Why is my published feature service empty

[PhilipWorrall1]

Publishing from 10.5.  Preview shows correct results, and no error messages seen during publishing.  The Service Definition and Feature layer are both created, but empty - no records.

[PhilipWorrall1]

http://indianamap.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=8ab11dee4ddd484eb04c654d9387e503

here is a link to the published service

[JayantaPoddar]

I suspect the issue could be due to a problem with the spatial reference. Test if the layers are overlaying correctly over the basemap in ArcMap (before you publish).

If the above step looks fine, try to define the coordinate system of the data-frame to WGS_1984_Web_Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere, use appropriate transformation method, and republish the Feature Layer.

[PhilipWorrall1]

We do not use WGS_1984_Web_Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere on IndianaMap we use NAD_1983_UTM_Zone_16N (epsg projection 26916).  I've confirmed both the data frame and the layer are set to 26916. 

[AndrewNelson]

I am also having this issue. Posting 30,000 line features in a feature service. It publishes successfully but there are no records in the published feature service.

Have tried making new copies and overwriting or publishing new feature services. Spatial reference does not seem to be the issue.

[KellyGerrow]

I'd suggest sharing your map package or pro package to dig into the data and setup, but there sounds like a bug in the publishing process. Consider contacting https://community.esri.com/groups/technical-support?sr=search&searchId=1996f0dc-eac6-414d-9ef5-f7dba...‌ to help troubleshoot further.

-Kelly

[MatthewRuch1 · Accepted solution]

Check your editor tracking settings. In my case, the problem was a conflict with having editor tracking enabled on the FGDB feature classes, but also having the editor tracking fields turned off in ArcMap for publishing. Once I turned them back on in ArcMap, the feature service published with all data present. I also had success with disabling editor tracking and then turning off the corresponding editor tracking fields for publishing.

[deleted-user-w9lH51U7Qkb1]

I was having this issue when I tried to overwrite a layer from Pro. I tried creating a new layer, nothing. It turns out my editor tracking was on but I had hidden the fields while working in Pro. Unhiding the creator/editor fields before publishing fixed this. Doh!

[BrianFausel]

I've had a similar experience with the editor tracking settings, anyone with this problem should definitely check that first.

[ViktoriaMagnis]

I am having the same issue. I enabled editing tracking for the dataset but it's still not working.  Do I need to enable editing tracking somewhere else??