A variety of ArcGIS Online content is often combined into a final product. For example, feature layers into a web map, or a web map into an instant app. While each of the components needs to be shared in a way that the target audience has access to them individually in ArcGIS Online, the overall goal is to have the audience view the final product, the web map or instant app.
We would like the ability to add an optional redirect to a content item, which would redirect users to the intended final product under certain conditions. For example, for an instant app, users attempting to view an individual feature layer used in a web map used in an instant app, or for the web map itself, could be redirected to the instant app.
As one might be collaborating on the content with others, the redirect would only be honored under certain conditions. For example, if the user attempting to view an item with a redirect was not logged in, then they would be redirected. Or, if they were logged in, then the would be able to view the item if they were a member of a Shared Update group with which the item was shared; otherwise, they would be redirected to the intended content. The owner of the item, when logged in, would always be able to view the individual content.
StoryMaps, Dashboards, Experiences, and other aggregate content types would benefit from this redirect capability.
Why is this capability needed? When creating aggregate content, authors may reuse content names. For example, in the case of an instant app, the feature layer and web map used in an instant app, and the app itself, may all have the same or similar names. So users searching for the the instant app by name in ArcGIS Online on an ArcGIS Hub will see all three listed in their results, and the instant app may not be at the top of the list. Also, if the user is not familiar with ArcGIS, they many not know which link is the one they were intended to open. By setting a redirect on the feature layer and web map, the author would ensure the user ends up viewing the instant app, no matter which link they clicked.
It could also help with searching if an item with redirects to it was listed higher in the search results than items which redirect to it.
