Portal for ArcGIS 11.3 Distributed Collaboration Quality Patch

Esri announces the Portal for ArcGIS 11.3 Distributed Collaboration Quality Patch. This patch provides key bug fixes and performance improvements. Esri recommends that all users utilizing distributed collaboration with Portal for ArcGIS 11.3 apply this patch. This patch deals specifically with the issues listed below under Issues Addressed with this Patch.

As a best practice, clear the browser cache and re-launch the browser after installing the patch.

This patch can be uninstalled as outlined in the Uninstalling this patch on Windows and Uninstalling this patch on Linux sections below.

Additionally, Esri recommends developing a rollback plan before installing patches. This may be taking a snapshot of machines and related file servers or using the WebGIS DR tool as a software backup. See Back up and restore best practices for more information. For those utilizing a highly available environment, refer to the help topic on how to apply patches in a highly available environment for guidance.

• BUG-000167652 - The Last Modified timestamp of a hosted feature layer is updated during a collaboration workspace sync, even when the service has not changed.
• BUG-000155605 - In a distributed collaboration, an ArcGIS Web AppBuilder app with the Search and Attribute Table widgets and custom configurations shared as copies still points back to the original data in Portal for ArcGIS, not the ArcGIS Online data where it is copied, which results in a login prompt in both ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise.
• BUG-000165350 - Portal for ArcGIS 11.2 does not sync changes made to the item description from ArcGIS Online using the distributed collaboration.
• BUG-000153500 - Two-way distributed collaboration failing to 'sync' updates from ArcGIS Online to ArcGIS Enterprise 10.9.1
• BUG-000167766 - The distributed collaborations between ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online organizations in the Asia-Pacific region fail when the ArcGIS Online collaboration workspace group contains more than 20 items and additional items are synchronized from ArcGIS Enterprise.
• BUG-000143028 - A hosted feature layer exceeding 2 GB is not shared in a distributed collaboration from ArcGIS Online to Portal for ArcGIS despite successful sync.

To avoid conflicts this patch also addresses:

• BUG-000176589 - Installing Patches for Portal for ArcGIS erase custom edits to the \apps\workflowmanager\conf\appconfig.json file.
• BUG-000176348 - Portal for ArcGIS 11.3 Security 2025 Update 1 Patch B causes ArcGIS Web Editor to display a blank page.
• BUG-000176212 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Portal for ArcGIS.
• BUG-000175706 - The pop up configured with a feature service sometimes returns away from the searched for point upon automatic zoom when using the Search widget in ArcGIS Web AppBuilder.)
• BUG-000175245 - The Portal for ArcGIS Security 2025 Update 1 patch for Portal for ArcGIS 11.3 causes some ArcGIS Instant Apps to return a 404 error message and not load successfully.
• BUG-000174537 - A missing match attribute in the group filter leads to incorrect zooming/panning to the filtered features.
• BUG-000174336 - Improper authentication issue in Portal for ArcGIS.
• BUG-000173957 - Using a custom geoprocessing tool in the Analysis widget to extract and download data or files from ArcGIS Enterprise fails, and the error message, "e.fetcFolders is not a function" is returned in a public ArcGIS Experience Builder app.
• BUG-000173740 - A file handle leak in Portal for ArcGIS returns the "Too many open files" error and requires frequent restarts in an Amazon Web Services (AWS) deployment.
• BUG-000172179 - When adding a point event using the Add Point Event widget in ArcGIS Experience Builder, route names and measure values are not automatically populated.
• BUG-000172165 - ArcGIS Enterprise 11.3 returns the "Too many exchange refresh token" error message even though the threshold is not reached.
• BUG-000171000 - Remove hard-coded URLs that reference arcgis.com from ArcGIS Instant Apps so they can work in fully disconnected ArcGIS Enterprise deployments (especially with the Category Gallery and Countdown templates).
• BUG-000170223 - In ArcGIS Enterprise 11.3, the import of a portal webgisdr backup fails with the error "The incoming site bundle is invalid" if a federated ArcGIS Server 10.9.1 is included.
• BUG-000168729 - Unable to edit ArcGIS Experience Builder owned by another user, despite having sufficient privileges.
• BUG-000168418 - The error message "Essential Apps Required" is returned when loading ArcGIS Enterprise Sites directly for the first time when using web-tier authentication such Integrated Windows Authentication (IWA) or public key infrastructure (PKI).
• BUG-000167766 - Distributed collaborations between ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online organizations in the Asia-Pacific region fail to synchronize more than 20 items.
• BUG-000167652 - The Last Modified timestamp of a hosted feature layer participating in a distributed collaboration is updated upon every workspace synchronization, regardless of any changes to the source item.
• BUG-000167622 - The index service Portal for ArcGIS (Linux) crashes when certain environmental conditions are in place.
• BUG-000167085 - When adding a Web Map Tile Service (WMTS) with multiple layers as an item to the portal, only the first layer is displayed in ArcGIS Online Map Viewer.
• BUG-000165350 - Distributed collaboration does not sync item description changes from ArcGIS Online to ArcGIS Enterprise.
• BUG-000165233 - The View Data Source option for ArcGIS Hub ends on a loop when the data is referenced from Portal for ArcGIS.
• BUG-000163121 - The ArcGIS Enterprise Sites Gallery layout does not display items correctly.
• BUG-000146151 - When Window Authentication is enabled, viewing a KML layer in Map Viewer returns the error message, "The KML, is not available or cannot be added to the map."

On Windows, the release date order of the patches does not matter when installing multiple patches. If an older patch is installed after a newer patch, the newer patch takes precedence and the fixes from the newer patch will remain. The ArcGIS Enterprise Patch Notification tool, when the option to install all available patches is activated, installs multiple patches in order of release date starting with oldest to newest.

The ArcGIS product listed in the table must be installed on your system before you can install a patch. Each patch setup is specific to the ArcGIS product in the list. To determine which products are installed on your system, please see the How to identify which ArcGIS products are installed section. Esri recommends that you install the patch for each product that is on your system.

Step 1: Download the appropriate file to a location other than your ArcGIS installation location.

Step 2: Make sure you have write access to your ArcGIS installation location.

Step 3: Double-click ArcGIS-113-PFA-DCQ-Patch.msp to start the setup process.

NOTE: If double clicking on the msp file does not start the setup installation, you can start the setup installation manually by using the following command:

Step 4: As a best practice, clear the browser cache and re-launch the browser after installing the patch.

On Linux, the release date order of the patches matters when installing multiple patches. If an older patch is installed after a newer patch, the older patch will replace the newer patch and the fixes in the newer patch will be removed. The ArcGIS Enterprise Patch Notification tool, when the option to install all available patches is activated, installs multiple patches in order of release date starting with oldest to newest.

Complete the following install steps as the ArcGIS Install owner. The Install owner is the owner of the arcgis folder.

The ArcGIS product listed in the table must be installed on your system before you can install a patch. Each patch setup is specific to the ArcGIS product in the list. To determine which products are installed on your system, please see the How to identify which ArcGIS products are installed section. Esri recommends that you install the patch for each product that is on your system.

Step 1: Download the appropriate file to a location other than your ArcGIS installation location.

Step 2: Make sure have write access to your ArcGIS installation location, and that no one is using ArcGIS.

Step 3: Extract the specified tar file by typing:

Step 4: Start the installation by typing:

This will start the dialog for the menu-driven installation procedure. Default selections are noted in parentheses ( ). To quit the installation procedure, type 'q' at any time.

Step 5: As a best practice, clear the browser cache and re-launch the browser after installing the patch.

To uninstall this patch on Windows, open the Windows Control Panel and navigate to installed programs. Make sure that "View installed updates" (upper left side of the Programs and Features dialog) is active. Select the patch name from the programs list and click Uninstall to remove the patch.

Navigate to the <Product Installation Directory>/.Setup/qfe directory and run the following script as the ArcGIS Install owner:

The removepatch.sh script allows you to uninstall previously installed patches or hot fixes. Use the -s status flag to get the list of installed patches or hot fixes ordered by date. Use the -q flag to remove patches or hot fixes in reverse chronological order by date they were installed. Type removepatch -h for usage help.

Restart your ArcGIS services.

To determine which ArcGIS products are installed, choose the appropriate version of the PatchFinder utility for your environment and run it from your local machine. PatchFinder will list all products, hot fixes, and patches installed on your local machine.

PatchFinder for Windows

PatchFinder for Linux/Unix