PROBLEM

The Edit widget template picker is empty in ArcGIS Web AppBuilder

Last Published: January 22, 2021

Description

When attempting to add or edit features using the Edit widget in ArcGIS Web AppBuilder, the template picker displays a blank window with the message, ‘Your account does not have permission to create or modify data. Or this web map does not contain any editable layers.’

Image of the empty Edit widget template picker in ArcGIS Web AppBuilder

Cause

The following are known causes of the issue:

  • The editing capabilities of the hosted feature layer is not enabled.
  • The editing capabilities of the layer is disabled at the web map level.
  • The editing capabilities of the layer is not enabled in the Edit widget settings.
  • The member’s default role or custom role has insufficient privileges.

Solution or Workaround

Enable the editing capabilities of the hosted feature layer

In ArcGIS Online or Portal for ArcGIS, on the item details page, enable editing of the hosted feature layer. Refer to ArcGIS Online: Allow others to edit or Portal for ArcGIS: Allow others to edit for more information.

Enable editing of the editable feature layers at the web map level

In Map Viewer, enable editing of the feature layers.
Note:
This workflow is only applicable to feature layers with editing enabled at the layer level. Additionally, only administrators or the owner of the web map with the privilege to create content can enable editing of the feature layer in Map Viewer.
  1. Log in to ArcGIS Online or Portal for ArcGIS. Click Content > My Content.
  2. Browse to the web map, click More Options Image of the More Options button, and select Open in Map Viewer.
  3. In the Contents pane, browse to the feature layer, click More Options, and select Enable Editing.
Image of the Contents pane
  1. Click Save > Save to save the web map.

Enable editing of the layer in the Edit widget settings

Enable editing of the layer in Custom settings of the Edit widget in ArcGIS Web AppBuilder.

  1. In ArcGIS Web AppBuilder, on the Widget tab, click Set the widgets in this controller.
  2. On the Widget tab, hover over the Edit widget, and click Configure this widget.
Image of the Widget tab
  1. In the Configure Edit window, in the Editable layers settings section, under Custom settings, check the feature layer to enable editing, and click OK.
Image of the Configure Edit window
  1. Click Save to save the app.

Update the member’s default role or custom role to enable the privilege to edit features in ArcGIS Online or Portal for ArcGIS

Note:
Only an organization's administrator can perform the following workflows.
Image of the Edit role window

The image below shows the editable layers are displayed in the Edit widget template picker in ArcGIS Web AppBuilder.

Image of the Edit widget template picker with editable layers

Article ID:000024843

Software:
  • ArcGIS Web AppBuilder
  • ArcGIS Online
  • Portal for ArcGIS

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