. I just replied in another thread as well, but I managed to get it working last night by recreating the xform and feature service with shorter, less complex labels and also no special characters.