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Support for Attribute rules in ArcGIS Online

geonet@esri.com — Thu, 10 Oct 2019 15:41:49 GMT

At pro 2.4 ESRI implemented attributes rules at the file Geodatabase Level which is great.

Now this rules are able to travel to AGOL...

It would be great to have attributes rules fully implemented in ArcGIS Online.

This would allow users to have their own QC and field calculation in hosted feature layers and web apps !

Auto-populate a permanent field based on Arcade Expression

geonet@esri.com — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 21:18:48 GMT

Hello,

It would be very helpful in ArcGIS Online if a layer could have a permanent field that is set up with an arcade expression that the field uses to auto-populate its value based on information from another field as new records are created from map applications.

For example, we track our time and each record has a CATEGORY (meeting, project, internal support, etc.) that we define for our new record. These categories are then defined as 1 of 4 bins for strategic DELIVERY classification (Alignment, Projects, Support, Value). I created a blank field that only I see on the back-end named DELIVERY, which I calculate each day using an arcade expression that reads the CATEGORY field and then based on that value will fill in the DELIVERY cell as either Alignment, Projects, Support or Value. This DELIVERY field is used to provide a bar graph in a separate WebApp Builder dashboard template application that was created for our IT coordinator.

Though I can define an attribute expression with an Arcade Expression that WILL auto-generate the attribute expression field in the map, this can only be seen and used in the map pop-ups and are not visible within any of the graphic widgets for the story maps. If we could define an arcade expression for a field and allow for auto-generation of a permanent field value, that would be very helpful in streamlining dashboard processing.

Thanks,

Kara

arcade expression auto populate

Ability to change an ArcGIS Online username

geonet@esri.com — Mon, 13 Nov 2017 22:54:19 GMT

As an org administrator, I would like to be able to update a username instead of the current workaround which is to create a brand new user and move all content from the old to the new user.

Use cases:

A username contains a typo
Person changing last name
The organization short name is modified in the org's settings, and several user accounts reference the old short name (e.g. jsmith_myorg should now be jsmith_neworg for clarity)

Workaround details from Esri support: http://support.esri.com/en/technical-article/000011984

Add Graticules as Print Layout Option in AGOL

geonet@esri.com — Fri, 26 Jun 2020 16:23:09 GMT

It would be great if the print widget allowed users to add graticules, with corner labels to a print layout as an out of the box option. Right now, there is a Living Atlas layer that has a Lat/Long grid, but it is only detailed up to 1 deg.

Provide layout guides in Operations Dashboard

geonet@esri.com — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 16:13:30 GMT

When creating a Dashboard it is often hard to accurately place widgets. For example I have 5 indicators stacked. I want them to appear the same size. I have to "eyeball" this. I would like the cursor XY to be exposed so I can accurately calculate position. A GRID overlay, much like "GUIDES" appear in a serial chart, for the workspace would be also very helpful. In the short-term just showing the XY of the cursor would be a huge help.

#ENH-000108149 [Enhancement] Allow the option to refresh or reset a service in a web map

geonet@esri.com — Thu, 02 May 2019 23:29:54 GMT

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

Labels in Legend

geonet@esri.com — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 03:33:52 GMT

Scenario: a polygon layer of varying symbology is labelled differently for each symbol.

Is there some way of being able to choose to have one of those labels in each polygon showing in the legend? This would help to identify those poygons better in the map, if their (associated) label can be shown, too.

For example, I used graphic text to add to the legend below, but could this be available as a tick box in setting up the legend?

I think this is similar to someone wantiong highway shields shown on line symbols in a legend, but this is more specifically to do with polygons.

Improve Symbol Levels in ArcGIS Online

geonet@esri.com — Mon, 16 Sep 2019 19:46:56 GMT

When I set symbol levels in a service and use that service in an AGOL map, the symbol levels are ignored or applied at random. Either create an option for symbol levels in AGOL, or improve the application of symbol levels from services. Currently, I would have to have 4 polygon layers, ordered appropriately, instead of 1 layer with 4 polygons ordered by symbol level.

Collector for ArcGIS- show size of offline area file before download

geonet@esri.com — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 22:04:39 GMT

When adding an offline area, it would be really useful to see the size of the file to be downloaded (like in Collector Classic) before the download occurs. This way the level of detail and area could be adjusted better up front. Right now the file size appears after the area has been downloaded to the device.

Make ArcGIS Pro Faster (Benchmarked by ArcMap)

geonet@esri.com — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 14:41:36 GMT

Simple idea.

GeoNet is flooded with complaints of how slow ArcGIS Pro is.

64Bit Architecture was supposed to bring speed.

Simple operations such as opening, saving, selecting, etc are sloooow.

Geoprocessing takes forever and makes my PC sound like it's going to fly.

I have compared the performance between Pro on my workstation grade laptop to my crappy admin laptop using Map and Map wins out solidly on almost everything.

Pro has a nice UI and flow to it, but suffers from MAJOR performance issues on even the most powerful of machines.

Working with local datasets has also not seemed to help at all.

For reference, my workstation running pro has:

8 core (16 Threads) Xeon 2.4 GHZ

32 GB of RAM

NVIDIA Quadro RTX300