{"id":1240242,"date":"2021-05-28T08:35:02","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T15:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=1240242"},"modified":"2021-05-28T08:39:52","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T15:39:52","slug":"duplicate-maps-and-forms-for-use-in-field-maps","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/field-maps\/field-mobility\/duplicate-maps-and-forms-for-use-in-field-maps","title":{"rendered":"Duplicate maps and forms for use in Field Maps"},"author":10102,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[23261],"tags":[760562,760552,31621,23161,31861],"industry":[],"product":[36591,36841,679821],"class_list":["post-1240242","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-field-mobility","tag-copy-forms","tag-duplicate","tag-form","tag-maps","tag-smart-form","product-apps","product-api-python","product-field-maps"],"acf":{"short_description":"Save time when configuring maps for the field by duplicating existing maps and copying forms.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

There are times when you may find yourself creating similar maps and forms for use in ArcGIS Field Maps<\/a>. Maybe you\u2019re transitioning into a new field season or perhaps you\u2019re using the same editable feature layer across multiple maps. Rather than create each map and form from scratch, you can duplicate them to save time and ensure consistency in your operations. You can duplicate maps using the Field Maps web app, and you can copy forms between maps using ArcGIS API for Python<\/a> or ArcGIS Online Assistant.<\/p>\n

Duplicate a map<\/h2>\n

Duplicating a map is a simple way to create a new map based on an existing workflow or purpose. In the Field Maps web app (shown below), I have a map that was used for collecting information about crops in the spring.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1240282,"id":1240282,"title":"spring crops map","filename":"spring-crops-map.png","filesize":220772,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/spring-crops-map.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/field-maps\/field-mobility\/duplicate-maps-and-forms-for-use-in-field-maps\/spring-crops-map","alt":"Harvested Crops - Spring map card","author":"10102","description":"","caption":"","name":"spring-crops-map","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1240242,"date":"2021-05-24 15:22:42","modified":"2021-05-24 17:12:29","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":752,"height":486,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/spring-crops-map-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/spring-crops-map.png","medium-width":404,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/spring-crops-map.png","medium_large-width":752,"medium_large-height":486,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/spring-crops-map.png","large-width":752,"large-height":486,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/spring-crops-map.png","1536x1536-width":752,"1536x1536-height":486,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/spring-crops-map.png","2048x2048-width":752,"2048x2048-height":486,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/spring-crops-map-720x465.png","card_image-width":720,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/spring-crops-map.png","wide_image-width":752,"wide_image-height":486}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

With summer approaching, I want to create a new map with the same settings and form. To do this, I can duplicate the spring map. On the map card, I\u2019ll click the Duplicate<\/strong> button. In the window that appears, I\u2019ll title the duplicated map Harvested Crops \u2013 Summer <\/strong>and click Yes, duplicate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1240352,"id":1240352,"title":"duplicate map window","filename":"duplicate-map-window.png","filesize":32433,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/duplicate-map-window.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/field-maps\/field-mobility\/duplicate-maps-and-forms-for-use-in-field-maps\/duplicate-map-window","alt":"Duplicate map window","author":"10102","description":"","caption":"","name":"duplicate-map-window","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1240242,"date":"2021-05-24 15:54:16","modified":"2021-05-24 15:54:44","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":705,"height":305,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/duplicate-map-window-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/duplicate-map-window.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":201,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/duplicate-map-window.png","medium_large-width":705,"medium_large-height":305,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/duplicate-map-window.png","large-width":705,"large-height":305,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/duplicate-map-window.png","1536x1536-width":705,"1536x1536-height":305,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/duplicate-map-window.png","2048x2048-width":705,"2048x2048-height":305,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/duplicate-map-window.png","card_image-width":705,"card_image-height":305,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/duplicate-map-window.png","wide_image-width":705,"wide_image-height":305}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

The duplicate map is created and contains the same summary, feature templates, forms, and offline settings as the original map. Map areas and sharing settings are not preserved when duplicating a map.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1240362,"id":1240362,"title":"duplicated summer map","filename":"duplicated-summer-map.png","filesize":209849,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/duplicated-summer-map.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/field-maps\/field-mobility\/duplicate-maps-and-forms-for-use-in-field-maps\/duplicated-summer-map","alt":"Harvested Crops - Summer map card","author":"10102","description":"","caption":"","name":"duplicated-summer-map","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1240242,"date":"2021-05-24 15:55:12","modified":"2021-05-24 17:13:25","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":752,"height":486,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/duplicated-summer-map-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/duplicated-summer-map.png","medium-width":404,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/duplicated-summer-map.png","medium_large-width":752,"medium_large-height":486,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/duplicated-summer-map.png","large-width":752,"large-height":486,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/duplicated-summer-map.png","1536x1536-width":752,"1536x1536-height":486,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/duplicated-summer-map.png","2048x2048-width":752,"2048x2048-height":486,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/duplicated-summer-map-720x465.png","card_image-width":720,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/duplicated-summer-map.png","wide_image-width":752,"wide_image-height":486}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Now I can open the summer map and make any slight adjustments needed for the new season. Once I share the map, it\u2019s ready to go. For more information, see Duplicate a map<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Copy a form<\/h2>\n

Sometimes you may only need to copy the form from one map to another. For example, if the Harvested Crops \u2013 Summer<\/strong> map required different settings and additional reference layers, I could create a map from scratch and then copy the form for the editable layer from the spring map. Forms can be copied from one map to another using the copy_form_between_maps.py Python script<\/a> or AGO Assistant.<\/p>\n

Copy a form with a Python script<\/h3>\n

First, you\u2019ll need to install ArcGIS API for Python if you haven\u2019t done so already. Field Maps scripts require ArcGIS API for Python 1.8.4 or later. For installation instructions, see Install and set up ArcGIS API for Python<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Next, clone or download the Field Maps scripts GitHub repository<\/a> to your machine. This is where the sample Python scripts and notebooks are hosted for Field Maps. In the terminal or command prompt, set the file path to the location of the repository folder:<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

\r\ncd C:\\Users\\<user_name>\\Desktop\\field-maps-scripts\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
Run the following command to create the virtual environment with the correct dependencies needed to run the script:<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
\r\nconda env create --file environment.yml\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
Next, activate the environment:<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
\r\nconda activate field-maps-scripts\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
Once you\u2019ve activated the environment, you are ready to run the script.<\/p>\n
The copy_form_between_maps.py script<\/a> allows you to copy the form from one map to another. For the script to work, the source map and destination map must have the same feature service. You can run the script to copy the form for all editable layers in the map, or you can select specific layers. If there is an existing form in the destination map, it will be overwritten.<\/p>\n
Before running the script, direct the file path to the scripts folder within Field Maps scripts:<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
\r\ncd C:\\Users\\<user_name>\\Desktop\\field-maps-scripts\\scripts\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
The copy_form_between_maps.py<\/code> script is as follows:<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
\r\npython copy_form_between_maps.py -org https\/\/arcgis.com -u username -p password -source-map-id <source-map-id> -dest-map-id <dest-map-id> -layer-name <layer-name> --overwrite\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"
Copy the script into a text editor, such as Notepad++, and edit the following parameters to match your own information:<\/p>\n