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Experience Builder Resources to Help You Maximize Your App Creation Process

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Are you ready to harness the power of ArcGIS Experience Builder? With its intuitive interface and powerful capabilities, Experience Builder allows you to create captivating web applications by seamlessly integrating web apps, maps, pages, interconnected widgets, and both 2D and 3D data in ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise. 

In this blog, we have compiled all the key resources from our library that enable users to maximize the utility of Experience Builder, providing a centralized location for easy access. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned GIS professional, we'll explore the resources available to enhance your Experience Builder journey, including comprehensive documentation, tutorials, online communities, and training courses. 

 

If you're a beginner looking to get started with creating your first web app using ArcGIS Experience Builder, here is our step-by-step guide for you: 

  Step one: Check out our introductory videos that give you an overview of the product and its capabilities.  

Step two: Explore our template resources to help you choose the right starting point for your app. 

Step three: Here you can explore our video tutorials and additional resources that will help you learn how to pick a theme for your app, add more pages, and choose from a variety of page layouts.  

Step four: Learn how to size and position elements within your app to create a visually appealing and user-friendly interface.  

Step five: This step guides you on how to empower your audience to get information on any device with mobile-optimized web apps. The web apps you create will automatically adapt to different screen sizes. You also have the option to configure them to look differently on each screen.  

Step six: Here, we cover the process of publishing your app which enables you to share your work with the stakeholders of your choice- internal or external. After you create your web app, you might want to reuse the same layout and structure across your organization. These resources will teach you how to publish your apps and design custom templates that can be shared as an item with others in your organization. 

Finial step: Put these steps into practice! We provide hands-on experience opportunities through instructor-led courses and tutorial walk-throughs 

 

Once you have created your first web app, we encourage you to make it more data driven. You can determine how widgets behave and interact with other widgets, data, and content. Interconnected widgets allow your audience to engage with the information to quickly find what they need.  

Step one: Here are a few resources that will help you configure widgets, including documentation and a widget book. You can also learn about the latest widgets and explore functionality matrices for migrating from Web AppBuilder (WAB)  

Learn about the latest widgets:  

Are you migrating certain WAB widgets?  

Step two: This step covers data sources, with an introductory video to help you understand how to connect and utilize data in your app.  

Step three: This resource delves into actions and triggers, enabling you to create dynamic interactions within your app.  

Step four: Next, we cover the integration of both 2D and 3D data in a single web app. 2D and 3D maps can be synced to give users the ability to interact with all content in one place. 

Step five: Here, we guide you on integrating your app with other applications, with a video tutorial to demonstrate the process.  

 

For more advanced users looking to dive into development with ArcGIS Experience Builder, here is our guide to help you quickly build a fully customized application with low-code development.

Step one: Here, we provide a blog post and a video tutorial to introduce you to customizing and extending the capabilities of Experience Builder 

Step two: This step focuses on widget development, with a video tutorial on creating your first widget and documentation to help you create starter widgets and add layers to a map.  

Step three: Here, we cover theme development, providing a documentation guide to help you customize the look and feel of your app. 

Step four: This step guides you through the deployment process, with a documentation guide to help you deploy your custom-built applications. 

Step five: Stay ahead of the game and learn what’s new in the developer edition so you can continuously improve your apps. 

 

Final step: Attend the Esri Developer Summit! The annual Esri Developer Summit is the perfect time to discover how to build groundbreaking geospatial apps, explore the latest updates and capabilities geared towards developers, and network with fellow developers all over the world. Explore hundreds of hours of technical workshops and sessions and learn development best practices from GIS experts. To learn more about this event, check out our Esri Developer Summit page that goes over key event details and gives you an opportunity to register. 

ArcGIS Experience Builder seeks to empower users to create well-made, customized, and powerful web applications for any purpose or workflow. Whether you're a beginner, intermediate, or advanced user, we hope these resources give you all the necessary tools, so you can begin building your next-generation web applications. Want to jumpstart your app creation process? Check out already configured solutions based on your industry with ArcGIS Solutions or contact professional app-builders in Esri Professional Services  today.  

For additional resources, read the Helpful Resources to Get you Started Esri Community post 

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