ArcGIS Online 'Story Map Tour' Quick Start Guide with REST Service

RandyBonds_Jr_

This is a quickstart guide for creating an ArcGIS Online Story Map Tour. It took me quite awhile to get this running, so this guide specific to creating the Tour with a  REST service on your ArcGIS server.

1. Create the Feature Layer in ArcMap with the following attributes (the names must match!) We hosted our images on our web server.
   • Name ( type: esriFieldTypeString , alias: Name , length: 75 )
   • Description ( type: esriFieldTypeString , alias: Description , length: 254 )
   • icon_color ( type: esriFieldTypeString , alias: Icon color , length: 50 )
   • pic_url ( type: esriFieldTypeString , alias: pic_url , length: 120 )
   • thumb_url ( type: esriFieldTypeString , alias: thumb_url , length: 120 )
2. Share that map as a service (Example Service)
3. Create a map in ArcGIS Online using the Add Layer from Web option, choosing your service created in step 2
   
4. Save the map. This will be the source for your story map.
5. Click the share button at the top of the map
   
6. Choose to share with Everyone, then click "Make a Web Application"
7. Under the Configurable Apps tab, browse until you find "Story Map Tour"
8. From there, it will create an application that you can organize the order of the stops on the tour and adjust other options.
9. Save your application and share it with the world!