Configure feature search for scenes

You can use search to find locations such as addresses, places, or points of interest. When there are configured layers in the scene, you can also search for specific features. For example, you can search for an underground utility ID, and Scene Viewer will zoom to the utility, highlight it, and display a pop-up about the asset.

To make it easier for users to locate features in your scenes, you can configure specific layers in scenes to be searchable. The following layer types are available for search:

• Hosted feature layer
• Hosted scene layer with associated feature layer
• ArcGIS Server feature service layer*
• ArcGIS Server map service layer*

*See the ArcGIS Server help for more information.

To configure layers for searching, complete the following steps:

1. Verify that you are signed in to your organization.

   You must be the scene owner or an organization administrator to configure search for layers in the scene.

2. Open the item page of the scene you want to configure for feature search.
3. Click the Settings tab and click the Web Scene link at the top.
4. Check the Enable Search check box.
5. Optionally, type the hint text that will appear in the search box when the user chooses a layer to search, such as Name or Address.

   The hint text is the same for all the layers configured for search.

6. Check the By Layer check box.
7. Choose a layer from the drop-down menu to configure for search.
8. Choose an attribute field in the layer for which users will search.

   Note:

   For a field to be searchable (and appear in the drop-down menu), it must contain strings or integers and not use a coded domain. For the best search results, choose a field with unique values.

9. Choose whether the result will contain or be equal to the search terms.

   Integer and big integer fields only support the Equals option.

10. Click Add Layer to enable feature search for other layers in the scene, and repeat steps 7 through 9.
11. Click Save.

Feature search is enabled for the scene. Others can use the search box at the top of Scene Viewer to find features in the layers you've configured.