Manage metadata about, and access to, the data layers you upload.

• Control visibility in projects and the layer library
• Adjust the layer name and description
• Add tags and upload dates

Layer Governance

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Layer governance is an enterprise only feature.

Core accounts can reach out to sales to inquire about upgrading

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When you upload your own layers, they are stored within your Workspace. Any layer you upload will be saved to your personal library.

Users inherit view access to Layers in Projects they have access to. Meaning, if someone has access to a project, they can see all of the layers within that project’s Layer Palette.

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Learn more in Manage Layers

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To prevent users from seeing a layer in projects, mark the layer as sensitive in Manage Layers. Sensitive layers must be explicitely shared to a particular user for them to see it in Layer Library or their. Projects

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The Sensitive tag is an enterprise only feature.

Core accounts can reach out to sales to inquire about upgrading

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Users do not automatically have access to search and find layers they have access to in a project in the Layer Library. Enterprise accounts can share layers with other members of their workspace.

To share layers you’ve added with other Members, Teams, or your entire Workspace, share the Layer.

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Learn more in How to Share Data

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Managing Layers

To adjust layers after importing or manage sharing settings:

For layers in your current project:

Click the 3 dots next to the layer

Then, select manage.

The info menu will appear.

Layer Settings

This is the window that opens when you’ve selected “Manage Layer.”

1. Change the layer name
2. Display the layer’s data grouping
3. Add a description to help others understand what the layer is for
4. Refresh Esri Token - see Adding Private Esri Layers to Giraffe
5. Edit Style JSON - see JSON documentation and Custom Layer Styling
6. Mark a layer “sensitive.” Layers marked sensitive will not be displayed to users unless the layer is explicitly shared to them, even if the user has edit access to a project containing that layer.

1. Record a date - typically for date last updated
2. Delete Layer - Deletes the layer from Giraffe for everyone
3. Save Layer - saves any changes you’ve made above
4. Layer Sharing - share with individuals, a team, or your entire workspace.

Share Layers

Once added, share the layers with your team. When you share a layer, it will display in the user’s “All Layers” list. When you share a layer to a workspace, it will display under the user’s “My organizations’ Layers.”

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