BUG-000165771 for ArcGIS Pro

Bug ID Number	BUG-000165771
Submitted	March 7, 2024
Last Modified	April 9, 2025
Applies to	ArcGIS Pro
Version found	3.1.3
Operating System	Windows OS
Operating System Version	10.0 64 Bit
Status	As Designed

Additional Information

This is by design; featuresetbyname must take a literal string to make the Arcade work across the stack. This is required for copy and paste, publishing, client-side evaluation, and much more. It is not recommended to pass a variable. If the user must pass a variable for any reason, they can create a new function: var newFeatureSetByname = FeatureSetByName, Then, use newFeatureSetByname instead. However, the user must exclude the rule from evaluation and must understand that this will affect publishing, copy and paste, and other workflows.

Workaround

This is by design; featuresetbyname must take a literal string to make the Arcade work across the stack. This is required for copy and paste, publishing, client-side evaluation, and much more. It is not recommended to pass a variable. If the user must pass a variable for any reason, they can create a new function, var newFeatureSetByname = FeatureSetByName, and then use newFeatureSetByname instead. However, the user must exclude the rule from evaluation and must understand that this will affect publishing, copy and paste, and other workflows.