{"id":80841,"date":"2017-12-11T05:26:44","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T05:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/uncategorized\/whats-new-with-hosted-feature-layers-getting-to-know-append-part-1-december-2017\/"},"modified":"2019-05-15T11:43:06","modified_gmt":"2019-05-15T18:43:06","slug":"whats-new-with-hosted-feature-layers-getting-to-know-append-part-1-december-2017","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/data-management\/data-management\/whats-new-with-hosted-feature-layers-getting-to-know-append-part-1-december-2017","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s new with hosted feature layers: Getting to know Append Part 1 (December 2017)"},"author":6981,"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":[34901,28621],"industry":[],"product":[36551],"class_list":["post-80841","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-data-management","tag-december-2017-release","tag-feature-layers","product-arcgis-online"],"acf":{"short_description":"Managing your hosted feature layers is an important aspect of managing data in ArcGIS Online.\u00a0 For many, when it comes to adding new dat...","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Managing your hosted feature layers is an important aspect of managing data in ArcGIS Online.\u00a0 For many, when it comes to adding new data in bulk to existing hosted feature layers, the typical workflow is: download a copy of the data, reconcile the new additions (and any additional edits), and overwrite the layer in ArcGIS Online. In many cases that workflow works; for others, it creates extra steps for an otherwise simple task.<\/p>\n

One of the best examples is when working with data that has periodic updates. That\u2019s where the new Append Data to Layer tool (Append) really shines. \u00a0With Append, you can simply insert the new data into the layer instead of exporting the layer, merging it with the new data, then overwriting.<\/p>\n

Append allows you to upload and append new data to an existing layer from a file.\u00a0 That file can be a feature class in a geodatabase, a shapefile, or in the case of point layers; CSV(be sure to include x,y fields in lat\/long format; don\u2019t worry, we\u2019ll be working toward other coordinate formats in a future release).\u00a0 \u00a0Another scenario where it would make sense to append vs overwrite is when your feature layer is large.\u00a0 Overwriting the entire layer when it\u2019s very large (say millions of features) can take time.\u00a0 If the number of features you want to append into the layer is proportionally smaller, it is much faster to use Append instead of overwriting.<\/p>\n

To get started, go to the item page for your hosted feature layer.\u00a0 From the Overview tab, you\u2019ll notice a new menu button on the right called Update Data<\/strong>. Click it and you\u2019ll find.\u00a0 Append is also accessible from the Data tab.<\/p>\n

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After clicking Append Data to Layer<\/strong>, <\/strong>you\u2019ll be prompted to upload the file that contains the data you want to append.\u00a0 Supported formats include:<\/p>\n