"}],"short_description":"If you receive a notification saying there's a drawing alert: don't panic! Let's solve it together.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"When<\/span> you upgrade<\/span> to<\/span> or install ArcGIS Pro 3.2 and <\/span>add some datasets to your map<\/span>, you may be <\/span>caught off-guard<\/span> with<\/span> a red or orange warning icon. It appears at the bottom of your map\u2019s view and indicates a drawing alert has occurred. <\/span>Perhaps you\u2019ve<\/span> opened a previously saved <\/span>project or <\/span>add<\/span><\/span>ed<\/span><\/span><\/span> a previously saved dataset to a new map, <\/span>and now you <\/span>are <\/span>see<\/span>ing<\/span> “alerts”.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2188792,"id":2188792,"title":"1","filename":"1.png","filesize":27485,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/drawing-alerts-in-arcgis-pro\/1-69","alt":"An example of a drawing alert notification in a map view.","author":"9702","description":"","caption":"A drawing alert notification in a map view. Oh, no!","name":"1-69","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2188742,"date":"2023-12-07 19:42:01","modified":"2023-12-07 19:42:37","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":303,"height":85,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1-213x85.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":85,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1.png","medium-width":303,"medium-height":85,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1.png","medium_large-width":303,"medium_large-height":85,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1.png","large-width":303,"large-height":85,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1.png","1536x1536-width":303,"1536x1536-height":85,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1.png","2048x2048-width":303,"2048x2048-height":85,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1.png","card_image-width":303,"card_image-height":85,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1.png","wide_image-width":303,"wide_image-height":85}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" This may be quite shocking! All you did is open the project, or the map, or the data\u2026 what\u2019s going on? Older versions of ArcGIS Pro didn\u2019t show anything wrong, so\u2026 did something go wrong with the version upgrade? Is something not working in 3.2?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This post is meant to quell your worries: the answer is no. However, it\u2019s possible you are being notified of a problem that\u2019s been in your data for a while.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The <\/span>drawing alert notification system<\/span><\/a> was added at the 3.2 release as a method for resolving well-hidden drawing issues in your ArcGIS Pro projects.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" And what are they alerting you <\/span>of<\/span><\/i>? How is this impacting your workflows, and what can you do to resolve them?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The drawing<\/em> in drawing alert refers to how your layers display. When that little refresh icon on the bottom-right corner of your map is still spinning, that\u2019s your map actively “drawing” the data. If you get a drawing alert, that means<\/span> there\u2019s a problem in the way your data\u2019s coming into ArcGIS Pro. Something is preventing it from drawing correctly or completely on your map or scene. Drawing alerts may cite mistakes in the data\u2019s schema or format, a syntax error in an expression, or missing data sources.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n If you click the icon at the bottom of the view, the Notifications pane displays all active alerts. Here\u2019s an example of a couple of them, and what they show:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2188802,"id":2188802,"title":"2","filename":"2.png","filesize":7400,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/drawing-alerts-in-arcgis-pro\/2-61","alt":"Drawing alert message details in the Notifications pane.","author":"9702","description":"","caption":"","name":"2-61","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2188742,"date":"2023-12-07 19:42:53","modified":"2023-12-07 19:43:50","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":357,"height":223,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2.png","medium-width":357,"medium-height":223,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2.png","medium_large-width":357,"medium_large-height":223,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2.png","large-width":357,"large-height":223,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2.png","1536x1536-width":357,"1536x1536-height":223,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2.png","2048x2048-width":357,"2048x2048-height":223,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2.png","card_image-width":357,"card_image-height":223,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2.png","wide_image-width":357,"wide_image-height":223}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" The message shows the name of the layer with the problem, followed by a brief description of the type of error. Its details <\/span>should <\/span>help you obtain additional information about the error and troubleshoot the problem.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n If you<\/span>\u2019re<\/span> need<\/span>ing<\/span> help locating the problem layer in your map, hover over the drawing alert message. Then click the Show More<\/strong> button (the three little dots on the top-right) to automatically find and select the layer in your Contents pane.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2188812,"id":2188812,"title":"3","filename":"3.png","filesize":7424,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/drawing-alerts-in-arcgis-pro\/3-57","alt":"Use the Show More > Select Layer tool to locate the problem layer in your Contents pane.","author":"9702","description":"","caption":"Click Select Layer to find the layer in the map's Contents pane.","name":"3-57","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2188742,"date":"2023-12-07 19:44:00","modified":"2023-12-07 19:45:03","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":361,"height":128,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3-213x128.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":128,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3.png","medium-width":361,"medium-height":128,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3.png","medium_large-width":361,"medium_large-height":128,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3.png","large-width":361,"large-height":128,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3.png","1536x1536-width":361,"1536x1536-height":128,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3.png","2048x2048-width":361,"2048x2048-height":128,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3.png","card_image-width":361,"card_image-height":128,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/3.png","wide_image-width":361,"wide_image-height":128}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" Ideally, the layers in your maps have no drawing issues, so consider resolving drawing alerts as soon as possible. There are hundreds of types of drawing alert messages, however. Narrowing down what a specific alert is indicating can be a challenging process\u2014but it\u2019s an important one. You can start by determining whether it is a data- or expression-related issue.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In the example above, I have some sleuthing to do. My label expression in the \u201cUSA Capitals\u201d layer is referring to a field that no longer exists in my data, and the column containing the names of states for the \u201cCounty\u201d layer looks to have been renamed or deleted. I need to review the attribute tables of my data and see if those names have changed to something else. Then, I need to update the expressions to use those new names.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Those are common examples, but it\u2019s not always easy to figure out what is happening. Here\u2019s another example:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2188822,"id":2188822,"title":"4","filename":"4.png","filesize":6666,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/4.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/mapping\/drawing-alerts-in-arcgis-pro\/4-55","alt":"In this layer, an invalid SQL statement was used.","author":"9702","description":"","caption":"","name":"4-55","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2188742,"date":"2023-12-07 19:45:13","modified":"2023-12-07 19:45:37","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":358,"height":120,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/4-213x120.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":120,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/4.png","medium-width":358,"medium-height":120,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/4.png","medium_large-width":358,"medium_large-height":120,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/4.png","large-width":358,"large-height":120,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/4.png","1536x1536-width":358,"1536x1536-height":120,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/4.png","2048x2048-width":358,"2048x2048-height":120,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/4.png","card_image-width":358,"card_image-height":120,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/12\/4.png","wide_image-width":358,"wide_image-height":120}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":" Although the title of the alert is clear (something is wrong with a SQL statement in this layer), the details do not provide additional insight. We don\u2019t know <\/span>where<\/span><\/i> this SQL statement is being used on the layer. Therefore, it may take additional time and research to determine the location of the issue.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Don\u2019t know how to fix a drawing alert? Or perhaps you don\u2019t have the right permissions to the dataset with the problem? If doing anything at all to the data is your concern, that\u2019s fine: <\/span>the one deciding the level of urgency is you<\/span><\/i>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n If you think it\u2019s urgent, talk with your GIS administrator, a technician, or <\/span>reach out to our Support team<\/span><\/a> to gain further insight. But if everything in your map and layers look as expected, then perhaps it\u2019s not urgent, and you can come back to them later. Either way, it feels good to fix a problem with your data that you didn\u2019t even realize was happening! And when everything in your map draws as expected again? True paradise. We\u2019re not drawing blanks anymore!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nBut\u2026 what is a drawing alert?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
Resolving your drawing alerts<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
Conclusion<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n