Observations

Survey Permissions - who can collect data, view data, and update the survey
The following steps are required regardless of whether NatureServe cloned the survey and related materials for you. In Survey123 Connect for ArcGIS, after ...
Tue, 4 Apr, 2023 at 12:01 PM
Location relevant fields not populating with data while in mode=edit (Dashboard)
Problem Viewing the survey result in edit mode (Edit Dashboard)  does not reflect the existing locational data ((i.e. Locational Uncertainty Distance, Loca...
Tue, 17 Oct, 2023 at 2:25 PM
ERROR 000728: Field parentglobalid does not exist within table
Problem: When a Survey123 is published in AGOL, the field which links the main feature class to child tables/layers is name parentglobalid. In contrast, pu...
Fri, 8 Mar, 2024 at 11:02 AM
Error running 5. Identify Existing Visits in Observations Toolbox
The following error received when running Tool 5. Identify Existing Visits in the Observations Toolbox is due to the version of ArcGIS Pro. It is known to f...
Wed, 14 May, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Error running Script 12. Update hosted Feature Layer (AGOL)...
Problem: The following error is received when running script 12. Update hosted Feature Layer (AGOL) with Biotics IDs (Observations) within the Observations...
Thu, 20 Mar, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Toolbox to update EO Data from Observations
Generates bulk SQL statements to pre-append data to the EO_DATA field, for new and existing EOs , in the following format: SFID XXXXX: (visit date, visite...
Fri, 24 Oct, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Unable to play audio recording in Survey123 Inbox
This problem was reported by MD and submitted by them as a Case to Esri. Esri's response: There is an existing Enhancement request submitted for th...
Wed, 29 Oct, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Prompt for Locational Uncertainty Distance (Class) preventing submit change from QC Dashboard
PROBLEM: The GPS metadata, including horizontal accuracy, from a map question in ArcGIS Survey123 is not preserved when editing an existing submission in t...
Wed, 10 Dec, 2025 at 1:44 PM