In a distributed collaboration, the collaboration group you belong to is configured by the host administrator to send, receive, or send and receive content. If you have permissions to send content, you can send your content as either a reference or a copy depending on the content type and how your administrator has set up the collaboration.
Note:
ArcGIS Online users can’t send web apps even if the distributed collaboration group access mode is set to send or send and receive.
The following table lists the supported item types that can be shared in a distributed collaboration and the ways in which they can be shared:
| Web apps | Maps | Scenes | Feature layers | Other layers | Files | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ArcGIS Online sharing direction | Send |  |  | | | | |
Receive | | | | | | | |
Sharing type | References | | | | | | |
One-way copies | | | | | | | |
Two-way copies | | | | | | | |
Note:
In a distributed collaboration, feature layers and feature layer views are shared according to the sharing settings of the organization where the data originated.
Share web apps
As an ArcGIS Online organization member, you can’t send web apps in a distributed collaboration. If the host administrator has defined the distributed collaboration group access mode as either Receive or Send and Receive, you can receive web apps created from the following app builders that are sent from participating ArcGIS Enterprise organizations:
- ArcGIS Instant Apps
- ArcGIS StoryMaps
- ArcGIS Experience Builder
Since web apps can only be shared as one-way copies, you can’t edit web apps you receive from participating ArcGIS Enterprise organizations. Item and metadata edits are synchronized from the sending organization to the receiving organization. To learn more about sharing web apps in a distributed collaboration, visit the Enterprise documentation.
Share maps and scenes
As an ArcGIS Online member, you can send and receive maps and scenes that contain layers in a distributed collaboration. Maps and scenes are always shared as one-way copies; therefore, editing is limited to the sending organization. Item and metadata edits are synchronized from the sending organization to the receiving organization. When you share a map or scene, layers contained in the map or scene are also shared. Feature layers are either shared as references or copies depending on the layer properties and how your administrator has configured the distributed collaboration group. All other layers are shared as references. It is recommended that you share any related items for the layers, such as the source data that created the layers. For example, if you share a map that contains a hosted feature layer published from a shapefile, share the shapefile with the distributed collaboration group. That way, collaboration participants receive a copy of the map, hosted feature layer, and the original shapefile.
Share feature layers
In a distributed collaboration, you can send and receive hosted feature layers, hosted feature layer views, and federated feature layers as references, one-way copies, or two-way copies depending on how your administrator has set up the collaboration. To view the collaboration details of a group you belong to, visit the group page.
Share other layers and services
You can send and receive the following layers in a distributed collaboration; however, these layers and services can only be shared by reference, unlike feature layers:
- Elevation layers
- Geodata Services
- GeoEnrichment Service
- Geometry Services
- Geoprocessing Service layers
- Globe Services
- Imagery layers
- Locators
- Map image layers
- Network Analysis Services
- Scene layers
- Stream layers
- Tiled imagery layers
- Tile layers
Sharing by reference creates an item in the recipient organization that references the live layer in your organization. The receiving organization members are prompted for credentials when they add your layer to a map. To avoid a prompt for credentials, you must share your layer with Everyone or save credentials.
Note:
If you share a map or scene containing a layer with stored credentials, the layer will be referenced directly from the source.
Share files
You can send and receive files, such as PDFs, shared with distributed collaboration participants as one-way copies. When you share a file, a corresponding file item is created in the receiving organization. Members of the receiving organization can't make changes to the file or the metadata associated with the item. Item and metadata updates are synchronized from the sending to the receiving organization.
Mobile map packages (.mmpk file) can be shared with collaboration participants if they are not owned by esri_nav.
Note:
Item comments are not synced with collaboration participants.