Latest Contributions by kmsmikrud

Hi Heather,  Thanks for that article but WOW that is a lot of steps for something that used to be so easy even for the occasional Field Maps user - share markup to AGOL and then their coworker could grab it. The work around has a person downloading JSON somehow getting that from their device and python scripts and publishing all just to get a little markup seems like extreme overkill on the methods and not really an option for the occasional mobile user in my opinion.  I'll look at it closer and I do appreciate it but that is a lot when people had it so easy before....hard to make sense of why the ability to share to AGOL was removed altogether (two thumbs down). At this point people are better off not to use markup especially when we run iPads that do not have cellular plans and people are limited on the apps they can use (no email, Teams)...etc. Again why is Esri relying on other communication apps to be able to share data collected in Field Maps. Sigh again. I should mention one of the reasons some users were using markup was to quickly draw lines during aerial surveys because the collect here for 'lines' is quite cumbersome in adding vertices and no ability to trace. So our workaround for a few users was to use markup. Now what's the workaround back to paper?   I understand a lot of people using Field Maps are on the ground, fully connected online but I help support biologists that are doing aerial surveys in remote areas and time is very limited for looking at the device versus out the window (so observations are not missed). In case that adds some context so the markup WAS a nice option so frustrating to see the changes. ... View more

Hi Heather, Yes also very disappointed to no longer have the ability to share markup to AGOL and essentially directly to ArcGIS Pro. This was a very quick way for field biologists to share observations with coworkers in the office.  Essentially coworkers in the office could copy the markup features directly into a feature class or create new features based on the markup. We obviously collect features with geometry in the field using the collect feature tool, but you've essentially removed the ability to share markup where our iPads run as managed devices with no texting, emailing or other communication allowed on shared managed devices. However what worked for sharing markup was sharing to AGOL within FieldMaps. What is the work around when biologists using shared devices do not have access on the iPads to a mobile cellular plan, Teams or other communications? Isn't part of using ArcGIS Field Maps for offline workflows and connecting to Wi-FI for uploading data enough? Why does personal markup now need to rely another another app or communication on the device to be able to share markup collected in Field Maps? Sigh 😞  ... View more

Thank-you @Neal_t_k ! It looks like that is exactly the issue/Bug I was trying to resolve. Thanks so much. I've been trying the work around since apparently the status is 'As Designed' but for the moment we might have to continue to open/close the app to run the query since the workarounds I've been trying make it not calculate at all :(.    Regardless thanks for sharing this information, its knowledge to know that its functioning even if its not how I want it too. Thanks, Kathy ... View more

Thanks for finding this issue and sharing. We use the intersects function in a number of Field Map data collection apps but now is not the field season for most of the biologists. Are you working offline or online for data collection? We are mostly offline/remote. This would be yet another FM update that has made the app way slower to use this go around. I will check into this on our end.  I hope FM team can get this fixed and back functioning the way it was in the previous version. Thanks, Kathy ... View more

100% Agree and just posted on this today after a coworker experienced the new cumbersome workflow. Please Revert to not hide the data collection menu! ... View more

Hi,  thanks so much for this information. I added a number of arcade expressions to a project using the call to the Portal item and collected points offline. I was trying to figure out why it was having a delay in sending once turning on the Wi-Fi (Send button was greyed out). Then I noticed under the records to send there was a line that said ' # records to process' and this must be the arcade expressions running (sort of one by one)?. There was only 39 points and hopefully when there are a few hundred points collected offline with arcade expressions to process this won't be too big of a bottleneck. Thanks!, Kathy  ... View more

Thanks for this post and update, ArcGIS Online (AGOL) very slow to open and feature services with intermittent connection errors. I hope the update is the issue since services were fine yesterday on hosted feature layers.  Thanks ... View more

*Actually the more I've thought about this besides my need to write things down is I believe I typically do use the output as image setting so the rendering is better preserved on the GIS side than relying on the printer to do that. Although I do remember the plotter still spooling for a long time so maybe that part happens regardless? Thanks   Hi,   I'm trying to make sense of a few settings when also exporting a poster as a .pdf to print on a Canon plotter. I haven't paid full attention to the settings I've selected but after some printer glitches now trying to figure out what is the difference from printing posters earlier this year and now. For instance, as Dan suggested is it best to use the 'output as image' setting or how does that differ from the printer setting as 'Print As Image'? I believe the last exported maps I had I did not use that setting because I had the 'embed fonts' selected and then a large .pdf file size. However when I went to print the poster I noticed the printer was flattening the .pdf and never went thru the usual spooling. After so many tries I finally selected in the printer options to 'Print as Image' and then the printer went thru the spooling and did print. Is there a recommended workflow for exporting .pdfs to be printed or alternatively do people select the option on the printer side?  Thanks in advance!, Kathy ... View more

Hello @makitahideki , The conclusion of the tech support case was the following Bug Number:  BUG-000173986 Synopsis: Unable to customize or change the layer configuration for the edit widget within views of ArcGIS Online Experience Builder once the application is published. Status: In Review Tech support was able to replicate on their side. What I did learn for the one of the web maps is I did not have the form in the source web map completely configured for the related records as far as adding a related record. In this case the edit widget was honoring the web map form settings even though in EB it wouldn't allow us to view the layers to configure edit settings in the second web map with an edit widget. As far as the geometry allowing edits despite being disabled as I understand it is a user permissions/level feature so if you are an admin or own the data by default you can change geometry. However a creator/member of a group should in theory not be able to edit geometry.  I'm not sure that answers your question or helps but that is the latest info I had. Thanks, Kathy ... View more

Hello @IlanaSchnaufer , I wish on a fix but according to Esri this is 'expected' but still awful behavior IMO.  Here is a reply from @TonghuiMing in 2023 who was kind enough to look at the issue closer  TonghuiMing    ‎10-31-2023 Yes, it should be the expected behavior. First of all, the behavior is from the embedded Dashboards app, so it has nothing to do with Experience Builder -    Second, inside the MV, zoom-to generates the same behavior This should be the expected behavior of API since the geometry across the international date line might not be valid. If you have any other questions, I suggest posting that to their repo for a follow-up. Thanks, Tonghui ------------------------------------------------------------- I had replied to that response asking why it is expected behavior assuming bad geometry? Basically in our case I had to disable zoom to selected or leave it as is with people then contacting me and asking why it zooms to Europe. I wish I had better news. Thanks, Kathy ... View more