{"id":2498692,"date":"2024-09-25T10:44:25","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T17:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=2498692"},"modified":"2024-09-25T13:18:51","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T20:18:51","slug":"how-to-publish-customized-views-of-the-same-source-data","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/how-to-publish-customized-views-of-the-same-source-data","title":{"rendered":"How to publish customized views of the same source data"},"author":9882,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[23851],"tags":[776712,28641,776702],"industry":[],"product":[36561],"class_list":["post-2498692","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-data-management","tag-layer-configuration","tag-publishing","tag-web-feature-layers","product-arcgis-pro"],"acf":{"authors":[{"ID":9882,"user_firstname":"Kim","user_lastname":"Peter","nickname":"Kim Peter","user_nicename":"kpeter","display_name":"Kimberly Peter","user_email":"kpeter@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2019-08-20 16:17:51","user_description":"I work with several product teams at Esri to test user experiences and translate developer-speak into customer-speak.","user_avatar":""}],"short_description":"Change map settings before publishing to get hosted feature layer view functionality but for feature layers that reference registered data.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Hosted feature layer views allow you to provide the same data as a web layer but with different configurations or filters applied, which results in a different \u201cview\u201d of the source data. But how do you get a different view of the data when you publish web feature layers (feature services) that reference a registered database? The answer: publish multiple feature layers from the same source data.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

As a publisher, you can add supported source data to a map<\/a> in ArcGIS Pro, configure the map layers for different purposes, and publish web feature layers with different settings for each of those purposes. And, as with all web layers, you\u2019ll share each one with the targeted group whose members need access to the layer that you configured specifically for them.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Some of the configuration steps you can take include\u2026<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Use definition queries<\/h3>\n

Add definition queries<\/a> to the map layers to filter which features are present. These queries are saved in the web feature layer when you publish it.<\/p>\n

You can set multiple query definitions in the map and switch between them. The query that you make active before you publish is the one that will be applied to the resulting web feature layer.<\/p>\n

Applying a definition query is equivalent to limiting rows (the Add filter<\/strong> option) when you define a hosted feature layer view.<\/em><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Hide fields<\/h3>\n

In the Fields view for each map layer, uncheck the Visible<\/strong> option for fields that you don’t want in the web feature layer. Fields that are not visible in the source map layer will not be included in the web feature layer.<\/p>\n

Marking fields not visible is equivalent to the Fields option you use when defining a hosted feature layer view.<\/em><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Add or remove layers<\/h3>\n

Add feature classes or tables to or remove them from the map. Only the feature layers or tables that are present in the map when you publish will be included in the web feature layer.<\/p>\n

Changing which layers are present in the map is equivalent to choosing which layers to include in a hosted feature layer view.<\/em><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Set configuration details when you publish<\/h3>\n

As part of the publishing process, specify the desired editing settings and other important capabilities, such as enabling sync on the service so that the layer can be taken offline.<\/p>\n

This is equivalent to the different settings you define for a hosted feature layer view after you create it.<\/em><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Choose the appropriate audience<\/h3>\n

To ensure that each view of the data is available to the right people, share the web feature layer with the portal groups whose members need access to the web feature layer.<\/p>\n

This is equivalent to sharing a hosted feature layer view with a specific audience.<\/em><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"sidebar","content":"

This scenario contains information licensed under the Open Government License – British Columbia<\/a> (North Vancouver).<\/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":"

An example scenario<\/h2>\n

To help you produce multiple \u201cviews\u201d of the same source data to meet specific requirements, the scenario below describes how a GIS analyst working for a transit authority shares bus stop information with three different audiences. Each audience has different requirements for data access and editing.<\/p>\n

The analyst, who has publishing privileges in the transit authority\u2019s ArcGIS Enterprise organization, adds the bus stop feature class from an enterprise geodatabase and a related table to a map in ArcGIS Pro, configures the layer and table, and creates three web feature layers to meet the needs of three different audiences.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Web feature layer 1 \u2013 Bus stops, for in-house use<\/h3>\n

The first web feature layer that the analyst publishes will be used by most members of the ArcGIS Enterprise organization to view the bus stop locations and attributes. Only the analyst will edit the data through the web layer, so editing does not need to be enabled.<\/p>\n

This web feature layer is analogous to a source hosted feature layer in the hosted feature layer view use case.<\/em><\/p>\n

The following list summarizes the pertinent settings for this layer:<\/p>\n