Latest Contributions by DanGruber

Just happened to us as well. I went into FM Designer and "updated" all our offline map areas, even though nothing has changed in the main map. This worked - offline areas now download correctly. Don't know why, but this worked.

‎02-23-2024

I work extensively with FM Form Designer and find it easy to use and reasonably powerful. We use it for most of our field data collection. I haven't worked with S123 for a few years, but my recollection is that it was more powerful than FM for form design. If you have a really complex form, I'd explore S123. Also, S123 now has an associated form designer, although last time I used it, it did not provide the full capabilities of the app. Perhaps it's been updated/expanded since. Good luck. Dan

‎09-15-2023

I added a number of new domains within a field. After some manipulation, they all show up on the FM app. When I go to revise the form on FM Designer and specifically to the field where I added domains, I get the message "The list cannot be managed for the type ID field" and I can't manage the list to, e.g., show some but not all of the domains on the form. I did not change any of the specifications for the field when adding the domains, and all the new domains conform to the field specs. What does this message mean and what should I do to be able to manage the list in FM Designer? Thanks, Dan

‎07-17-2023

Is the "Save" function active after your "refresh" the map? You lose any changes made in the interim, but that worked for me.

‎06-13-2023

In a recent conversation with ESRI tech support about this, I was told that it is not currently possible but would be submitted as a suggested enhancement. That means the more of us register a desire/need for this feature, the more likely it is to be developed.

‎06-11-2023

Update to solution. Interestingly, after successfully creating the form in FM Designer using the copy, working with tech support I discovered that the original also has the complete form and works okay in FM! Further, all the points that were captured using the layer copy in FM also were stored in the original. I understood that a copy reflected changes to the original, but I did not realize that in this circumstance (where the copy was created using "save as") changes in the copy - both data and apparently form design - are reflected in the original. This was very important since the original is a hosted layer that can be exported as an Excel for analysis and downloaded, whereas the copy cannot be. Once again, tech support was very helpful. Dan

‎05-25-2023

Everyone - after consulting with ESRI technical support, here's the solution: The problem was caused by some unknown corruption of the original map. The "save" function worked (almost) on a copy of the original map. As suggested by Justin and reinforced by tech support, the solution is to save after every change to minimize potential loss of work. If for some reason the "save" icon is not active after a change is made, refresh the form. This happened to me once working on the copy of the original map; after the refresh, the "save" icon was active again through the remainder of the configuration process. Note that making a copy of a map or layer is easy in AGOL: just save it under a different name and then open the copy in FM Designer. There's no need to go through the process Justin outlined. Thanks to Justin and tech support. Dan

‎05-24-2023

Justin, I don't understand what you mean by duplicate the tab and copy and paste everything over to it. I'm on the Forms page in FM Designer and don't see any option for copying anything. Do you simply mean start over, but using the procedure you outlined above? I was waiting for the "saving" icon to complete for continuing, but after a while I'd make changes and the save options just weren't available. Thanks, Dan

‎05-24-2023

Using AGOL I created a map with one editable layer and then opened the map in Field Maps Designer. I created a very extensive form with many fields, groups, conditional visibility, etc. Early on I was able to save the form periodically to the map and the layer, but as I progressed both options were grayed out. I need to save the entire final form to the map and the layer to be able to use it in the field. What am I doing wrong or overlooking? Is there some limit to the number of times a form can be saved or how large a form can be saved. Thanks for any help you can give me. Dan

‎09-29-2020

I created related tables for several layers in Collector. One layer - for points - had a CreationDate field that previously was filled automatically when a new point was added. Now after adding a related table to that layer but otherwise not changing it, the CreationDate field no longer is being filled when a new point is created. I've had to add a manual Date field, which is less convenient. I'm an amateur doing volunteer work for a conservation organization. It took me a while to figure out how to create the related tables, so perhaps I did something in that process to "disable" the CreationDate field. However, I did similar work on a polygon layer, and CreationDate works properly in that layer. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks, Dan

‎11-22-2019

Aaron, I should explain that we're a non-profit that developed a Collector map to survey the locations and removals of invasive non-native plants (NNP) in central AZ. Currently, dozens of people (mostly volunteers) record locations, species, number of plants, etc. in parks, preserves, and forests all over central AZ. We have many thousands of points and polys, all displayed on one map so we can see what been surveyed, what's been removed, where certain species are concentrated, etc. We use tracking simply to understand what areas have been covered. In effect, if we see track points without any NNP observations we take that as "negative results", i.e., we assume that there were no NNP along that portion of the track. Since the observers almost always are following a trail or an obvious physical feature like a dry wash, there's no need to get frequent location points. We also had some trouble syncing in early use and didn't want users to have to sync 1000s of points/polys (most of which would be track points) at one time when they got back to a cell or wifi signal. What we've developed has worked very well for more than a year now (our public map can be seen at http://msfi.maps.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=6633090d53bb4d50bdbdb82ef7f27c47). Based on what you've said, I hope ESRI will continue to support Collector Classic for a long time to come. Dan

‎11-22-2019

Ouch! Currently we only record a location every 5 minutes, which is often enough to see what has been surveyed. And locations can be collected offline - we're surveying field locations where online connections aren't always available - and then synced with the rest of the Collector data. If we can't control the frequency of track points and can't use it offline, then I guess we'll have to stick with Collector Classic (with a tracking layer from the template collection enabled) as long as possible. Thanks for the info, Dan

‎11-22-2019

Aaron, thanks for your reply. The "connection" to Tracker from another app you described would be helpful, as would the prompts. That's not as convenient as automatic tracking, but it's okay. Ideally, we would want tracking to start when a map is opened - we're doing field surveys and the app won't be opened until a survey is starting. Users need to see all the previous tracks created within a defined period, like a year, to avoid unnecessarily duplicating surveys already done. They don't need to know where other workers are currently, just where others have been. (We use a volunteer workforce for these surveys, so we can't dictate where they work. We simply ask them to survey wherever they are, provided no previous survey has been done there.) We're a non-profit with multiple licenses for ArcMap 10.6.1 and ArcGIS Online, but no Enterprise license. Do you mean that we can use Tracker next month even without the Enterprise license? Thanks again, Dan

‎11-21-2019

I think my question statement says most of it. We don't want users to have to remember to turn tracking on and off, we don't want them to have to open a separate app to track their location, and we want them to see others' tracks while in the field. How can we use Tracker to accomplish these things? We also don't have an Enterprise license, so I gather we can't use Tracker at all at the moment!

‎10-02-2019

I added a table from an Excel spreadsheet, exported it as a shapefile, and wanted to change the coordinate system from WGS84 to NAD83. I ran the Project tool and it successfully executed. The output file has a "k" prefix, a "?" file type, and can't be opened. I don't understand the problem or how to fix it. BTW, a bunch of previously created and usable shapefiles also suddenly acquired the k prefix and unknown file type. Thanks, Dan

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Latest Contributions by DanGruber

Re: Unable to download maps for offline use - no changes to feature services

Re: Forms in Field Maps or use Survey123?

Can't manage domains within field - get message "The list cannot be managed for the type ID field"

Re: Cannot save changes to Field Maps form

Re: Create templates from configured Field Maps forms

Re: Field Maps Designer won't save form changes

Re: Field Maps Designer won't save form changes

Re: Field Maps Designer won't save form changes

Field Maps Designer won't save form changes

Collector app CreationDate field not filled automatically

Re: We use Collector Classic because (a) tracking is done automatically while the app is active, i.e., no action by the user is required, and (b) app users can see all previous tracks to avoid unnecessary duplication. Can Tracker do this?

Re: We use Collector Classic because (a) tracking is done automatically while the app is active, i.e., no action by the user is required, and (b) app users can see all previous tracks to avoid unnecessary duplication. Can Tracker do this?

Re: We use Collector Classic because (a) tracking is done automatically while the app is active, i.e., no action by the user is required, and (b) app users can see all previous tracks to avoid unnecessary duplication. Can Tracker do this?

We use Collector Classic because (a) tracking is done automatically while the app is active, i.e., no action by the user is required, and (b) app users can see all previous tracks to avoid unnecessary duplication. Can Tracker do this?

Successful projection produces unreadable file with "k" prefix

Re: Forms in Field Maps or use Survey123?

Re: Create templates from configured Field Maps fo...

Re: Field Maps Designer won't save form changes

Re: Field Maps Designer won't save form changes

Field Maps Designer won't save form changes