The document provides tips and tricks for making content discovery easier in ArcGIS Enterprise. There are two noteworthy enhancements to the ArcGIS Platform including webhooks and new image map appearance functionality in Survey123. Nine tips are outlined for improving content items with recommendations like applying good naming conventions, adding descriptions, tags and metadata. Content categories and user profiles are also discussed. Collaboration functionality is demonstrated for sharing maps, data, services and files between organizations.

2. ArcGIS Enterprise
Tips & Tricks
Andrew Cullen – acullen@esri-Ireland.ie – Esri Ireland

3. Agenda
• Two noteworthy enhancements to the ArcGIS
Platform
• Nine Tips for making content discovery easier
• One use case for ArcGIS Enterprise Collaboration
• A demo of configuring a simple Collaboration

4. Quick Update
ArcGIS Platform
New and Notable
Available from ArcGIS Enterprise 10.7.1
Webhooks
Used with services such as Zapier, Microsoft Flow, IFTTT

5. ArcGIS Platform
New and Notable
Available from Survey123 3.6
Survey123 Image-map appearance

6. Content Discovery in ArcGIS Enterprise

7. Nine Tips for Content Items
1. Apply a good naming convention
Easier Less Easy
xyz County Council Planning
Application Sites 2019
xyz_CC_PLANAPP
xyz_PLAN_TEST
xyz_PLAN_ALTERED
xyz County Council Planning Register
Sites
xyz_EPLAN_POLYS
2017 - 2023 Development Plan
Zoning ITM
DEVZONE_1723

8. Nine Tips for Content Items
1. Apply a good naming convention
2. Add a short and long description and terms of use

9. Nine Tips for Content Items
1. Apply a good naming convention
2. Add a short and long description and terms of use
3. Add a thumbnail

11. Nine Tips for Content Items
1. Apply a good naming convention
2. Add a short and long description and terms of use
3. Add a thumbnail
4. Add tags

12. Nine Tips for Content Items
1. Apply a good naming convention
2. Add a short and long description and terms of use
3. Add a thumbnail
4. Add tags
5. Flag data as authoritative or depreciated

14. Nine Tips for Content Items
1. Apply a good naming convention
2. Add a short and long description and terms of use
3. Add a thumbnail
4. Add tags
5. Flag data as authoritative or depreciated
6. Define the relevant Extent

18. Nine Tips for Content Items
1. Apply a good naming convention
2. Add a short and long description and terms of use
3. Add a thumbnail
4. Add tags
5. Flag data as authoritative or depreciated
6. Define the relevant Extent
7. Your profile is important

21. 
 – line feed
✉ – mail symbol
☎ – phone symbol

22. Nine Tips for Content Items
1. Apply a good naming convention
2. Add a short and long description and terms of use
3. Add a thumbnail
4. Add tags
5. Flag data as authoritative or depreciated
6. Define the relevant Extent
7. Your profile is important
8. Content Categories

23. Nine Tips for Content Items
1. Apply a good naming convention
2. Add a short and long description and terms of use
3. Add a thumbnail
4. Add tags
5. Flag data as authoritative or depreciated
6. Define the relevant Extent
7. Your profile is important
8. Content Categories
9. Formal Metadata

24. Collaboration
 Share your maps & data externally for others to
use
 Receive maps & data from other organisations
for use internally

25. WHAT CAN BE SHARED?
 Web Maps
 Web Apps (Templates and Web AppBuilder)
 Layers (Hosted and Federated feature services)
 Views! (New at 10.7)
 Web Scenes
 ArcGIS Server Services
 Mobile Map Packages (.mmpk)
 Files – E.g. PDF files, Word Documents, CSV
 Tile packages
 Shapefiles

27. Collaboration Workspace
Collaboration (circle of trust)
Host
Guest
Collaboration Workspace
Send Only
Receive Only
Send & Receive

33.  The ArcGIS Platform is constantly evolving – keep an eye on the
what’s new pages!
 The more context, tags and metadata you add to your content
item, the easier it will be for your users to access the best of your
content
 The best time to add appropriate information is when you’re
publishing content
 Content categories allow users to browse for content
 Encourage your users to fill out their profile
 Collaboration is a powerful tool for sharing content outside your
organisation
Recap

34. CONTACT
Andrew Cullen
Solution Architect
Esri Ireland
THANKS
FOR YOUR
TIME
Email your questions to: mapsmakesense@esri-Ireland.ie
Slides and links will be available on Slideshare
Our next webinar is Nov 13th
Taking a Geographic Approach to Machine Learning

35. New and Notable
1. Webhooks:
Additional details on Webhooks functionality and triggers within ArcGIS Enterprise is available at
https://enterprise.arcgis.com/en/portal/latest/administer/windows/create-and-manage-webhooks.htm
2. Survey123 Image-Map Appearance
Details on new functionality available in Survey123 including the Image-Map Appearance answer type are
available at
https://doc.arcgis.com/en/survey123/reference/whatsnewsurvey123.htm
and
https://doc.arcgis.com/en/survey123/desktop/create-
surveys/xlsformsappearance.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_DD7B423B5C7E4538B3F2C59E69CFB1CE
Webinar Links - Handout Document

36. Tips and Tricks
1. Item Details
Further information on setting Item Details is at
https://enterprise.arcgis.com/en/portal/latest/use/item-details.htm
2. Content Categories
Information relating to content categories can be found at
https://enterprise.arcgis.com/en/portal/latest/administer/windows/manage-
items.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_6EE6EAA55E494C0A9E8391555E7D54F3
3. Metadata
Further information on setting Metadata is at
https://enterprise.arcgis.com/en/server/latest/publish-services/windows/metadata-for-services.htm
Webinar Links - Handout Document

37. Tips and Tricks
4. User Profile
A nice blog post on the importance of User Profiles
https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-online/sharing-collaboration/create-a-great-profile/
and those HTML Decimal codes
• 
 – line feed
• ✉ – mail symbol
• ☎ – phone symbol
Webinar Links - Handout Document

38. Thumbnails
The ArcGIS Online for Local Government pack includes
And is available at
https://solutions.arcgis.com/local-government/help/arcgis-online-for-local-government/
Webinar Links - Handout Document