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unable to see web maps under "My Content" when setting the web map in appstudio for an app

JonathanClark2

I am unable to see any of the web maps I have created in arcgis.com under my trial account when trying to set the map for my app from appstudio unless I make them public. Nothing comes up under "My Content" or "My Organization" in AppStudio. I can see my web maps in arcgis.com under My Content and I have even shared to my organization, but still nothing shows up on the appstudio side unless I go back and make them public.

Is this a bug or am I doing something wrong? Any ideas appreciated.

Thanks,

Jonathan Clark

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MarikaVertzonis

Designing the templates to use public web maps only, was a deliberate choice to lower the bar of entry for people building apps.

There is no technical reason why you can not use a non public app - but you will need to modify the app, by adding an ability to sign in. What kind of sign in do you need? Well that depends on your system. Are they secured services? Is it a webmap that needs an organization login? Are you using portal? Do you need individuals to sign in? Do you want them to sign in once and never again?

There are a lot of combinations to support and you will see that we have chosen to support some of them in the Quick Report template to help demonstrate signing in. Your request to be able to see maps in 'my content' does seem quite straight forward (they are your webmaps) but the complexity arises when it comes to sharing these with others in the form of an app.

Take a look at the User Credentials sample (Search > Groups > Sample Apps) to see how to access secured services. We can/will make other samples available to demonstrate other methods of sign in.

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HannahFerrier

Jonathan,

Relax - it's not you.

The templates are designed to only accept public webmaps as an input.

You will need to make sure that your data is public before you can use it with the AppStudio Templates.

Please see the requirements for each of the templates here:

Configure Map Viewer—AppStudio for ArcGIS Desktop Edition (Beta) | ArcGIS

Configure Map Tour—AppStudio for ArcGIS Desktop Edition (Beta) | ArcGIS

Configure Quick Report—AppStudio for ArcGIS Desktop Edition (Beta) | ArcGIS

Thanks,

Hannah

JonathanClark2

Hi:

Okay, well that explains it. 🙂 Is this just a temporary limitation?

I ask because if these types of security limitations are a permanent solution, you've just killed the usability of this product completely for about 90% of all ESRI corporate customers. We cannot share our data with the public.

We would love to use the app templates, but this is a show stopper.

Thanks,

Jonathan Clark

Leader - Statoil EXP NA GIS Support

HannahFerrier

Thanks Jonathan,

The templates have been designed to make it easier for organizations to have a presence in the Apple and Google app stores. This is why they only work with public data - they are for building public facing apps.

If you have other requirements for the templates - please raise them as issues with Technical Support. This will help drive the development of future templates.

Thanks,

Hannah

NachoMoreno

I totally agree with Jonathan, as usual ESRI products are not focused on corporate clients but in public government and agencies, and everything needs to be public.

Also a bit dissapointed with the fact that maps need to be public.

MarikaVertzonis

Designing the templates to use public web maps only, was a deliberate choice to lower the bar of entry for people building apps.

Take a look at the User Credentials sample (Search > Groups > Sample Apps) to see how to access secured services. We can/will make other samples available to demonstrate other methods of sign in.

Anonymous User

In the help document for the configuring the map tour app (Configure Map Tour—AppStudio for ArcGIS Desktop Edition (Beta) | ArcGIS ) , the following note makes it seem that maps that are shared within an organization but not publicly can be used:

If map tours must be public in order to be used in the AppStudio, this should be made more clear.

HannahFerrier

Thanks Julia,

We have updated the documentation to clarify the requirements for the Map Tour Template. The changes should go live within the next 24 hours.

- Hannah

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