Restore site locations created in ArcGIS Business Analyst

Summary

In ArcGIS Business Analyst Web App, a site is an area where analysis is carried out. Sometimes, projects become corrupted and do not allow for edits or the addition of new sites. A new project can be created, but access to the site locations are lost.

To create a backup, the sites can be downloaded and exported from a point layer to a shapefile by exporting them to a web map as a new hosted feature layer. The shapefile can then be imported into a new ArcGIS Business Analyst project to restore the lost site locations.

This article describes how to restore the site locations created in ArcGIS Business Analyst.

Procedure

1. Create a new hosted feature layer in ArcGIS Online from ArcGIS Business Analyst.
   1. Open the ArcGIS Business Analyst project.
   2. In the project pane on the Maps tab, under Point Locations (Sites), check the check box to make the point location sites visible on the map.

3. Export the point location layer as a new hosted feature layer. Refer to ArcGIS Business Analyst: Share web maps and layers for instructions.

2. Log in to ArcGIS Online to export the point location layer to a shapefile.
   1. On the Content tab, click the newly created feature layer in My Content.

2. On the feature layer's item details page, select the Point layer in the Layers section of the Overview tab. The point layer's Overview tab opens.

3. Click Export Data > Export to Shapefile.

4. In The Export to Shapefile window, click Export.

5. On the Content tab, navigate to the newly created shapefile in My Content.
6. Click Download from More Options . The shapefile downloads as a zipped file.

3. Create a new project in ArcGIS Business Analyst. Refer to ArcGIS Business Analyst: Create and use projects for instructions.
4. Import the zipped shapefile into the project. Refer to ArcGIS Business Analyst: Add your data for instructions.

Note: 
Before saving the data in the Import File pane, for Save and name the new layer, select the option to Create and save sites for all points.

The image below shows a new site layer is created and added to the project. In the event the project is corrupted, the site locations can be restored with this workflow.