Getting Technical - October 2026
Whether you're exploring new workflows or sharpening existing skills, this month's roundup brings together the latest technical content, tips and updates from across Esri Canada. In this edition of Getting Technical, you’ll discover topics like how to choose the right Instant App template, how to troubleshoot like the Esri Canada pros, how to convert CAD drawings to feature layers with ArcGIS for AutoCAD and more.
Must reads
Gathering Feedback on Custom Web Tools in ArcGIS
We’re seeking feedback on geoprocessing services published from ArcGIS Pro or ArcGIS Notebooks to ArcGIS Enterprise or ArcGIS Online. If you’re a GIS analyst or developer who creates or uses custom web tools published from ArcGIS Pro or ArcGIS Notebooks, please take this short survey, or visit this blog post for more details.
Do you want to learn how to troubleshoot like the Esri Canada pros? On Episode 117 of the Geographical Thinking podcast, our host Michelle Brake sits down with a couple Customer Support consultants to explore how experiences support professionals diagnose issues, identify patterns and guide customers toward solutions. Listen here.
Blogs
Making smarter licensing decisions with ArcGIS user type extensions
ArcGIS User types are designed to align with common job responsibilities, making it easier to provide users with the appropriate level of access. However, business requirements don't always fit neatly within the capabilities of a single user type. In these situations, user type extensions can provide a flexible way to add targeted functionality without changing a member's primary role. This article explores how extensions can help bridge capability gaps through a practical ArcGIS Location Sharing example.
Choosing the right Instant Apps template for your project
Not sure which Instant Apps template to choose? This guide groups templates by user goals and provides real-world examples to help you select the right app template for your project.
But where will the cars sleep? Modeling parking metrics with ArcGIS Urban
Parking requirements are a vital aspect of zoning bylaws and can have a profound effect on the form that development takes. This blog explores how ArcGIS Urban metrics can be used as a tool to model parking requirements and explore how they impact development potential within ArcGIS Urban plans.
View all additional blog posts on the Esri Canada Resource Hub.
Videos
Convert CAD Drawings to Feature Layers with ArcGIS for AutoCAD
This video shows how to transform a CAD layer to a geographic feature layer in Civil 3D using the ArcGIS for AutoCAD plug-in, as well as how to upload the newly created feature layer to your ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise portal.
Using the Community Map of Canada in Trimble Unity
Learn how to switch between the six Community Map of Canada basemap styles in the Trimble Unity software suite.
Exploring Livability with the Instant Apps Compare Template
In this GeoSnap, you’ll learn how to use the ArcGIS Instant Apps Compare template to display and explore multiple maps side by side within a single application.
Stay up to date on all our GeoSnaps by visiting the YouTube playlist.
Training
Managing Geospatial Data in ArcGIS
Achieve simplified data management that supports your organization's needs. This course takes you on an in-depth exploration of the geodatabase, the native data storage format for ArcGIS software. Best practices to create a geodatabase to centrally store and efficiently manage your organization's authoritative geospatial data are covered. You will develop skills needed to configure unique geodatabase features that ensure data integrity and accuracy over time and a thorough understanding of file and enterprise geodatabase capabilities.
Esri Canada webinars & seminars
The Community Map of Canada: Supporting Smarter Municipal Decisions
November 26, 2026
Discover how municipalities can leverage trusted local data as part of a shared national basemap. Gain practical insights into the Community Map of Canada program and basemap. Whether you work in GIS, IT, planning, engineering or municipal operations, this session will highlight how accurate basemaps and shared data can help organizations make better decisions and build more resilient communities.
Register for the upcoming webinars here.
Missed any of last month’s webinars? 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.
ArcGIS Trust Center
Visit the ArcGIS Trust Center for critical security announcements and updates to privacy and compliance information.
Recent Product Patches
Portal for ArcGIS Security 2026 Update 4 Patch
Note: See the September 2026 ArcGIS Security Bulletin for more details.
ArcGIS Server 12.1 Custom Data Feeds Patch
ArcGIS Enterprise SDK 12.1 Custom Data Feeds Patch
ArcGIS Pro 3.5 Patch 9 (3.5.9)
ArcGIS Server Data Management 2026 Update 1 Patch
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 Online November 2026 Update: Material Changes, Deprecations, and Retirements
We plan to update ArcGIS Online on November 9, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. (PT). This update includes several material changes, deprecations, and retirements. For the full list, please visit the technical support article.
Location Sharing User Type Extension
Beginning with the ArcGIS Online November 2026 release and ArcGIS Enterprise 12.2, Location Sharing will be available to more ArcGIS users. Access is moving from a licensing model based on Mobile Worker user types and the Location Sharing User Type Extension to a privileges-based model. The Location Sharing User Type Extension and ArcGIS Tracker will be retired as these capabilities are now included through privileges. For more information visit the Location Sharing Licensing Changes in ArcGIS blog.
ArcGIS Notebooks Runtime Version 10
ArcGIS Notebooks runtime version 10 has been retired since June 2026 and will be removed with the November 2026 update of ArcGIS Online. To avoid disruptions, please follow the instructions included in the deprecation notice.
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript widgets: Q1 2027
Retirement of custom widgets in ArcGIS Experience Builder built with Maps SDK for JavaScript. If you have built ArcGIS Experience Builder custom widgets using ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript widgets, please note that those widgets will retire in Q1 2027, read the retirement notice.
Developers should migrate these custom widgets to JavaScript Maps SDK components by Q1 2027 to ensure continued functionality.
- Immediately start building new custom widgets using JavaScript Maps SDK web components.
- Refactor existing custom widgets that rely on JavaScript Maps SDK widgets to web components.
ArcGIS GeoEvent Server Will be Deprecated in Q2 2027
ArcGIS GeoEvent Server is being deprecated, and its final release is with the ArcGIS Enterprise 12.3 release, which is expected in Q2 2027. This deprecation is driven by the release of ArcGIS Velocity for ArcGIS Enterprise, which is the replacement product for ArcGIS GeoEvent Server.
ArcGIS Web AppBuilder Will Retire in Q2 2027
ArcGIS Web AppBuilder in ArcGIS Online will be retired in the second quarter of 2027 with the following phases:
- Q1 2026: Creating new Web AppBuilder apps will no longer be possible.
- Q4 2026: Updating existing Web AppBuilder apps will no longer be possible.
- Q2 2027: Existing Web AppBuilder apps will be retired and will no longer function.
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.