{"id":2980920,"date":"2026-10-21T11:46:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T18:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=2980920"},"modified":"2026-10-27T14:31:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T21:31:35","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: 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 sets of 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 street signs, 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 workflows, 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> let you set default values to 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 the risk of errors. Prone to typos? Let templates do the work for you.<\/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":"Templates automatically populate the form with default values when creating new features.","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":"2026-10-22 22:35:44","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":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. Based on 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 for use in different maps, 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":"Layer owners or administrators can create a view based on an existing hosted feature service.","author":"320122","description":"","caption":"","name":"create-view-layer-button-350","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2980920,"date":"2026-10-16 23:00:58","modified":"2026-10-21 22:00:24","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 that stores all street sign locations and attributes in a single layer. Different crews are responsible for mapping various types of signs from stree signs to speed limit signs. At first it might seem helpful to have a template for every type of sign, but this approach can result in a long list of templates. Scrolling or searching through the list is possible, but it\u2019s an extra step we can avoid. To streamline the process, we\u2019ll create views that display only the templates relevant to each crew\u2019s work. For this example, we&#8217;ll set up a view that shows only speed limit sign templates for the crew responsible for mapping those 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":"Create a view layer with its own templates specific to the project.","author":"320122","description":"","caption":"","name":"example-map-400","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2980920,"date":"2026-10-17 02:48:32","modified":"2026-10-22 22:37:16","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":"Customize views to fit specific workflows.","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":"2026-10-21 22:08:15","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":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. We can filter 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":"Set spatial or attribute-based filters on the view.","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":"2026-10-21 22:08:42","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>Editing options<\/h3>\n<p>First, we&#8217;ll enable editing on the view. We can do this in the <strong>Settings<\/strong> tab on the view&#8217;s item details page. Here we can pick and choose which types of editing to allow (add, update, delete), or enable 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":"You can set different editing settings for a view layer than for the source layer.","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 22:13:06","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 more preparations 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":"Configure templates on the view without affecting the source layer.","author":"320122","description":"","caption":"","name":"templates-button-200","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2980920,"date":"2026-10-18 23:57:44","modified":"2026-10-21 22:14:32","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":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. We could rearrange, delete, or update templates to suit our project. 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We won&#8217;t go into depth about authoring forms in this article, but you can find loads of great resources <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/data-management\/uplevel-editing-forms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2985603,"id":2985603,"title":"Configure forms 400 1","filename":"Configure-forms-400-1.png","filesize":49016,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Configure-forms-400-1.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/data-management\/editing-with-a-view\/configure-forms-400-1","alt":"Update forms on the view to match your workflow.","author":"320122","description":"","caption":"","name":"configure-forms-400-1","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2980920,"date":"2026-10-21 20:11:23","modified":"2026-10-21 22:15:53","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":573,"height":400,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Configure-forms-400-1-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Configure-forms-400-1.png","medium-width":374,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Configure-forms-400-1.png","medium_large-width":573,"medium_large-height":400,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Configure-forms-400-1.png","large-width":573,"large-height":400,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Configure-forms-400-1.png","1536x1536-width":573,"1536x1536-height":400,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Configure-forms-400-1.png","2048x2048-width":573,"2048x2048-height":400,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Configure-forms-400-1.png","card_image-width":573,"card_image-height":400,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Configure-forms-400-1.png","wide_image-width":573,"wide_image-height":400}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>We\u2019ll save the map, and from there, we can share it or use it as the foundation for creating an editing app. There are many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/apps\/data-management\/which-app-should-i-choose-for-web-editing-in-arcgis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">different web-based editing apps<\/a> we can choose from, including Instant Apps, Web Editor, or Experience Builder.<\/p>\n<p>To map a new speed limit sign in any app, data collectors simply select the appropriate template, place the sign on the map, and the attribute fields in the form are automatically filled in with the default values we provided.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2985767,"id":2985767,"title":"Edit with a view 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for Success<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Give templates clear, user-friendly names.<\/li>\n<li>Use default values in templates wherever possible.<\/li>\n<li>Update things like forms, pop-ups, and labels for each view.<\/li>\n<li>Create views when different audiences need different templates, sharing permissions, editing permissions, attributes, or spatial extents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>In this example, we explored creating a separate view and templates for a specific mapping project. And we could keep going, creating additional views for assigning inspections or sharing sign locations with the public in a non-editable view. Hosted feature layer views open the door to a world of possibilities. We hope you\u2019ll explore <strong>editing with a view<\/strong>, and as always, be sure to join the conversation on <a href=\"https:\/\/community.esri.com\/en\/categories\/arcgis-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Esri Community<\/a> to share your thoughts, ideas, and questions.<\/p>\n"}],"show_article_image":false,"card_image":false,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Editing-with-a-View.-Use-a-Speed-limit-template-4.gif","authors":[{"ID":320122,"user_firstname":"Emily","user_lastname":"Garding","nickname":"Emily Garding","user_nicename":"egarding","display_name":"Emily Garding","user_email":"egarding@esri.com","user_url":"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgis-online\/","user_registered":"2022-10-13 18:38:02","user_description":"Emily is a Senior Product Engineer on the ArcGIS Online team at Esri. She is passionate about showing how you can make the most of new features in ArcGIS Online and enjoys helping you work smarter with apps like Map Viewer, Web Editor, and Instant Apps.","user_avatar":"<img data-del=\"avatar\" src='https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Emily.-Headshot2.-Crop-213x200.jpg' class='avatar pp-user-avatar avatar-96 photo ' height='96' width='96'\/>"}],"related_articles":[{"ID":2981356,"post_author":"320122","post_date":"2026-09-04 10:00:15","post_date_gmt":"2026-09-04 17:00:15","post_content":"","post_title":"Editor\u2019s Corner: Pro Tips for Multiple Choice in ArcGIS Online","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"pro-tips-multiple-choice","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2026-10-01 14:44:39","post_modified_gmt":"2026-10-01 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