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Jennifer, We were able to automate our task via python to send an email to our staff whenever a new report is created. It also attaches any images that were uploaded via the Survey. I'm happy to share this, although There was a recent blog post on how to do some of it on the Survey123 blog: https://community.esri.com/groups/survey123/blog/2018/01/22/a-simple-e-mail-notification-system-for-survey123-for-arcgis-v2  I agree though, I'd love to be able to customize the printed version of the form as a PDF to send on to our team but also on to the user that submitted the record as a reference that the report was successful.  The blog above can help with letting staff know if they need to process a new entry; so half way there? ... View more

Actually, in Survey123 there is a print function for each individual survey. You can even format it the way you like with a specialized Word file. We functionally need both things. A long term storage that we backup with a script but the more immediate need is PDF copy of the 'Print' Output so I can email it to a staff person in the field. Think of it like a work order - it's actually a sighting sheet of an endangered species but we want to review it to see if we need to dispatch a person to the field to check out the sighting or call the person who saw it. I need something someone can open on a smart phone with limited internet connection and open the pdf - or open it later with no internet connection. Essentially, I know I could output the data and reformat it into an email then go grab each of the associated photos and attach them and send the email - or I could just send that simple PDF that's already formatted cleanly and shows the associated photos. ichivite-esristaff‌, do you know if the URL for the 'Print' for a record from Survey123 is something I can just parse so I could send a link to it or use python to download the PDF and attach it to an email? ... View more

Thank Mike, I have seen that but it doesn't solve the issue of wanting to get the formatted survey submission. I want to send the pdf file on to someone who doesn't have immediate access to the database and just needs something simple and easy to read.  ... View more

James, We see our form, the original for this post, now has a functioning map for the geopoint. Thank you. Two follow on questions.  Is there a way to have the form NOT show all of the additional diagnostic information by default (Lant/Long/Accuracy/etc)? If not, no big deal but form testers ask me about it. "What do I need to fill in here?" When I try to publish an update to the form, it gets stuck "Enabling editor tracking". It jsut continues to spin and the updates never complete. I'll try to just recreate the form completely to see if it solves the problem.  ... View more

NOTE: I tested this with another Survey123 Webform and had the same issues. In both cases I built the form using the XLS spreadsheet and Survey123 Connect. When I build a form via the Survey123 website (simple way) and open it, the mapping function works as expected. ... View more

We have sightings of banded birds (tagged) by the general public. Sightings can happen daily or have weeks/months between reports. It would be ideal for researchers to receive email reports with a link to the sighting but also a copy of the record attributes/pictures via email given. Checking every day when there are no sightings is frustrating. Ideally, either the email process is automated but i've been told we could automate the process with a python script. I will be trying to handle it this way in the near future. I can see a case where it would be useful to automatically send a copy of the observer's report back to them as a confirmation of the report being received along with additional information provided to them in the attachment.  ... View more