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Bug

In ArcGIS Open Data, a downloaded shapefile with a dataset that has an empty Shape field in the first record of the table converts a polygon geometry to a line geometry.

Last Published: April 19, 2017 ArcGIS Online
Bug ID Number BUG-000099720
SubmittedSeptember 30, 2016
Last ModifiedAugust 28, 2025
Applies toArcGIS Online
Version found4.3
Operating SystemN/A
StatusFixed

Workaround

Remove the first record of the table that contains the empty geometry from the feature service, or from the source data of the service.

Steps to Reproduce

Bug ID: BUG-000099720

Software:

  • ArcGIS Online

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