Getting Technical - June 2025
When is the 2025 Esri Canada Federal GIS Conference? How can you automate updating the display field in ArcGIS Pro using the python window? How do you calculate storage credit usage for each item in ArcGIS Online? How do you share content to ArcGIS Enterprise? When is ArcGIS GeoPlanner retiring? Get answers to all these questions and more in this month’s edition of Getting Technical. Read it now.
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The Esri Canada User Conference is Back – Register Now!
November 3–4, 2025 | Toronto, Ontario
The Esri Canada User Conference is returning to Toronto and we can't wait to see you again! We hope you will make plans to join us at this national event!
Register today for the Esri Canada User Conference
Esri Canada Federal GIS Conference
October 7, 2025 | Ottawa, Ontario
Make plans to join us at this exclusive event that explores how the federal government is using the geographic approach to derive powerful insights and make data-driven decisions for all Canadians.
Blogs
Automate Updating the Display Field in ArcGIS Pro Using the Python Window
Navigating to the display field in the layer properties
Discover how a simple script can save you time and enhance productivity by updating display fields across multiple layers in ArcGIS Pro.
What’s New in the ArcGIS StoryMaps Briefings App
Different flexible layouts supported in the Briefings app.
Present your briefings anytime, anywhere—even offline—with the ArcGIS StoryMaps Briefings app. Available on iOS and Android tablets as well as Windows computers and tablets, the briefings app lets you incorporate interactive maps and rich content into your presentations. Whether you have access to internet connection or not, you can still deliver dynamic briefings that showcase meaningful insights from your spatial data.
View all additional blogs on the Esri Canada Blog site.
Videos
Calculate Storage Credit Usage for Each Item in ArcGIS Online
Updating the Display Field in ArcGIS Pro Using Python
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Training
Sharing Content to ArcGIS Enterprise
Bring your enterprise GIS portal to life
Web maps, apps and other authoritative GIS resources are the lifeblood of an ArcGIS Enterprise portal website. This course covers key workflows and best practices to add resources to your portal and make them easily accessible. Get the information you need to efficiently share a variety of resources that support operational workflows, collaboration within and across business lines, and the ability of portal users to infuse their projects with location-based insight.
Esri Canada Seminars & Webinars
Bringing Your GIS Online – Leveraging New Capabilities
July 31, 2025
In this webinar, we’ll walk through the latest features and enhancements in ArcGIS Online, highlighting how these tools can help you streamline workflows, improve data visualization, and expand collaboration across your organization. Whether you're a GIS analyst, data manager, or decision-maker, this session will help you better understand how to take full advantage of ArcGIS Online's growing capabilities.
Missed last month’s recording? No problem, check out the recordings: View recorded seminars | View recorded webinars
Service Packs, Patches & Product Support Updates
Esri Support App
Download the Esri Support App to subscribe to important product updates and bug-related notifications. Also, try its newest feature—scan and solve error messages. You can also take advantage of Esri’s in-app generative AI chatbot to answer some of your questions. This Esri Support AI Chatbot can also be accessed on the Esri Support website.
ArcGIS Trust Center
Visit the ArcGIS Trust Center for critical security announcements and updates to privacy and compliance information.
Migrating from ArcGIS Engine
ArcGIS Engine is scheduled for retirement on March 1, 2026. In this post, we delve into deprecation specifics, the impending retirement of ArcGIS Engine, strategies for planning your migration and an introduction to one of the key migration routes leveraging ArcGIS Maps SDKs for Native Apps.
ArcGIS and the Impact of MFA Enforcement in Snowflake
Announcing the Deprecation of ArcGIS Maps SDK for Local Server
Retiring Apps & Features
Below you’ll find more information about the upcoming retirement of several apps and features included in ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise.
ArcGIS GeoPlanner Retirement Is Coming Up
In March 2024, Esri announced that ArcGIS GeoPlanner would be phased out as many of the features in GeoPlanner are now available in other ArcGIS Applications. As a reminder, the final release of ArcGIS GeoPlanner for ArcGIS Online was in June 2024 and the final release of GeoPlanner for ArcGIS Enterprise was in November 2023 (version 11.2).
Please note the following upcoming retirement dates:
- For ArcGIS Online customers: ArcGIS GeoPlanner will be retired on July 1, 2025.
- For ArcGIS Enterprise customers: Retirement—following the ArcGIS Enterprise 11.2 product life cycle as documented on the support site—is December 1, 2026.
If you are a GeoPlanner user, we encourage you to transition your workflows to capabilities available across the ArcGIS ecosystem. To assist you in this transition, we have created a set of migration resources:
- Build unique models and experiences to explore your world
- Defining scenarios and design alternatives using ArcGIS Arcade
- Creating KPIs using ArcGIS Arcade, ArcGIS Dashboards, and ArcGIS Experience Builder
Map Viewer Classic Is Planned to Retire in Q1 2026
Map Viewer Classic will be removed from ArcGIS Online upon retirement and can no longer be accessed. For more information, read the retirement announcement as well as the Map Viewer Classic Roadmap for Retirement blog.
ArcGIS Configurable Apps Is Planned to Retire in Q1 2026
To provide users with more time to migrate their applications, the retirement date for Configurable Apps has been extended to Q1 2026. Apps built using Configurable Apps will no longer be accessible upon retirement. For more information, read the retirement announcement.
ArcGIS Web AppBuilder Is Planned to Retire in Q1 2026
You will not be able to create new apps or edit existing apps using ArcGIS Web AppBuilder after retirement. Apps will continue to work after retirement. However, we recommend you migrate your apps to ArcGIS Experience Builder as updates to browsers could introduce functional or security issues which will not be addressed by Esri. For more information, read the retirement announcement.
Classic Esri Story Maps Is Planned to Retire in Q1 2026
To provide you with more time to migrate classic Esri Story Maps, the retirement date has been extended to Q1 2026. At that time, classic Esri Story Maps will be removed from ArcGIS Online, and any stories created with classic Esri Story Maps will no longer be available. For more information, read the retirement announcement and review the Classic Esri Story Maps Roadmap for Retirement blog.
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