[ENH] - Display Fields for Editing

[pjdohertygis]

Which app?

Other

Describe requirements

When editing in web map viewer and Experience Builder, if you select multiple layers it presents you with multiple layers and features. Currently, by default, it presents the Object ID. For some layers it would be ideal if we could see more information.

Waypoint - Object ID + Waypoint Type
Tracklogs - Object ID + Tracklog Type
Logistics - Object ID + Label
Segments, Divs, Branches, Incident Area - Object ID + Label

Alternatives

If not possible to add both Object ID + field, maybe we opt for the fields as shown above because it will add more context than Object ID alone.

Other Relevant Info

More on DisplayField https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/editing/set-the-layer-display-field.htm

If this is not done in ArcGIS Pro during publishing it may be possible to do via REST
https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/how-to-change-feature-layer-display-field/td-p/1188774
https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/change-default-field-displayed-in-map-viewer-edit/td-p/1261934

Priority impact

p0 - not time sensitive

Impact

This would make editing a little easier with the new framework by providing the end user with more context.

[vcelib]

This is a known issue with esri and I replied back to a community post that is supposed to send an update when this is corrected in the next release. There is a work around in Exb to use the new accordion widget and put a list widget for each layer and the edit widget inside. The list widget would show the naming convention of your choice and that will filter the edit widget

[pjdohertygis]

Thank you @vcelib we will revisit later - let's raise again when we get to maps and apps phase

[avezina]

You can fix this issue by defining another display field from the service definition. Also note that may see a different experience when you use "Attribute only" mode vs "Interact with a Map widget" mode in the Edit widget.