Share a map to ArcGIS

Note:

You need the following account and license type to use this workflow:

• Microsoft license—You need a Microsoft 365 license, with the Contributor role or higher, to share a map to ArcGIS.
• ArcGIS account type—You must sign in to an ArcGIS account to complete the steps in this workflow.

Sharing a map created in ArcGIS for SharePoint is a quick way to share information with your organization or the ArcGIS community.

See Content sharing for information about sharing ArcGIS content.

Share a map

When you share a map, a web map is created in ArcGIS. If the map you are sharing contains layers created using SharePoint data, these layers represent a snapshot of the current data in the map. To create and maintain a link between SharePoint and ArcGIS, you must share the map while in edit mode and save the map before returning to run mode.

Note:

• You can only share a map or a layer to ArcGIS if you are signed in to an ArcGIS account with a user type and role that has privileges to create, analyze, and share content. Sharing must have been enabled by your organization's administrator. If you are unsure of your account permissions, contact your ArcGIS account administrator.
• To share a map containing a heat map layer to an ArcGIS Enterprise portal, you must use ArcGIS Enterprise 10.8 or later. Earlier versions of ArcGIS Enterprise do not support heat map layers.

To share a map to ArcGIS, complete the following steps:

1. On the SharePoint page, activate edit mode for the web part.
2. Sign in to your ArcGIS account if you are not already signed in.
3. From the map tools, click Share .

   The Share pane appears.

4. In the Share pane, specify a title, relevant tags, and a brief description of the map, and choose whether to share it with your content (private), everyone (public), your organization, or with groups to which you belong.

   These values are used to display information about the map in ArcGIS and are also used for searching.

5. Click Share to share the map to ArcGIS as a web map.

   A progress wheel indicates the publishing process. Publishing may take several minutes depending on the amount of data in the map. To cancel sharing, click Cancel to return to the map tools.

   When the map has been shared successfully, a confirmation message appears, along with a link to view the shared map in ArcGIS. Click the link to view the web map details page in ArcGIS. This page displays the title, tags, and description you provided.

6. Click the Close button to close the pane.
7. Click Save on the map's title bar to save the SharePoint page.

   Caution:

   You must click Save on the map after you share it to establish and maintain the relationship between the SharePoint data layers and ArcGIS. If you make changes to the data that was used to create a shared layer, the Update map option is not available and you must republish the layer.

   Note:

   When you share a map that was created using SharePoint data, any changes made and saved in ArcGIS are not reflected in the SharePoint map; only changes made to the SharePoint data are reflected in the map. To view those changes in ArcGIS, update the shared map.

Update a shared map

If you make changes to a map that you've shared, you can update it and republish it in ArcGIS.

To update a shared map, complete the following steps:

1. Activate edit mode for the map.
2. Make the necessary changes to the map, adding or removing layers or changing the SharePoint data used to create the layers.
3. From the map tools, click Share .

   The Share map pane appears.

4. In the Share map pane, modify the map details as needed.
5. Click Update to update the shared map.

   A progress wheel indicates the updating process. When the map has been successfully updated, a confirmation message appears.

6. Click the Close button to close the pane.
7. Click Save on the map's title bar to save the SharePoint page.