{"id":240302,"date":"2018-07-26T15:01:44","date_gmt":"2018-07-26T22:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=240302"},"modified":"2018-07-26T16:32:31","modified_gmt":"2018-07-26T23:32:31","slug":"creating-an-empty-feature-layer-for-data-collection","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/announcements\/creating-an-empty-feature-layer-for-data-collection","title":{"rendered":"Creating Empty Feature Layers for Data Collection"},"author":6781,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[37101,23851],"tags":[39831,103402],"industry":[],"product":[36551],"class_list":["post-240302","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements","category-data-management","tag-data-collection","tag-whats-new-june-2018","product-arcgis-online"],"acf":{"short_description":"A step by step guide to building empty feature layers for data collection.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/announcements\/whats-new-arcgis-online-june-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June update of ArcGIS Online<\/a> introduces several new abilities for data management.\u00a0 One of these is an experience for creating an empty feature layer that is not based on an already applied feature template.\u00a0 The result is a hosted feature layer that is ready to be used and managed for any data collection workflow.\u00a0 Managing the feature layer is handled on the item page.\u00a0 Data management operations and abilities might include creating new fields, enabling attachments, configuring who can edit, creating lists, etc.<\/p>\n<p>This new empty feature layer template is beneficial for many data collection projects, and the new experience for creating and managing fields makes it that much easier to get out in the field.\u00a0 Below is a step by step workflow of creating an empty feature layer from the new template and creating a new field with a list that will enable efficient data collection.\u00a0 In this example, a point feature layer will be created for capturing locations along a mountain hiking trail where maintenance needs to occur.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><strong>1:<\/strong>\u00a0 Log in to your organization and go to the <strong>Content <\/strong>page.\u00a0 Note, your <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgis-online\/administer\/configure-roles.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">role must have privileges<\/a> for publishing hosted feature layers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2:<\/strong>\u00a0 On the My Content sub tab, click the <strong>Create<\/strong> drop down and select <strong>Feature Layer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There are many options and categories available for creating a new feature layer.\u00a0 New with this release is the first category in the list: &#8220;Build a layer&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>4:<\/strong>\u00a0 Choose <strong>Build a layer<\/strong>.\u00a0 The four empty feature layer templates available are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Points- creates a hosted feature layer for collecting point data<\/li>\n<li>Lines- creates a hosted feature layer for collecting line data<\/li>\n<li>Polygons- creates a hosted feature layer for collecting polygon data<\/li>\n<li>Points, lines, and polygons- creates a hosted feature layer with the ability to collect all three types of features<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":266102,"id":266102,"title":"createFeatureLayerborder","filename":"createFeatureLayerborder-2.png","filesize":34343,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/07\/createFeatureLayerborder-2.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/announcements\/creating-an-empty-feature-layer-for-data-collection\/createfeaturelayerborder-3","alt":"","author":"6781","description":"","caption":"","name":"createfeaturelayerborder-3","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":240302,"date":"2018-07-03 17:30:37","modified":"2018-07-03 17:30:37","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":1027,"height":803,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/07\/createFeatureLayerborder-2.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":167,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/07\/createFeatureLayerborder-2.png","medium-width":334,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/07\/createFeatureLayerborder-2.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":600,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/07\/createFeatureLayerborder-2.png","large-width":1027,"large-height":803,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/07\/createFeatureLayerborder-2.png","1536x1536-width":1027,"1536x1536-height":803,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/07\/createFeatureLayerborder-2.png","2048x2048-width":1027,"2048x2048-height":803,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/07\/createFeatureLayerborder-2.png","card_image-width":595,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/07\/createFeatureLayerborder-2.png","wide_image-width":1027,"wide_image-height":803}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><strong>5:\u00a0<\/strong> Choose <strong>Points<\/strong> and click <strong>Create<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>6:<\/strong>\u00a0 Alter the name of the layer, if desired, by clicking on it.\u00a0 Optionally, enable the ability to capture GPS receiver information.\u00a0 Click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":266112,"id":266112,"title":"nameLayer_enableGPSborder","filename":"nameLayer_enableGPSborder.png","filesize":7398,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/07\/nameLayer_enableGPSborder.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/announcements\/creating-an-empty-feature-layer-for-data-collection\/namelayer_enablegpsborder","alt":"","author":"6781","description":"","caption":"","name":"namelayer_enablegpsborder","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":240302,"date":"2018-07-03 17:30:59","modified":"2018-07-03 17:30:59","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":776,"height":451,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/07\/nameLayer_enableGPSborder.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":124,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/07\/nameLayer_enableGPSborder.png","medium-width":449,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/07\/nameLayer_enableGPSborder.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":446,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/07\/nameLayer_enableGPSborder.png","large-width":776,"large-height":451,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/07\/nameLayer_enableGPSborder.png","1536x1536-width":776,"1536x1536-height":451,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/07\/nameLayer_enableGPSborder.png","2048x2048-width":776,"2048x2048-height":451,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/07\/nameLayer_enableGPSborder.png","card_image-width":776,"card_image-height":451,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/07\/nameLayer_enableGPSborder.png","wide_image-width":776,"wide_image-height":451}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><strong>7:<\/strong>\u00a0 Set the map extent.\u00a0 Pan and zoom the map or manually type the exact coordinates.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":266122,"id":266122,"title":"extentborder","filename":"extentborder.png","filesize":120339,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/07\/extentborder.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/announcements\/creating-an-empty-feature-layer-for-data-collection\/extentborder","alt":"","author":"6781","description":"","caption":"","name":"extentborder","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":240302,"date":"2018-07-03 17:31:15","modified":"2018-07-03 17:31:15","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":1027,"height":803,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/07\/extentborder.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":167,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/07\/extentborder.png","medium-width":334,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/07\/extentborder.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":600,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/07\/extentborder.png","large-width":1027,"large-height":803,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/07\/extentborder.png","1536x1536-width":1027,"1536x1536-height":803,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/07\/extentborder.png","2048x2048-width":1027,"2048x2048-height":803,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/07\/extentborder.png","card_image-width":595,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/07\/extentborder.png","wide_image-width":1027,"wide_image-height":803}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><strong>8:\u00a0<\/strong> Set the item properties.\u00a0 <strong>Title<\/strong> and <strong>Tags<\/strong> are required.\u00a0 Choose meaningful tags that will make this new layer easily searchable throughout the entirety of the project.\u00a0 Click <strong>Done<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":266132,"id":266132,"title":"itemPropertiesborder","filename":"itemPropertiesborder.png","filesize":13622,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/07\/itemPropertiesborder.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/announcements\/creating-an-empty-feature-layer-for-data-collection\/itempropertiesborder","alt":"","author":"6781","description":"","caption":"","name":"itempropertiesborder","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":240302,"date":"2018-07-03 17:31:31","modified":"2018-07-03 17:31:31","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":1027,"height":803,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/07\/itemPropertiesborder.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":167,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/07\/itemPropertiesborder.png","medium-width":334,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/07\/itemPropertiesborder.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":600,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/07\/itemPropertiesborder.png","large-width":1027,"large-height":803,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/07\/itemPropertiesborder.png","1536x1536-width":1027,"1536x1536-height":803,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/07\/itemPropertiesborder.png","2048x2048-width":1027,"2048x2048-height":803,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/07\/itemPropertiesborder.png","card_image-width":595,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/07\/itemPropertiesborder.png","wide_image-width":1027,"wide_image-height":803}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><strong>Creating Fields and Lists<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After the service publishes successfully, it is ready to use for data collection, however, it is likely that a few adjustments should be made to better focus the layer for your workflow.\u00a0 New with this release is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/uncategorized\/whats-new-with-managing-field-attributes-june-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a better experience for managing fields and field properties<\/a>.\u00a0 It is now possible to see a list of all fields in a layer and independently manage and edit the data in those fields as well as their properties.<\/p>\n<p>For this example, it would be beneficial to add a new field to the layer that will be used for data collection.\u00a0 It is also beneficial to create a list on this field to help ensure accuracy in the data values that are collected.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1:<\/strong>\u00a0 On the item page for the trail maintenance service, click the <strong>Data<\/strong> tab.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New with this release is the Fields sub tab.\u00a0 This tab offers a new experience for managing fields and field details.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2:\u00a0<\/strong> Click the <strong>Fields<\/strong> sub tab.\u00a0 Some fields are already present that are either system fields or fields associated with GPS collection and editor tracking.\u00a0 We&#8217;ll create a new field that will be used for marking the type of maintenance.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":289542,"id":289542,"title":"fieldssubtabborder","filename":"fieldssubtabborder.png","filesize":70653,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fieldssubtabborder.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/announcements\/creating-an-empty-feature-layer-for-data-collection\/fieldssubtabborder","alt":"","author":"6781","description":"","caption":"","name":"fieldssubtabborder","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":240302,"date":"2018-07-26 21:42:05","modified":"2018-07-26 21:42:05","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":1496,"height":888,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fieldssubtabborder.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":126,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fieldssubtabborder.png","medium-width":440,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fieldssubtabborder.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":456,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fieldssubtabborder.png","large-width":1496,"large-height":888,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fieldssubtabborder.png","1536x1536-width":1496,"1536x1536-height":888,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fieldssubtabborder.png","2048x2048-width":1496,"2048x2048-height":888,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fieldssubtabborder.png","card_image-width":783,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fieldssubtabborder.png","wide_image-width":1496,"wide_image-height":888}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><strong>3:<\/strong>\u00a0 Click the <strong>+ Add<\/strong> button.\u00a0 For <strong>Name<\/strong> input &#8220;MaintenanceType&#8221;.\u00a0 For <strong>Type<\/strong> choose &#8220;Integer&#8221; from the drop down.\u00a0 We&#8217;re choosing Integer because a list will be created on this field that will use coded values with the type Integer.\u00a0 Click <strong>Add New Field<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4:<\/strong>\u00a0 Open the details of the new MaintenanceType field by clicking on it in the field list.\u00a0 Several options are available such as setting a minimum \/ maximum value, marking the field as unique, altering the field alias, creating a list, or deleting the field.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":289232,"id":289232,"title":"fielddetailsborder","filename":"fielddetailsborder.png","filesize":70266,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fielddetailsborder.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/announcements\/creating-an-empty-feature-layer-for-data-collection\/fielddetailsborder","alt":"","author":"6781","description":"","caption":"","name":"fielddetailsborder","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":240302,"date":"2018-07-26 20:31:41","modified":"2018-07-26 20:31:41","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":1490,"height":801,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fielddetailsborder.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":115,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fielddetailsborder.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":249,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fielddetailsborder.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":413,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fielddetailsborder.png","large-width":1490,"large-height":801,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fielddetailsborder.png","1536x1536-width":1490,"1536x1536-height":801,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fielddetailsborder.png","2048x2048-width":1490,"2048x2048-height":801,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fielddetailsborder.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":444,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fielddetailsborder.png","wide_image-width":1490,"wide_image-height":801}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><strong>5:<\/strong>\u00a0 Click <strong>Create List<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can ensure data quality by providing field collectors with a list of acceptable values for a field in your hosted feature layers. This helps to prevent them from typing in incorrect values.\u00a0 For this example, a list of four values will be created on the MaintenanceType field.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>6:<\/strong>\u00a0 Populate the <strong>Label<\/strong> and <strong>Code<\/strong> parameter boxes with these four values (clicking the <strong>+ Add<\/strong> button to add each one), then click <strong>Save<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Label: &#8220;Tree&#8221;, Value: &#8220;1&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Label: &#8220;Rock&#8221;, Value: &#8220;2&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Label: &#8220;Washout&#8221;, Value &#8220;3&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Label: &#8220;Switchback&#8221;, Value &#8220;4&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":289242,"id":289242,"title":"listValuesborder","filename":"listValuesborder.png","filesize":5222,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/08\/listValuesborder.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/announcements\/creating-an-empty-feature-layer-for-data-collection\/listvaluesborder","alt":"","author":"6781","description":"","caption":"","name":"listvaluesborder","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":240302,"date":"2018-07-26 20:32:02","modified":"2018-07-26 20:32:02","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":977,"height":379,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/08\/listValuesborder.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":83,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/08\/listValuesborder.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":180,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/08\/listValuesborder.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":298,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/08\/listValuesborder.png","large-width":977,"large-height":379,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/08\/listValuesborder.png","1536x1536-width":977,"1536x1536-height":379,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/08\/listValuesborder.png","2048x2048-width":977,"2048x2048-height":379,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/08\/listValuesborder.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":320,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/08\/listValuesborder.png","wide_image-width":977,"wide_image-height":379}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>The feature layer is now ready to be used in the field for collection.\u00a0 In this example we kept it basic, a few more fields and other properties could be set based on your specific workflow and collection project.\u00a0 To find out everything new with managing field attributes plus a more in depth and detailed outline of creating lists and ranges, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/uncategorized\/whats-new-with-managing-field-attributes-june-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What&#8217;s New with Managing Field Attributes (June 2018) blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For reference, here is a look at how the list we created gets picked up by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/products\/collector-for-arcgis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Collector for ArcGIS<\/a>.\u00a0 The app notices the list and presents the values to be chosen from a convenient drop down list when the point location is 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