Create portal item definitions

The portal item definitions are used to define the configuration of the maps and apps created with the automated setup tools. These item definitions include the JSON configuration settings of existing items in your ArcGIS organization and search tags to update the service URLs with the feature services in the automated setup configurations.

For all ArcGIS Solutions using these tools, the portal item definitions are located in the Application > portal_item_defs folder and called in the automated setup configuration file.

To create or update the portal item definitions, complete the following steps:

  1. Open the ArcGIS Online Assistant and log in to your ArcGIS Online or Portal for ArcGIS organization.
  2. Enable the View an Item's JSON tool. Once this tool is active, you will be able to view the JSON of your ArcGIS items.
  3. Copy and paste the Data JSON to a JSON file in the portal_item_defs folder.
  4. Update the JSON, replacing each instance of the layers service URL with a replace tag (this will be used in the configuration file as well).
    An example of the service URL to be replaced.
    An example of the replaced service URL.
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