Editing templates contain tools and settings for creating features in a feature database. They also specify the target data source and the feature attribute values applied to features, and store optional descriptive metadata.
There are two ways to access editing templates in ArcGIS Web Editor: feature templates stored in the feature service or shared editing templates hosted in ArcGIS Online. Shared editing templates include group and preset templates.
Template types
A feature template creates features on a single target layer. Feature templates appear in the Create features pane with a name and a symbol showing the symbology assigned to the target feature layer. For example, you can use feature templates for a feature layer of schools that allow editors to choose whether a new feature should be classified as an elementary school, middle school, or high school. As the template author, you can preset the school type attribute for these three options. This ensures that editors do not enter invalid values for this attribute.You can manage feature templates in ArcGIS Online.
Note:
You must use ArcGIS Pro to create group and preset templates. You cannot create or configure them in Web Editor.
A group template allows you to place multiple features on multiple source layers. It uses feature builders to reference existing templates and place features relative to one primary feature that is sketched on a map. For example, you can sketch a street centerline with directional bike routes and sidewalks added on each side at defined distances. Offset capabilities allow you to specify this distance.
A preset template allows you to place a collection of features. Preset templates add predefined features to a map in the same arrangement they were in when the template was created. They use point construction tools and an insertion anchor to add, rotate, and snap features into place using the active snapping settings. For example, a preset template for a baseball field in a public park can include baseball diamond geometry, a backstop, dugouts, and bleachers. Rotation capabilities allow you to orient the set of features being placed.
Resources
Use the following resources to learn more:
- Manage feature templates in ArcGIS Online
- Introduction to editing templates in ArcGIS Pro
- Create a feature template in ArcGIS Pro
- Create a group template in ArcGIS Pro
- Create a preset template in ArcGIS Pro