{"id":2572572,"date":"2026-02-26T06:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T14:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=2572572"},"modified":"2026-02-26T12:00:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T20:00:45","slug":"manage-attachments-and-table-configurations","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/data-management\/manage-attachments-and-table-configurations","title":{"rendered":"Table Talk: Explore and control more with attachment management and table configuration"},"author":58731,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[23851,22941],"tags":[762502,777322,33371,776962],"industry":[],"product":[36551],"class_list":["post-2572572","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-data-management","category-mapping","tag-attachments","tag-attribute-table","tag-map-viewer","tag-whats-new-november-2024","product-arcgis-online"],"acf":{"authors":[{"ID":58731,"user_firstname":"Lauren","user_lastname":"Ballantyne","nickname":"Lauren Ballantyne","user_nicename":"lballantyne","display_name":"Lauren Ballantyne","user_email":"lballantyne@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2020-06-30 19:39:04","user_description":"Lauren Ballantyne is a Product Engineer on the ArcGIS Online team and has a background in environmental science and conservation ecology. Her feature areas include Map Viewer, Arcade, and hosted feature layer views. Lauren is passionate about developing intuitive tools that help create engaging, informative, and data-rich web maps.","user_avatar":""}],"short_description":"Learn about the new attribute table enhancements","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

This article was originally published on November 13, 2024, and has been revised to reflect feature improvements made in the 2026 February update.<\/em><\/p>\n

Map Viewer is used to create visually rich and informative maps. To achieve this, you need to know the data. For many, data exploration starts by viewing the data in tabular form. This makes the attribute table a valuable resource when curating layers for your maps. By default, the attribute table shows everything, but map consumers can quickly become overwhelmed by too much information.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re excited to announce that the 2024 fall update of ArcGIS Online brings new functionality enhancements that will help streamline the attribute table experience. This includes viewing and managing attachments and the ability to configure, save, and reuse the visibility, order, and sorting of columns in a feature layer\u2019s or table layer\u2019s attribute table.<\/p>\n

Attachment management<\/h3>\n

Attachments are a key piece when contextualizing many datasets. They can include images that confirm the associated attributes or reports that detail procedures, among other options. Because attachments are important to so many of you, we\u2019ve built an enriched experience that will improve attachment exploration and management.<\/p>\n

Attachment viewing<\/h4>\n

The attribute table attachment column displays the count of a record\u2019s attachments and provides a snapshot of those attachments by previewing the first 8. Clicking on an attachment cell brings you to a full list of a record\u2019s attachments. In the list, you can perform several actions, including downloading or viewing an attachment.<\/p>\n

Clicking View attachment<\/strong> (updated in February 2026) takes you to a dedicated view of the selected attachment. Here you can review attachment information, like attachment type and keyword. Additionally, if the attachment is an image, you can now view them directly in the table. For large images, click Maximize<\/strong> to view them in a full-page experience. These updates allow you to streamline your review process while staying within your working browser tab.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2958529,"id":2958529,"title":"Attachment viewing blog gif","filename":"Attachment-viewing-blog-gif.gif","filesize":4238294,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Attachment-viewing-blog-gif.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/data-management\/manage-attachments-and-table-configurations\/attachment-viewing-blog-gif","alt":"Viewing list of record attachments and opening full page dialog to view image attachment.","author":"58731","description":"","caption":"","name":"attachment-viewing-blog-gif","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2572572,"date":"2026-02-26 14:44:42","modified":"2026-02-26 14:47:26","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1908,"height":902,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Attachment-viewing-blog-gif-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Attachment-viewing-blog-gif.gif","medium-width":464,"medium-height":219,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Attachment-viewing-blog-gif.gif","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":363,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Attachment-viewing-blog-gif.gif","large-width":1908,"large-height":902,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Attachment-viewing-blog-gif-1536x726.gif","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":726,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Attachment-viewing-blog-gif.gif","2048x2048-width":1908,"2048x2048-height":902,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Attachment-viewing-blog-gif-826x390.gif","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":390,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Attachment-viewing-blog-gif.gif","wide_image-width":1908,"wide_image-height":902}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Attachment-viewing-blog-gif.gif"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Attachment management actions<\/h4>\n

If you\u2019re the layer owner, organization administrator, or have the appropriate editing permissions you can manage attachments directly from the attribute table. The following management actions are available:<\/p>\n