{"id":2049592,"date":"2023-08-16T09:00:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T16:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=2049592"},"modified":"2026-02-10T09:58:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T17:58:35","slug":"tips-and-tricks-for-selecting-subsets-of-data-for-analysis-in-map-viewer","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/analytics\/tips-and-tricks-for-selecting-subsets-of-data-for-analysis-in-map-viewer","title":{"rendered":"Tips and Tricks for Selecting Subsets of Data for Analysis in Map Viewer"},"author":6771,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[23341,23851],"tags":[771412,80942,25631,257882,32511],"industry":[],"product":[36551],"class_list":["post-2049592","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-analytics","category-data-management","tag-attribute-querying","tag-filters","tag-spatial-analysis","tag-subset-features","tag-view-layers","product-arcgis-online"],"acf":{"authors":[{"ID":343292,"user_firstname":"Gina","user_lastname":"Girgente","nickname":"ggirgente","user_nicename":"ggirgente","display_name":"Gina Girgente","user_email":"ggirgente@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2023-07-27 18:35:06","user_description":"Gina is a product engineer intern on the Map Viewer Analysis team for the Summer of 2023. After finishing graduate school in 2025, she plans to reapply for a full time position at Esri. Until then, please email the Map Viewer Analysis team (mapvieweranalysis-pes@esri.com) with any questions.","user_avatar":"<img data-del=\"avatar\" src='https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/07\/pfp2-213x200.png' class='avatar pp-user-avatar avatar-96 photo ' height='96' width='96'\/>"}],"short_description":"There are multiple ways of creating subsets of data for analysis, but which one is best? Explore the options for Map Viewer here.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"sidebar","content":"<p><strong>Map Viewer Classic Has Retired <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Map Viewer Classic is no longer available in <strong>ArcGIS Online<\/strong> and <strong>ArcGIS Enterprise<\/strong> (since November 2025, release of ArcGIS Enterprise 12.0). This follows the July 2024 retirement of the <strong>3.x version of the ArcGIS API for JavaScript<\/strong>, which powered Map Viewer Classic.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>What does this mean for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maps previously saved in Map Viewer Classic will now open and be saved in Map Viewer.<\/li>\n<li>For the latest features and improved performance, use Map Viewer for all your mapping needs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","image_reference":false,"layout":"standard","image_reference_figure":"","snippet":"","spotlight_name":"","section_title":"","position":"Center","spotlight_image":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>As a GIS analyst, you often need to use subsets of data for analysis, but can only find data that is larger than needed. Maybe your dataset spans all of Europe, but you only want to analyze one country. Or perhaps the data encompasses thousands of years, and you only need a select few.<\/p>\n<p>There are multiple ways to create subsets of data for analysis. This blog will review and assess four common methods:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Applying filters:<\/strong>\u00a0This is a quick way to reduce the number of features that will be analyzed by applying attribute-based queries to your data in Map Viewer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Running the <em>Find by Attributes and Location<\/em> analysis tool:<\/strong>\u00a0This tool supports simple and complex attribute and spatial expressions that can interact with each other.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Using the processing extent:<\/strong>\u00a0This limits the features that will be used for analysis by only analyzing features within specified geographical boundaries.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Creating hosted view layers:<\/strong>\u00a0This creates a view that references your underlying data while choosing which features to reference using a combination of attribute expressions, spatial filters, and field filtering.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h2>Applying Filters<\/h2>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>Filters only show features that match attribute expressions you set. You can set simple expressions, as well as more complex expressions that use grouping. The example below uses a filter to find a subset of data that has a plant name called Bear Creek. To create filters, go to the Settings (light) toolbar, and click on the tab called <strong>Filter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click <strong>Add expression<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2050422,"id":2050422,"title":"FilterPane1","filename":"2023-08-11_13-02-41-1.png","filesize":366823,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2023-08-11_13-02-41-1.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/analytics\/tips-and-tricks-for-selecting-subsets-of-data-for-analysis-in-map-viewer\/2023-08-11_13-02-41-2","alt":"The Filter pane with Add expression selected","author":"343292","description":"","caption":"","name":"2023-08-11_13-02-41-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2049592,"date":"2023-08-11 20:12:05","modified":"2023-08-11 20:12:22","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":1758,"height":1392,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2023-08-11_13-02-41-1-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2023-08-11_13-02-41-1.png","medium-width":330,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2023-08-11_13-02-41-1.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":608,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2023-08-11_13-02-41-1.png","large-width":1364,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2023-08-11_13-02-41-1-1536x1216.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1216,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2023-08-11_13-02-41-1.png","2048x2048-width":1758,"2048x2048-height":1392,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2023-08-11_13-02-41-1-587x465.png","card_image-width":587,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2023-08-11_13-02-41-1-1364x1080.png","wide_image-width":1364,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>Fill out the expression to find the feature that has a Plant Name of Bear Creek.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2049612,"id":2049612,"title":"FilterPane2","filename":"sFilterPane2.png","filesize":20978,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sFilterPane2.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/analytics\/tips-and-tricks-for-selecting-subsets-of-data-for-analysis-in-map-viewer\/sfilterpane2","alt":"The Filter pane with the expression: Plant Name is Bear Creek","author":"343292","description":"","caption":"","name":"sfilterpane2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2049592,"date":"2023-08-11 15:17:14","modified":"2023-08-11 15:17:24","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":272,"height":623,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sFilterPane2-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sFilterPane2.png","medium-width":114,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sFilterPane2.png","medium_large-width":272,"medium_large-height":623,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sFilterPane2.png","large-width":272,"large-height":623,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sFilterPane2.png","1536x1536-width":272,"1536x1536-height":623,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sFilterPane2.png","2048x2048-width":272,"2048x2048-height":623,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sFilterPane2-203x465.png","card_image-width":203,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sFilterPane2.png","wide_image-width":272,"wide_image-height":623}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>Click <strong>Save<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>You now have a subset of your data that can be used in further analysis. Notice that only the features that match the filter condition are drawn on the map or used as the input in analysis tools.<\/p>\n<p>Filters are useful when you want to quickly subset your data in the map based on certain attribute values, and don\u2019t need to permanently save the layer for future use. Filters do not cost credits. <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgis-online\/create-maps\/apply-filters-mv.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more about applying filters in Map Viewer here.<\/a><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h2>Running the\u00a0Find by Attributes and Location Tool<\/h2>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"sidebar","content":"<p>Did you know:<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Find by Attributes and Location<\/strong> analysis tool in Map Viewer is the equivalent of\u00a0<strong>Derive New Locations<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>Find Existing Locations\u00a0<\/strong>in Map Viewer Classic, and\u00a0<strong>Select by Attributes<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>Select by Location<\/strong> in ArcGIS Pro.<\/p>\n","image_reference":false,"layout":"standard","image_reference_figure":"","snippet":"","spotlight_name":"","section_title":"","position":"Right","spotlight_image":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>If you need to create a permanent subset of your data based on attribute values, spatial relationships, or both, use the Find by Attributes and Location analysis tool. This tool can combine spatial and attribute queries in one analysis run and produces a new layer that can be used for further analysis. Running this analysis tool will cost credits. The following example uses attribute and spatial expressions to create a subset of data that includes electric utility power plants that are within 50 miles of state parks and forests.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Add one or more layers to your map.<\/li>\n<li>In the Settings (light) toolbar, click <strong>Analysis<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Next, click <strong>Tools<\/strong>. In the search bar, type &#8220;Find by Attributes and Location&#8221;. Click on the tool to open it.<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Build new query<\/strong> from within the <strong>Find by Attributes and Location<\/strong> tool. From here, you can select which layer to perform queries on, and if you want to start with an attribute or a spatial expression. Create an attribute expression first.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2049632,"id":2049632,"title":"QueryBuilder1","filename":"sQueryBuilder1.png","filesize":17385,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sQueryBuilder1.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/analytics\/tips-and-tricks-for-selecting-subsets-of-data-for-analysis-in-map-viewer\/squerybuilder1","alt":"The Query builder with Attribute expression selected","author":"343292","description":"","caption":"","name":"squerybuilder1","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2049592,"date":"2023-08-11 15:21:20","modified":"2023-08-11 15:21:31","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":509,"height":242,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sQueryBuilder1-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sQueryBuilder1.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":221,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sQueryBuilder1.png","medium_large-width":509,"medium_large-height":242,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sQueryBuilder1.png","large-width":509,"large-height":242,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sQueryBuilder1.png","1536x1536-width":509,"1536x1536-height":242,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sQueryBuilder1.png","2048x2048-width":509,"2048x2048-height":242,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sQueryBuilder1.png","card_image-width":509,"card_image-height":242,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sQueryBuilder1.png","wide_image-width":509,"wide_image-height":242}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<ol start=\"5\">\n<li>This tool allows one or multiple expressions, where <strong>All of the following are true<\/strong>, or <strong>One of the following are true<\/strong>. Ensure that <strong>All of the following are true<\/strong> is selected.<\/li>\n<li>Then, you can create a <strong>Spatial expression<\/strong> with a second data layer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2049642,"id":2049642,"title":"QueryBuilder2","filename":"sQueryBuilder3.png","filesize":15886,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sQueryBuilder3.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/analytics\/tips-and-tricks-for-selecting-subsets-of-data-for-analysis-in-map-viewer\/squerybuilder3","alt":"An attribute expression where Sector Names from Power Plants in the U.S. are Electric Utility. The add Spatial expression button is selected","author":"343292","description":"","caption":"","name":"squerybuilder3","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2049592,"date":"2023-08-11 15:24:05","modified":"2023-08-11 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start=\"7\">\n<li>Change the spatial relationship to <strong>Within a distance of<\/strong> and specify a distance of <strong>50 Miles<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2049652,"id":2049652,"title":"QueryBuilder3","filename":"sQueryBuilder3real.png","filesize":18922,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sQueryBuilder3real.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/analytics\/tips-and-tricks-for-selecting-subsets-of-data-for-analysis-in-map-viewer\/squerybuilder3real","alt":"The added spatial expression","author":"343292","description":"","caption":"","name":"squerybuilder3real","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2049592,"date":"2023-08-11 15:25:19","modified":"2023-08-11 15:25:32","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":477,"height":310,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sQueryBuilder3real-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sQueryBuilder3real.png","medium-width":402,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sQueryBuilder3real.png","medium_large-width":477,"medium_large-height":310,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sQueryBuilder3real.png","large-width":477,"large-height":310,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sQueryBuilder3real.png","1536x1536-width":477,"1536x1536-height":310,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sQueryBuilder3real.png","2048x2048-width":477,"2048x2048-height":310,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sQueryBuilder3real.png","card_image-width":477,"card_image-height":310,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sQueryBuilder3real.png","wide_image-width":477,"wide_image-height":310}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>It\u2019s also possible to create expression groups of spatial and attribute expressions.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"8\">\n<li>Click the <strong>Expression<\/strong> dropdown, then <strong>Attribute expression<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2049662,"id":2049662,"title":"QueryBuilder4","filename":"sQueryBuilder4.png","filesize":23809,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sQueryBuilder4.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/analytics\/tips-and-tricks-for-selecting-subsets-of-data-for-analysis-in-map-viewer\/squerybuilder4","alt":"The Expression button selected, then the Attribute button selected from within the Query builder","author":"343292","description":"","caption":"","name":"squerybuilder4","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2049592,"date":"2023-08-11 15:27:26","modified":"2023-08-11 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start=\"9\">\n<li>Add an attribute expression to specify that the parks within 50 miles of electric utility power plants must be state parks or forests. From the field dropdown, select <strong>FEATTYPE<\/strong>, choose <strong>is<\/strong> from the relationship dropdown, and choose <strong>State park or forest<\/strong> from the value dropdown.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Add<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2049672,"id":2049672,"title":"QueryBuilder5","filename":"sQueryBuilder5.png","filesize":28310,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sQueryBuilder5.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/analytics\/tips-and-tricks-for-selecting-subsets-of-data-for-analysis-in-map-viewer\/squerybuilder5","alt":"The finished query that will find features from Electric Utility power plants that are within a distance of 50 miles from parks that are state parks or forests","author":"343292","description":"","caption":"","name":"squerybuilder5","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2049592,"date":"2023-08-11 15:28:44","modified":"2023-08-11 15:28:52","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":537,"height":437,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sQueryBuilder5-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sQueryBuilder5.png","medium-width":321,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sQueryBuilder5.png","medium_large-width":537,"medium_large-height":437,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sQueryBuilder5.png","large-width":537,"large-height":437,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sQueryBuilder5.png","1536x1536-width":537,"1536x1536-height":437,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sQueryBuilder5.png","2048x2048-width":537,"2048x2048-height":437,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sQueryBuilder5.png","card_image-width":537,"card_image-height":437,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sQueryBuilder5.png","wide_image-width":537,"wide_image-height":437}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<ol start=\"11\">\n<li>Provide a meaningful name, click <strong>Estimate credits<\/strong>, then <strong>Run<\/strong> the tool.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Once the tool completes, the output is a hosted feature layer that contains the subset of your original data that meets the specified criteria. You can use this result layer as the input for other analysis tools.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgis-online\/analyze\/find-by-attributes-and-location-mv.htm#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more about the Find by Attributes and Location tool here.<\/a><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h2>Using the\u00a0Processing Extent<\/h2>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>Within Analysis, you can limit the input data to use a subset of data by specifying a processing extent. Setting the processing extent specifies the extent or boundary for which features from the input layer will be used in analysis. Only features within that extent will be used in analysis. This is helpful to reduce the estimated credit cost because it is an easy way to limit the number of features being analyzed within a tool. Below is an example of how to use Processing extent to create a subset of data by reducing the extent from the entire United States to just the Eastern portion of the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>There are four options for the processing extent:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Full extent (default)<\/strong>: Uses the default extent as calculated from the input<\/li>\n<li><strong>Coordinates<\/strong>: Allows you to specify the coordinates of the sides of the bounding rectangle, or populate them from the current map extent<\/li>\n<li><strong>Display extent<\/strong>: Uses the extent of the map displayed when running the tool<\/li>\n<li><strong>Layer<\/strong>: Uses the extent of a layer you specify<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the <strong>Find Centroids<\/strong> tool and fill out the tool.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2049692,"id":2049692,"title":"FindCentroids1","filename":"sFindCentroids1.png","filesize":23199,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sFindCentroids1.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/analytics\/tips-and-tricks-for-selecting-subsets-of-data-for-analysis-in-map-viewer\/sfindcentroids1","alt":"The filled out Find Centroids tool","author":"343292","description":"","caption":"","name":"sfindcentroids1","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2049592,"date":"2023-08-11 15:33:19","modified":"2023-08-11 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start=\"2\">\n<li>Scroll down to the <strong>Environment settings<\/strong> section and click on the arrow for the dropdown under <strong>Processing extent<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Choose <strong>Display extent<\/strong>, then zoom into the U.S. so that only the Eastern U.S. is shown on your map.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2049702,"id":2049702,"title":"FindCentroids2","filename":"sFindCentroids2.png","filesize":168867,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sFindCentroids2.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/analytics\/tips-and-tricks-for-selecting-subsets-of-data-for-analysis-in-map-viewer\/sfindcentroids2","alt":"A map zoomed in to only show the Eastern U.S.","author":"343292","description":"","caption":"","name":"sfindcentroids2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2049592,"date":"2023-08-11 15:34:41","modified":"2023-08-11 15:34:53","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":535,"height":357,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sFindCentroids2-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sFindCentroids2.png","medium-width":391,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sFindCentroids2.png","medium_large-width":535,"medium_large-height":357,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sFindCentroids2.png","large-width":535,"large-height":357,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sFindCentroids2.png","1536x1536-width":535,"1536x1536-height":357,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sFindCentroids2.png","2048x2048-width":535,"2048x2048-height":357,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sFindCentroids2.png","card_image-width":535,"card_image-height":357,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sFindCentroids2.png","wide_image-width":535,"wide_image-height":357}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>Click <strong>Estimate credits<\/strong>, then click <strong>Run<\/strong>. Note, the estimated credit amount will vary based on the amount you zoom in.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2049712,"id":2049712,"title":"FindCentroids3","filename":"sFindCentroids3.png","filesize":182290,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sFindCentroids3.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/analytics\/tips-and-tricks-for-selecting-subsets-of-data-for-analysis-in-map-viewer\/sfindcentroids3","alt":"A map showing the layer output only including the Eastern U.S. with the original polygon layer underneath","author":"343292","description":"","caption":"","name":"sfindcentroids3","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2049592,"date":"2023-08-11 15:35:49","modified":"2023-08-11 15:35:59","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":442,"height":238,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sFindCentroids3-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sFindCentroids3.png","medium-width":442,"medium-height":238,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sFindCentroids3.png","medium_large-width":442,"medium_large-height":238,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sFindCentroids3.png","large-width":442,"large-height":238,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sFindCentroids3.png","1536x1536-width":442,"1536x1536-height":238,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sFindCentroids3.png","2048x2048-width":442,"2048x2048-height":238,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sFindCentroids3.png","card_image-width":442,"card_image-height":238,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sFindCentroids3.png","wide_image-width":442,"wide_image-height":238}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>The tool only analyzed the features that were within the processing extent, creating an output of data around the Eastern United States. The new subset of data can be used in further analysis. <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgis-online\/analyze\/environment-settings-mv.htm#:~:text=used%20in%20analysis.-,Processing%20extent,-Processing%20extent%20specifies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to learn more about using the Processing extent.<\/a><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h2>Creating a\u00a0Hosted View Layer<\/h2>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>A hosted feature layer view is a way to create a more permanent yet dynamic subset of your data based on fields, features, or geographical areas. Creating a view layer creates a new item that references the original data, meaning that edits made to the data in the source layer appear in the view. To create a view from a layer, you must own the layer or be an administrator.<\/p>\n<p>The following example uses attribute expressions, spatial filters, and field filtering to create a subset of data that includes only national parks and forests that are within the Appalachian Mountain region.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to the item details page for a hosted feature layer.<\/li>\n<li>On the righthand side, click the dropdown for <strong>Create View Layer<\/strong>, and click <strong>View Layer<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2049732,"id":2049732,"title":"HostedViewLayer1","filename":"sHostedViewLayer1.png","filesize":34508,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sHostedViewLayer1.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/analytics\/tips-and-tricks-for-selecting-subsets-of-data-for-analysis-in-map-viewer\/shostedviewlayer1","alt":"The item details page with the Create view layer dropdown selected, then View layer selected","author":"343292","description":"","caption":"","name":"shostedviewlayer1","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2049592,"date":"2023-08-11 15:39:00","modified":"2023-08-11 15:39:10","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":456,"height":208,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sHostedViewLayer1-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sHostedViewLayer1.png","medium-width":456,"medium-height":208,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sHostedViewLayer1.png","medium_large-width":456,"medium_large-height":208,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sHostedViewLayer1.png","large-width":456,"large-height":208,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sHostedViewLayer1.png","1536x1536-width":456,"1536x1536-height":208,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sHostedViewLayer1.png","2048x2048-width":456,"2048x2048-height":208,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sHostedViewLayer1.png","card_image-width":456,"card_image-height":208,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sHostedViewLayer1.png","wide_image-width":456,"wide_image-height":208}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>Click <strong>Next<\/strong> to set a definition for the layer, then click the layer name to access the three different ways you can control a layer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2049742,"id":2049742,"title":"HostedViewLayer2","filename":"sHostedViewLayer2.png","filesize":13280,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sHostedViewLayer2.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/analytics\/tips-and-tricks-for-selecting-subsets-of-data-for-analysis-in-map-viewer\/shostedviewlayer2","alt":"Step one of the view layer filtering with the Next button selected","author":"343292","description":"","caption":"","name":"shostedviewlayer2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2049592,"date":"2023-08-11 15:39:54","modified":"2023-08-11 15:40:04","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":183,"height":410,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sHostedViewLayer2-183x200.png","thumbnail-width":183,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sHostedViewLayer2.png","medium-width":116,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sHostedViewLayer2.png","medium_large-width":183,"medium_large-height":410,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sHostedViewLayer2.png","large-width":183,"large-height":410,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sHostedViewLayer2.png","1536x1536-width":183,"1536x1536-height":410,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sHostedViewLayer2.png","2048x2048-width":183,"2048x2048-height":410,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sHostedViewLayer2.png","card_image-width":183,"card_image-height":410,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sHostedViewLayer2.png","wide_image-width":183,"wide_image-height":410}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>Select <strong>Add filter<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2049752,"id":2049752,"title":"HostedViewLayer3","filename":"sHostedViewLayer3.png","filesize":21588,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sHostedViewLayer3.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/analytics\/tips-and-tricks-for-selecting-subsets-of-data-for-analysis-in-map-viewer\/shostedviewlayer3","alt":"The Add filter button selected","author":"343292","description":"","caption":"","name":"shostedviewlayer3","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2049592,"date":"2023-08-11 15:40:49","modified":"2023-08-11 15:40:58","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":248,"height":236,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sHostedViewLayer3-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sHostedViewLayer3.png","medium-width":248,"medium-height":236,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sHostedViewLayer3.png","medium_large-width":248,"medium_large-height":236,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sHostedViewLayer3.png","large-width":248,"large-height":236,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sHostedViewLayer3.png","1536x1536-width":248,"1536x1536-height":236,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sHostedViewLayer3.png","2048x2048-width":248,"2048x2048-height":236,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sHostedViewLayer3.png","card_image-width":248,"card_image-height":236,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sHostedViewLayer3.png","wide_image-width":248,"wide_image-height":236}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<ol 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