Installation requirement

Upgrading directly to Portal for ArcGIS 11.5 from version 10.7 or 10.7.1 is not supported. To upgrade Portal for ArcGIS 10.7 or 10.7.1, first upgrade it to an interim version (10.8.x - 11.3) and then upgrade that version to 11.5. Read the upgrade documentation for the interim version to confirm direct upgrades are supported for the Portal for ArcGIS version you start with.

Organization administration

The following are updates for administering an organization:

• Integrate deep learning models in your organization's ArcGIS Living Atlas content.
• Choose to include graph store data in backups created with the WebGISDR tool.
• Manage delete protection settings for multiple items owned by the same organization member.
• Manage ArcGIS Pro settings, including offline usage, from the Licenses tab.

Data management

The following are updates for creating and managing data:

• Publish a compressed file (.zip file) containing photos that have geotags. This creates a point hosted feature layer, and each photo is an attachment to a point feature.
• Add a database data store that accesses data in Snowflake using key-pair authentication. You can also update an existing database data store that accesses Snowflake to use key-pair authentication.
• Date only, time only, and big integer field types can now be added to sync-enabled hosted feature layers.
• From the item details page of map image layers, specify the maximum number of features that can be highlighted in an export request.
• From the item details page of feature layers, allow members of your organization with access to the layer to append data and edit shared templates.
• Support is added for grid coverages from Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Web Coverage Service (WCS) layers. You can add them as an item using their URLs and use them in Map Viewer and Scene Viewer.
• Item owners can now manage delete protection settings for multiple items at a time.

Mapping and visualization

The following are updates for mapping and visualization:

• Changes made to field visibility, field order, and data sorting from within the attribute table in Map Viewer can be saved to the web map or layer item. These configurations are visible when the attribute table is reopened.
• Sort data fields by the default sort order, display name, type, or field name from the Fields pane.
• When working with aggregated data, configure binning on line and polygon features.
• Add and manage related file attachments in the table if the layer owner has enabled attachments and you have privileges to edit the layer.
• Embed a public map you've opened in Map Viewer using ready-to-use HTML code.
• Open multiple tabs for tables, charts, raster function templates, and analysis history at the same time using the multi-tab view at the bottom of the map.
• Manage feature templates for hosted feature layers in Map Viewer if you are the layer owner, organization administrator, or have layer management privileges.
• Display a customizable grid to help guide feature drawing and placement when editing features and working with sketch layers.
• When getting directions and creating route layers, add stops and barriers by placing them directly on the map. You can also optimize the route order.
• Use SQL expressions when calculating field values in Map Viewer.
• Customize your sketch symbol gallery by specifying a 2D sketch web style group.
• When styling animated symbols, configure additional animation properties depending on the symbol type. These properties include color transition, rotation, scale factor, size, and transparency.
• Add associations to pop-ups to view associations between features in a utility network.
• When choosing a font for labels and text sketch features, the new Map fonts list shows fonts that are being used by layers in the web map.
• In Map Viewer, control display filters authored on a layer in ArcGIS Pro. Display filters limit which features of a layer are shown on the map and impact the display only.
• When adding features to a layer, use additional drawing tools to create line and polygon features by selecting an option from the shape menu. You can also zoom to, edit, and delete pending features from the Create feature and Edit feature panes.
• Bar charts and box plots now support a custom sort option.
• Charts are now supported for subtype sublayers from subtype group layers and subtype tables. For more information on supported layers for charts, see Configure charts.
• Bar charts and line charts using a date field now support axis guides for dates or date ranges.
• Bar charts can now be created using only numeric fields. The field name will be used as the categorical variable on the x-axis.
• Pie chart parameters have been simplified to be more consistent with other chart parameters, like bar charts.
• Add Pro presentation files (.psrx) as items to the portal.
• Add OGC WCS layers to maps using their URLs in Map Viewer.

3D GIS

The following are updates for 3D GIS:

• Explore multiple building scene layers simultaneously by showing full models for each layer.
• Enhance 3D presentations with Slide Manager. Add slide captions and automatically display legends when presenting a scene.
• Scene Viewer provides a new and simplified phone user experience that supports the capabilities of 3D presentations.
• Feature and scene layers can be duplicated to efficiently copy layer styles and properties.
• Voxel layers now support pop-up configurations.
• Scene Viewer supports OGC WCS and oriented imagery layers.
• Improve editing workflows with advancements to batch editing and drawing tools.
• Analysis tools are now available in Scene Viewer.
• Perform viewshed analysis and save it in your slides to share with others.
• Define a default 3D basemap for your organization to use in Scene Viewer.

Analysis

The following are updates for analysis:

• The new Tabulate Area raster analysis tool calculates the cross-tabulated areas between two datasets and reports the results as a table.
• The new Zonal Geometry as Table raster analysis tool calculates geometry measures for each zone in a dataset and reports the results as a table.
• Distance Accumulation and Distance Allocation tools have performance improvements when using the Input vertical raster or Input horizontal raster parameters.
• Distance Accumulation, Distance Allocation, and Optimal Region Connections now benefit from configuring a temporary location for raster analysis tools when performing distributed computing across multiple machines.
• Distance Accumulation and Distance Allocation raster functions have two new options for the Vertical factor parameter: Hiking time and Bidirectional hiking time. The performance of these tools has also been improved if the Distance method parameter value is Geodesic, or if the Vertical factor or Horizontal factor parameters are set.
• The Geographic transformations environment setting is now available for raster tools and raster functions.
• Subtype sublayers from subtype group layers are now supported as feature inputs for analysis tools. For a complete list of supported data, see Perform analysis in Map Viewer

Apps

There are new features and enhancements for apps in the portal.

• See What's new in ArcGIS Dashboards.
• See What's new in ArcGIS Enterprise Sites.
• See What's new in ArcGIS Excalibur.
• See What's new in ArcGIS Experience Builder.
• See What's new in ArcGIS Field Maps.
• See What's new in ArcGIS Instant Apps.
• See What's new in ArcGIS Knowledge Studio.
• See What's new in ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud.
• See What's new in ArcGIS Mission.
• See What's new in ArcGIS QuickCapture.
• See What's new in ArcGIS Solutions.
• See What's new in ArcGIS StoryMaps.
• See What's new in ArcGIS Urban.
• See What's new in ArcGIS Web AppBuilder.
• See What's new in ArcGIS Web Editor.
• See What's new in ArcGIS Workforce.
• See What's new in Indoors Floor Plan Editor
• See What's new in Indoors Space Planner.
• See What's new in Indoors Viewer.