{"id":2980920,"date":"2026-10-21T10:46:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T17:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=2980920"},"modified":"2026-10-21T12:50:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T19:50:16","slug":"editing-with-a-view","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/data-management\/editing-with-a-view","title":{"rendered":"Editing with a View: Create Custom Templates for Different Workflows"},"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":[23851],"tags":[27971,781224,29751,24421,781223],"industry":[],"product":[36571,36551],"class_list":["post-2980920","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-data-management","tag-editing","tag-hosted-feature-layer-view","tag-layers","tag-templates","tag-views","product-arcgis-enterprise","product-arcgis-online"],"acf":{"short_description":"Learn how you can create different editing templates based on the same layer using hosted feature layer views. ","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>We\u2019re often asked if it\u2019s possible to create different sets of editing templates for various workflows while still using the same layer. For example, could one set of templates be used for mapping assets, while another set is for creating work orders? The answer is yes. By using hosted feature layer views, you can create distinct editing experiences for different users, all based on the same underlying dataset. In this article, we\u2019ll walk through an example to highlight the benefits of <strong>editing with a view.<\/strong><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2985175,"id":2985175,"title":"Solutions Stop sign","filename":"Solutions-Stop-sign.png","filesize":261522,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Solutions-Stop-sign.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/data-management\/editing-with-a-view\/solutions-stop-sign","alt":"","author":"320122","description":"","caption":"","name":"solutions-stop-sign","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2980920,"date":"2026-10-16 20:29:53","modified":"2026-10-16 20:29:53","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":400,"height":266,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Solutions-Stop-sign-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Solutions-Stop-sign.png","medium-width":392,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Solutions-Stop-sign.png","medium_large-width":400,"medium_large-height":266,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Solutions-Stop-sign.png","large-width":400,"large-height":266,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Solutions-Stop-sign.png","1536x1536-width":400,"1536x1536-height":266,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Solutions-Stop-sign.png","2048x2048-width":400,"2048x2048-height":266,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Solutions-Stop-sign.png","card_image-width":400,"card_image-height":266,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Solutions-Stop-sign.png","wide_image-width":400,"wide_image-height":266}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><strong>Editing Templates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/data-management\/templates-faster-editing-oh-my\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Templates<\/a><\/strong> can help streamline data collection by letting you set default values that automatically populate <strong>forms<\/strong> with the correct values based on the type of feature you&#8217;re mapping. This reduces the number of clicks, and minimizes the risk of errors.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2985199,"id":2985199,"title":"Speed limit trio Template mgr, list, form 400","filename":"Speed-limit-trio-Template-mgr-list-form-400.png","filesize":78709,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Speed-limit-trio-Template-mgr-list-form-400.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/data-management\/editing-with-a-view\/speed-limit-trio-template-mgr-list-form-400","alt":"","author":"320122","description":"","caption":"","name":"speed-limit-trio-template-mgr-list-form-400","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2980920,"date":"2026-10-19 00:22:27","modified":"2026-10-19 00:22:27","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":836,"height":400,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Speed-limit-trio-Template-mgr-list-form-400-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Speed-limit-trio-Template-mgr-list-form-400.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":222,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Speed-limit-trio-Template-mgr-list-form-400.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":367,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Speed-limit-trio-Template-mgr-list-form-400.png","large-width":836,"large-height":400,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Speed-limit-trio-Template-mgr-list-form-400.png","1536x1536-width":836,"1536x1536-height":400,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Speed-limit-trio-Template-mgr-list-form-400.png","2048x2048-width":836,"2048x2048-height":400,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Speed-limit-trio-Template-mgr-list-form-400-826x395.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":395,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Speed-limit-trio-Template-mgr-list-form-400.png","wide_image-width":836,"wide_image-height":400}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><strong>Hosted feature layer view<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A <strong>hosted feature layer view<\/strong> (aka a &#8216;view&#8217;) provides a customized window into the data. Created from an existing hosted feature layer, <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgis-online\/manage-data\/create-hosted-views.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a view<\/a> lets you apply filters, choose which fields to display, and configure settings independently from the source layer. This flexibility allows you to tailor views for different purposes, apps, or editing workflows.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2985185,"id":2985185,"title":"Create View Layer button 350","filename":"Create-View-Layer-button-350.png","filesize":23751,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Create-View-Layer-button-350.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/data-management\/editing-with-a-view\/create-view-layer-button-350","alt":"","author":"320122","description":"","caption":"","name":"create-view-layer-button-350","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2980920,"date":"2026-10-16 23:00:58","modified":"2026-10-16 23:00:58","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":273,"height":350,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Create-View-Layer-button-350-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Create-View-Layer-button-350.png","medium-width":204,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Create-View-Layer-button-350.png","medium_large-width":273,"medium_large-height":350,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Create-View-Layer-button-350.png","large-width":273,"large-height":350,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Create-View-Layer-button-350.png","1536x1536-width":273,"1536x1536-height":350,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Create-View-Layer-button-350.png","2048x2048-width":273,"2048x2048-height":350,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Create-View-Layer-button-350.png","card_image-width":273,"card_image-height":350,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Create-View-Layer-button-350.png","wide_image-width":273,"wide_image-height":350}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><strong>Ground rules<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Keep these things in mind when working with templates and views:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ownership and Permissions:<\/strong> You must be the layer <strong>owner<\/strong> or an <strong>administrator<\/strong> to create views and templates, and to configure properties like sharing or editing settings.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Start with the Source Layer:<\/strong> Some settings, like sync and editor tracking, must be enabled on the source layer before you create a view. Other settings\u2014such as editing, sharing, and item configurations\u2014can be managed independently for each view.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>Now that we&#8217;ve covered the basics, let&#8217;s look at an example.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Example &#8211; Speed up editing with a view<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Imagine a city uses a single layer to store all street sign locations and attributes. Different crews map different types of signs\u2014traffic signs, speed limit signs, and street name signs. While having templates for every sign type speeds up data collection, a long list of templates can be overwhelming. For instance, a crew mapping only speed limit signs doesn\u2019t need to see templates for all other sign types. To simplify things, we\u2019ll create a view that shows only the templates for speed limit signs.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2985191,"id":2985191,"title":"Example map 400","filename":"Example-map-400.png","filesize":124116,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Example-map-400.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/data-management\/editing-with-a-view\/example-map-400","alt":"","author":"320122","description":"","caption":"","name":"example-map-400","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2980920,"date":"2026-10-17 02:48:32","modified":"2026-10-17 02:48:32","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":642,"height":400,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Example-map-400-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Example-map-400.png","medium-width":419,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Example-map-400.png","medium_large-width":642,"medium_large-height":400,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Example-map-400.png","large-width":642,"large-height":400,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Example-map-400.png","1536x1536-width":642,"1536x1536-height":400,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Example-map-400.png","2048x2048-width":642,"2048x2048-height":400,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Example-map-400.png","card_image-width":642,"card_image-height":400,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Example-map-400.png","wide_image-width":642,"wide_image-height":400}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3>Getting started<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Create a View:<\/strong><br \/>\nGo to the layer\u2019s item details page and click <strong>Create view layer<\/strong>. If your service contains multiple layers or tables, the Create view layer dialog lets you select which ones to include.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2985188,"id":2985188,"title":"Create view layer pop over. screen 400","filename":"Create-view-layer-pop-over.-screen-400.png","filesize":82286,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Create-view-layer-pop-over.-screen-400.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/data-management\/editing-with-a-view\/create-view-layer-pop-over-screen-400","alt":"","author":"320122","description":"","caption":"","name":"create-view-layer-pop-over-screen-400","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2980920,"date":"2026-10-17 02:36:48","modified":"2026-10-17 02:36:48","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":632,"height":400,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Create-view-layer-pop-over.-screen-400-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Create-view-layer-pop-over.-screen-400.png","medium-width":412,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Create-view-layer-pop-over.-screen-400.png","medium_large-width":632,"medium_large-height":400,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Create-view-layer-pop-over.-screen-400.png","large-width":632,"large-height":400,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Create-view-layer-pop-over.-screen-400.png","1536x1536-width":632,"1536x1536-height":400,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Create-view-layer-pop-over.-screen-400.png","2048x2048-width":632,"2048x2048-height":400,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Create-view-layer-pop-over.-screen-400.png","card_image-width":632,"card_image-height":400,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Create-view-layer-pop-over.-screen-400.png","wide_image-width":632,"wide_image-height":400}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">2.<strong> Filter: <\/strong>Drill into the view to set up filters\u2014either by attribute or by drawing a spatial extent on the map to define an area of interest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">3.<strong> Fields: <\/strong>Choose which fields to display in the view. Hiding unnecessary fields reduces clutter and can help protect sensitive information.<\/p>\n<p>For this example, we\u2019ll filter to show only speed limit signs and limit visible fields to those relevant to the mapping crew.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2985206,"id":2985206,"title":"Configure view trio layers, def, filter 400 2","filename":"Configure-view-trio-layers-def-filter-400-2.png","filesize":64998,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Configure-view-trio-layers-def-filter-400-2.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/data-management\/editing-with-a-view\/configure-view-trio-layers-def-filter-400-2","alt":"","author":"320122","description":"","caption":"","name":"configure-view-trio-layers-def-filter-400-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2980920,"date":"2026-10-19 00:35:28","modified":"2026-10-19 00:35:28","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":763,"height":400,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Configure-view-trio-layers-def-filter-400-2-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Configure-view-trio-layers-def-filter-400-2.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":243,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Configure-view-trio-layers-def-filter-400-2.png","medium_large-width":763,"medium_large-height":400,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Configure-view-trio-layers-def-filter-400-2.png","large-width":763,"large-height":400,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Configure-view-trio-layers-def-filter-400-2.png","1536x1536-width":763,"1536x1536-height":400,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Configure-view-trio-layers-def-filter-400-2.png","2048x2048-width":763,"2048x2048-height":400,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Configure-view-trio-layers-def-filter-400-2.png","card_image-width":763,"card_image-height":400,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Configure-view-trio-layers-def-filter-400-2.png","wide_image-width":763,"wide_image-height":400}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3>Configuring the View for Editing<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Enable editing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Go to the <strong>Settings<\/strong> on the view&#8217;s item details page. Here, we can enable editing for the view and configure additional options, such as restricting editing to \u201cadd only,\u201d or enabling sync (if it\u2019s enabled on the source layer).<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2985585,"id":2985585,"title":"Enable editing on a view 1","filename":"Enable-editing-on-a-view-1.png","filesize":47371,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Enable-editing-on-a-view-1.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/data-management\/editing-with-a-view\/enable-editing-on-a-view-1","alt":"","author":"320122","description":"","caption":"","name":"enable-editing-on-a-view-1","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2980920,"date":"2026-10-21 18:43:31","modified":"2026-10-21 18:43:31","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":561,"height":285,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Enable-editing-on-a-view-1-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Enable-editing-on-a-view-1.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":236,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Enable-editing-on-a-view-1.png","medium_large-width":561,"medium_large-height":285,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Enable-editing-on-a-view-1.png","large-width":561,"large-height":285,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Enable-editing-on-a-view-1.png","1536x1536-width":561,"1536x1536-height":285,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Enable-editing-on-a-view-1.png","2048x2048-width":561,"2048x2048-height":285,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Enable-editing-on-a-view-1.png","card_image-width":561,"card_image-height":285,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Enable-editing-on-a-view-1.png","wide_image-width":561,"wide_image-height":285}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><strong>Manage templates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll open the view layer in Map Viewer to do some additional configuration to prepare it for editing. With the view layer selected in Map Viewer, click <strong>Configure editing<\/strong> and choose <strong>Templates<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2985196,"id":2985196,"title":"Templates button 200","filename":"Templates-button-200.png","filesize":26818,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Templates-button-200.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/data-management\/editing-with-a-view\/templates-button-200","alt":"","author":"320122","description":"","caption":"","name":"templates-button-200","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2980920,"date":"2026-10-18 23:57:44","modified":"2026-10-18 23:57:44","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":332,"height":200,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Templates-button-200-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Templates-button-200.png","medium-width":332,"medium-height":200,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Templates-button-200.png","medium_large-width":332,"medium_large-height":200,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Templates-button-200.png","large-width":332,"large-height":200,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Templates-button-200.png","1536x1536-width":332,"1536x1536-height":200,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Templates-button-200.png","2048x2048-width":332,"2048x2048-height":200,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Templates-button-200.png","card_image-width":332,"card_image-height":200,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Templates-button-200.png","wide_image-width":332,"wide_image-height":200}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>Initially, all templates from the source layer are visible. Depending on how many templates we started with, we may need to do some cleanup- rearrange, delete, or update templates as needed. 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