Hello all. I manage the ArcGIS Online content for my organization (a local Public Works office). I've created several apps in the last year for our employees to use. One thing I've noticed is the web maps on which the apps are based almost always show higher usage (sometimes by a lot) than the apps.
Because the web maps must have the same share settings as the apps, they show up in our organization content. I've built the apps with functionality the web maps don't have so I'd like to get people using them instead of the maps. Is there a way to restrict access to the web maps while allowing access to the apps?
I came across this article that provides a way to do what I want. The only difference is the reason I want to restrict access less about security than it is about forcing folks to use the app that was designed for the purpose.
The questions I have are: is there more to it? Have I missed something more obvious? How do other organizations handle this? Or is it something I shouldn't concern myself with? (Just FYI, most of our users are not very sophisticated with technology...which is why I'd like them using the apps).
