Updated field aliases do not change in the web map when a feature service is overwritten.
Last Published: January 15, 2016ArcGIS Online
Bug ID Number
BUG-000091540
Submitted
October 20, 2015
Last Modified
June 5, 2024
Applies to
ArcGIS Online
Version found
3.9
Status
Known Limit
After review by the development team, it has been determined that this issue is related to a known limitation with the software that lies outside of Esri's control. The issue's Additional Information section may contain further explanation.
Additional Information
The field alias stays because the pop-up saved in the web map uses the field alias "Change_this". The pop-up is automatically created when adding a feature service to the map.
Because the field alias can be changed to anything desired by the user when creating a pop-up, it is not recommended to change the alias saved on the pop-up automatically.
Remove the pop-up before saving the map. When opening the saved web map and add the pop-ups back, the alias is updated.
Workaround
Remove the feature layer from the web map then re-add the layer to the same web map and the field name is changed.This is not the best workaround as pop-ups and styles must be reconfigured.