The Contributor user type replaces the Editor user type. It enables data quality engineers, GIS technicians and data entry clerks to review and edit data in their ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise organisation.
This user type has access to all capabilities included with the Viewer user type as well as the ability to apply simple edits and annotate maps. Determine if this is the right user type for you first, then follow the steps here to activate it for your organisation.
| Before June 2024: Editor | After June 2024: Contributor |
|---|---|
| Edit existing data and add new data | Explore and collaborate on projects using a variety of data, including building information modelling (BIM) |
| View your team's private maps and apps | Leverage enterprise integrations |
| Mark-up and annotate maps | |
| Review and apply simple edits to data | |
| Inclusions: ArcGIS GeoBIM ArcGIS StoryMaps Briefings ArcGIS for Teams (part of ArcGIS for Microsoft 365) |
| Before June 2024: Editor | Edit existing data and add new data |
| After June 2024: Contributor | Explore and collaborate on projects using a variety of data, including building information modelling (BIM) |
| Before June 2024: Editor | View your team's private maps and apps |
| After June 2024: Contributor | Leverage enterprise integrations |
| Before June 2024: Editor | |
| After June 2024: Contributor | Mark-up and annotate maps |
| Before June 2024: Editor | |
| After June 2024: Contributor | Review and apply simple edits to data |
| Before June 2024: Editor | |
| After June 2024: Contributor | Inclusions: ArcGIS GeoBIM ArcGIS StoryMaps Briefings ArcGIS for Teams (part of ArcGIS for Microsoft 365) |
Included and add-on apps
The apps listed below are a sample of those included with the Contributor user type. For a full list, please refer to the inclusion matrix.
| ArcGIS Dashboards | ArcGIS Earth |
| ArcGIS Experience Builder | ArcGIS Field Maps |
| ArcGIS GeoBIM | ArcGIS Hub Basic* |
| Enterprise sites** | ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud |
*Included with ArcGIS Online only | **Included with ArcGIS Enterprise only
Compare user types
| Viewer | Contributor | Mobile Worker | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monitor dashboards | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Securely view maps, apps and content | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Leverage Microsoft and Autodesk integrations | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Explore and collaborate | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Mark up and annotate data | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Review and apply simple edits | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Share location | ✓ | ||
| Navigate routes online and offline | ✓ | ||
| Receive work assignments | ✓ | ||
| Collect and update data | ✓ | ||
| ArcGIS Online credits | 0 | 250 | 250 |
| Available with ArcGIS Enterprise extensions | |||
| View knowledge graphs | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Participate in field missions | ✓ | ✓ |
| Monitor dashboards | |
| Viewer | ✓ |
| Contributor | ✓ |
| Mobile Worker | ✓ |
| Securely view maps, apps and content | |
| Viewer | ✓ |
| Contributor | ✓ |
| Mobile Worker | ✓ |
| Leverage Microsoft and Autodesk integrations | |
| Viewer | |
| Contributor | ✓ |
| Mobile Worker | ✓ |
| Explore and collaborate | |
| Viewer | |
| Contributor | ✓ |
| Mobile Worker | ✓ |
| Mark up and annotate data | |
| Viewer | |
| Contributor | ✓ |
| Mobile Worker | ✓ |
| Review and apply simple edits | |
| Viewer | |
| Contributor | ✓ |
| Mobile Worker | ✓ |
| Share location | |
| Viewer | |
| Contributor | |
| Mobile Worker | ✓ |
| Navigate routes online and offline | |
| Viewer | |
| Contributor | |
| Mobile Worker | ✓ |
| Receive work assignments | |
| Viewer | |
| Contributor | |
| Mobile Worker | ✓ |
| Collect and update data | |
| Viewer | |
| Contributor | |
| Mobile Worker | ✓ |
| ArcGIS Online credits | |
| Viewer | 0 |
| Contributor | 250 |
| Mobile Worker | 250 |
| Available with ArcGIS Enterprise extensions | |
| Viewer | |
| Contributor | |
| Mobile Worker | |
| View knowledge graphs | |
| Viewer | ✓ |
| Contributor | ✓ |
| Mobile Worker | ✓ |
| Participate in field missions | |
| Viewer | |
| Contributor | ✓ |
| Mobile Worker | ✓ |