Latest Contributions by ShaneBradt

Hi @JonathanMurphy2 and @JoHeOEAV - I created another post on this issue: https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-dashboards-questions/problems-with-category-labels-in-arcgis-dashboards/m-p/1711273#M12059 Through a bit of investigation, I realized that the issue seems to be related to the fact that even though the load categories option displays the label value, the dashboard is using the coded value to decide how to apply the custom text. This may sound a bit confusing, but hopefully the other post explains things pretty well. In one case I used the code value by adding an override item, and it worked just fine. However, even though this approach worked to solve my specific problem on one dashboard, this is obviously less than ideal. It seems that there's an underlying coding error that needs to be fixed. ... View more

@StephanieW - I was able to figure out the reason that the label text in this dashboard (https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/ac7397d07f66410bb39890ce8d791512#) was not working as it should. When clicking on Load categories (now and before the update), the category label options that populate were/are drawn from the Label (displayed value) of that field in the data layer (Approve for public release? field in https://unhcoopext.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=4c31038c1a00490e807ad59ec79a0ed7&dataTabView=fields#data). However, after the update, the dashboard seems to be referencing the Code (stored value) when determining how to apply the custom text in the category labels, not the Label (displayed value) as it had done previously. I fixed the issue by using the +Override option to add a new category which reflects the Code (yes) instead of relying on the Label (Yes) that was loaded by the dashboard when I used the Load categories button. The dashboard now appropriately displays the text I want it to in the location it should. The problem is now fixed in this dashboard (which is great) and I'm now in the process of trying to figure out if a similar approach will fix similar issues in other dashboards. However, this is still a problem that needs to / should be fixed with the code base of ArcGIS Dashboards. If Load categories presents you with options based on the Label, it should apply the text based on the label. If it needs to use the code value, that is what it should present at the option.  (Hi @MartinCopping - thought I'd bring this thread to your attention, since others may be having similar issues...) ... View more

Thanks @StephanieW. I may wind up doing that in the end. However, the issue is not isolated to just this dashboard. Similar things are happening in other dashboards as well (with completely unrelated data). Another dashboard I built years ago (inside a different Org) is experiencing a similar situation. https://unhcoopext.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/fa3bd81fb20442c6842483a223df7a2f# The label text is not being respected, in this case in only one of several bars on a graph. In this case, the custom series color is not being respected as well. Neither of these things were true before the recent update. So... seems more like a pervasive issue with the new version of ArcGIS Dashboards rather than with something specific to my configuration settings. However, I could still submit a ticket if it would be helpful to communicate the idea to the right people. ... View more

Got it @SandraLuken1! Thanks so much. I use custom themes all the time, but I hadn't looked for any new options that were available. Having that option will solve the situation most of the times, but sometimes it won't. If a dashboard features elements with different foreground colors (most of my dashboards do), only one color can be chosen for the icons. Knowing that option exists is great, but I think it would be good to also let users set that for each element like you do for many other colors. Thanks again for your response! ... View more

I agree 100% @KenBouchard! The effect on my layouts of the additional icon is not great, particularly when I have many elements which go blank intentionally when no selection has been applied to another element (they now have random "i" icons floating in the middle). I have been trying to figure out how to control the color of that icon to have it disappear into the background, but I have not yet been able to find a way to do so. ... View more

Hi @JonathanMurphy2 and @StephanieW - the same thing is happening to one tables on this dashboard https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/ac7397d07f66410bb39890ce8d791512# There are two similar tables (they are single cell, single row, so they look like a rectangle) that are set up in the exact same way as each other, one using the delta field of this data layer (A - https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=0c0090b13a404d018bd883064bc11ef2#overview) the other uses the Approve for public release? field of this data layer (B - https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=4c31038c1a00490e807ad59ec79a0ed7#overview). The recent update caused the discrepancy, since both tables were acting the same up until late last week. I also used to have category selectors in this dashboard (got rid of them due to different dynamics introduced by the new update) and the same exact thing happened to them - the selector based on layer A continued to respect the label I entered, while the selector based on layer B did not.   ... View more

Thanks so much (as always) @OwenGeo! The info you provided above was what I suspected, but it was great to hear this from you directly. I sent this info along to the person in our organization who was worried about losing web traffic if we created a new ArcGIS StoryMap using the NRI content current housed at the link above. I suppose you can already guess which side of that argument I came down on regarding the usefulness of the info as housed on the current webpages vs. housing that same content in an ArcGIS StoryMap (expanded and improved, with lots of maps of course). Thanks again! Shane ... View more

Hi @ctalleygreenville - did you ever submit this as a support request? If so, did you ever get a solution that worked well for you? ... View more

Hi @elpinguino! I'm not sure that this will help with the order of the fields, but you could potentially control which fields are found in the download for that element by creating a layer view to use for the data source for that specific element. You would need to have enough fields visible that you are able to make any connections (I'm thinking about actions) to other elements, but it would give you the ability to potentially remove some excess fields from the downloaded file. ... View more

This is a great tip @JenniferAcunto! I almost never used tables in my dashboards until I figured out this potential use. It certainly gets around the lack of a "grouped values" (or display distinct) option in the list element. I used it for the first time in the NH Seafood Finder dashboard (the list of locations and type of seafood available once you choose a location) and have continued using it in many dashboards since. ... View more

Unfortunately @KimberlyK, I'm still stuck. I'm certainly not happy to hear you are running into the same roadblock, but at least I know that I'm not alone! I find this issue to be THE primary limitation I have encountered in ArcGIS Dashboards and I really wish they would change this capability. I've posted this issue in several places in the Esri community and, so far, there has been clear best approach to solve this problem. I keep hoping that I can find a way to get the right person is Esri to understand this issue, and that once they do, they can make the necessary changes to eliminate this limitation. To some people this may seem like a problem only in the case of large and/or complex datasets, but that is not the case in my opinion. I have come up with ways around it when datasets and number of options are limited by making somewhat ridiculous data tables (for example, when creating this https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/cc8b79af0b754e2bab77522d4bc53df7), but that workaround is awkward and certainly not scalable. ... View more

I still think this is a good idea and have some specific, tangible use cases (which I would be happy to describe, if/when it would be helpful). Fingers crosses that this comes to pass at some point! Cheers, Shane ... View more