How to Re-Create Near Me Widget in Portal

Question

I created a dashboard in ArcGIS Online using Experience Builder, and now I need to re-create it in Portal due to privacy concerns. The original dashboard utilized the Near Me widget to identify all features within a user-selected radius of any point on the map. How can I re-create this feature without the widget itself, since it appears most widgets are not available when creating a dashboard in Portal? I know Map Viewer has the Find Closest tool which seems like it could work. Is there a way to embed a geoprocessing tool into a Dashboard in Portal? This is my first time ever using Portal, so I am not super familiar with the UI where it differs from AGOL.

Justin_Greco · Accepted Answer

Which version of ArcGIS Enterprise are you at?  The Near Me widget has been included with Experience Building since ArcGIS Enterprise since 11.3.

evtguy · Accepted Answer

Justin hits the nail on the head here. Unfortunately, ESRI has chosen a delayed rollout strategy for product improvements so new features first appear in AGOL, then in the Developer Version, and then finally the Enterprise version. The lag of time between AGOL and a feature appearing in Enterprise is about 6 months.

This is all assuming that your GIS admin keeps pace with ESRI's releases. If your org doesn't upgrade as ESRI releases versions, then your wait will be even longer.

One alternative is to build your app using the AGOL version but using your enterprise layers for the content. Since they're behind the firewall, you'll be prompted to sign in to access the layers in the app but then you're at least able to leverage the latest EB features even if your GIS Admin plays it safe with ESRI versions.