{"id":2144202,"date":"2023-11-15T12:55:21","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T20:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=2144202"},"modified":"2025-08-18T11:21:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T18:21:53","slug":"5-tips-for-easier-editing-in-map-viewer","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/5-tips-for-easier-editing-in-map-viewer","title":{"rendered":"5 Tips for Editing Made Easy in Map Viewer"},"author":320122,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[22941],"tags":[772982,377652,27971,26611,33371],"industry":[],"product":[36551],"class_list":["post-2144202","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mapping","tag-data-editing","tag-edit","tag-editing","tag-gis","tag-map-viewer","product-arcgis-online"],"acf":{"short_description":"Five tips to help you edit data in Map Viewer with ease- using out of the box tools like forms, views, and group layers.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Map Viewer offers out-of-the-box tools for editing so you can easily update attributes or add new features to a map. We want to keep you up-to-date with the latest tools and features to streamline editing and managing data online. In this article, we’ll explore five tips you can use right away to simplify editing in Map Viewer.<\/p>\n

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  1. Control Editing in the Map<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Create Views<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Author Forms<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Save Forms<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Save Group Layers<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

     <\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2160592,"id":2160592,"title":"5 tips for Editing- First Map 002","filename":"5-tips-for-Editing-First-Map-002.png","filesize":370019,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/5-tips-for-Editing-First-Map-002.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/5-tips-for-easier-editing-in-map-viewer\/5-tips-for-editing-first-map-002","alt":"Make editing easier through the use of forms, views, group layer, & more","author":"320122","description":"","caption":"","name":"5-tips-for-editing-first-map-002","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2144202,"date":"2023-11-15 00:04:02","modified":"2023-11-15 00:14:24","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":1280,"height":720,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/5-tips-for-Editing-First-Map-002-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/5-tips-for-Editing-First-Map-002.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/5-tips-for-Editing-First-Map-002.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/5-tips-for-Editing-First-Map-002.png","large-width":1280,"large-height":720,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/5-tips-for-Editing-First-Map-002.png","1536x1536-width":1280,"1536x1536-height":720,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/5-tips-for-Editing-First-Map-002.png","2048x2048-width":1280,"2048x2048-height":720,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/5-tips-for-Editing-First-Map-002-826x465.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/5-tips-for-Editing-First-Map-002.png","wide_image-width":1280,"wide_image-height":720}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

    Tip 1: Choose Which Layers Are Editable in the Map<\/strong><\/h4>\n

    As a data owner or administrator, you may already be familiar with how to enable editing<\/a> for a hosted feature layer. In addition, you can choose which editable layers are editable in a map.<\/em> This is really useful for creating an app where you want users to edit specific layers, but not others. Locate the Editing settings in the layer Properties.<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2603542,"id":2603542,"title":"Enable Editing 2024v350","filename":"Enable-Editing-2024v350.png","filesize":12626,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Enable-Editing-2024v350.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/5-tips-for-easier-editing-in-map-viewer\/enable-editing-2024v350","alt":"Toggle to Enable editing in the Properties pane.","author":"320122","description":"","caption":"","name":"enable-editing-2024v350","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2144202,"date":"2024-11-26 01:56:21","modified":"2024-11-26 01:56:48","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":350,"height":195,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Enable-Editing-2024v350-213x195.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":195,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Enable-Editing-2024v350.png","medium-width":350,"medium-height":195,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Enable-Editing-2024v350.png","medium_large-width":350,"medium_large-height":195,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Enable-Editing-2024v350.png","large-width":350,"large-height":195,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Enable-Editing-2024v350.png","1536x1536-width":350,"1536x1536-height":195,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Enable-Editing-2024v350.png","2048x2048-width":350,"2048x2048-height":195,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Enable-Editing-2024v350.png","card_image-width":350,"card_image-height":195,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Enable-Editing-2024v350.png","wide_image-width":350,"wide_image-height":195}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

    Note: Web map Editing settings don\u2019t affect the settings for the layer, they only apply to the layer in that map.<\/em><\/p>\n

    Tip 2: Get More Flexibility with Views<\/strong><\/h4>\n

    Data can serve many purposes. In some cases, you create a layer for collecting data, while in other cases, you simply want people to view the data on a map.\u00a0 What if you want the same layer to serve both purposes? That’s where Hosted Feature Layer Views<\/strong>,<\/a> aka views, <\/strong>come into play.<\/p>\n

    Like a layer, you can control access to the view, tweak the style, and even apply different editing settings to each view. <\/span>For example, you can create one view that’s visible to the public with no editing allowed, and a separate view for editing in-house.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Both views point to the same layer, where edits are applied right away.<\/p>\n

    Check out this article<\/a> for a real world example.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2603562,"id":2603562,"title":"Create view v20241 350","filename":"Create-view-v20241-350.png","filesize":15886,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Create-view-v20241-350.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/5-tips-for-easier-editing-in-map-viewer\/create-view-v20241-350","alt":"","author":"320122","description":"","caption":"","name":"create-view-v20241-350","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2144202,"date":"2024-11-26 02:00:08","modified":"2024-11-26 02:00:08","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":350,"height":236,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Create-view-v20241-350-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Create-view-v20241-350.png","medium-width":350,"medium-height":236,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Create-view-v20241-350.png","medium_large-width":350,"medium_large-height":236,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Create-view-v20241-350.png","large-width":350,"large-height":236,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Create-view-v20241-350.png","1536x1536-width":350,"1536x1536-height":236,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Create-view-v20241-350.png","2048x2048-width":350,"2048x2048-height":236,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Create-view-v20241-350.png","card_image-width":350,"card_image-height":236,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Create-view-v20241-350.png","wide_image-width":350,"wide_image-height":236}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

    Tip 3: Edit Smarter with Forms<\/strong><\/h4>\n

    You may recall the days when the form was based on the pop-up (ahem, Map Viewer Classic). Now we’ve decoupled forms and pop-ups so that you can more easily direct data collection with intuitive forms that make editing more efficient. You can choose which fields to display, in which order, and take advantage of more advanced functions like calculated expressions and conditional visibility.<\/p>\n

    You’ll find the<\/span> Forms <\/strong><\/span>\"Forms\" button inside the<\/span> Configure editing<\/span>\"Configure menu <\/strong>on the Settings toolbar.<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2148132,"id":2148132,"title":"5 tips for editing -Form builder 1500","filename":"5-tips-for-editing-Form-builder-1500.jpg","filesize":71660,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/5-tips-for-editing-Form-builder-1500.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/5-tips-for-easier-editing-in-map-viewer\/5-tips-for-editing-form-builder-1500","alt":"Create forms in Form builder for easier data editing.","author":"320122","description":"","caption":"","name":"5-tips-for-editing-form-builder-1500","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2144202,"date":"2023-11-08 00:39:08","modified":"2023-11-13 19:52:09","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1500,"height":1060,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/5-tips-for-editing-Form-builder-1500-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/5-tips-for-editing-Form-builder-1500.jpg","medium-width":369,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/5-tips-for-editing-Form-builder-1500.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":543,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/5-tips-for-editing-Form-builder-1500.jpg","large-width":1500,"large-height":1060,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/5-tips-for-editing-Form-builder-1500.jpg","1536x1536-width":1500,"1536x1536-height":1060,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/5-tips-for-editing-Form-builder-1500.jpg","2048x2048-width":1500,"2048x2048-height":1060,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/5-tips-for-editing-Form-builder-1500-658x465.jpg","card_image-width":658,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/11\/5-tips-for-editing-Form-builder-1500.jpg","wide_image-width":1500,"wide_image-height":1060}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

    Check out these blog articles for inspiration when authoring forms:<\/p>\n