Latest Contributions by TomDuncanGIS

Yep, still a priority. I suggested this a year ago.  https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-experience-builder-ideas/add-web-appbuilder-classic-tab-theme-to-starting/idi-p/1267214   ... View more

A thousand times agree!!  This idea would greatly add ease of use for the user and allow ExB to function on par with the Sidebar Instant App.  ... View more

Yeah!! Displaying related records will be enormously useful! When is the projected Date for the next update of AGOL? ... View more

@Laura, not sure if the issue described is the same as I posted awhile ago.  https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-experience-builder-ideas/add-web-appbuilder-classic-tab-theme-to-starting/idi-p/1267214 The hack I worked out is functional, but can’t get the panels to collapse as you mentioned. I also submitted an idea to design the Feature Info widget to be able to display attributes from more than one feature layer at a time.  https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-experience-builder-ideas/configure-feature-info-widget-to-display/idi-p/1267238 Cheers! ... View more

@Jianxia , thank you very much for your responses. Regarding the online training, I was hoping for more extensive free on-line training for those of us who are paying annual maintenance.  The $1,900 per class training are very robust and comprehensive, but financially out of reach for many of us that don't work for large employers with big training budgets. ... View more

Agreed.  I spent dozens of hours trying to replicate the functionality of my WAB Production apps and concluded almost a year ago that ExB is still really in Beta, despite what Esri has labeled it.  I check on it every few months after the periodic updates, but there are just too many things in ExB that needs work to match the functionality and stability of WAB or even the Instant Apps.. At this point Esri should be realistic and push out retirement of WAB at least a year or two. Esri should focus on matching WAB functionality first before adding any fancy new features or widgets, and expanding the online training for ExB. That is how adoption of ExB will be accelerated. ... View more

Absolutely! Using the Select function to act as the pop-up becomes especially confusing and clumsy for the user when the pop-up contents are displayed in the Sidebar. The contents will persist with no way to clear the window except implementing the clear selection function on the map, which is very opaque and confusing for the user. ... View more

Hi @Jianxia  I will clarify my request to open the Feature Info widget when clicking on a feature on the map.  I am trying to replicate the behavior of the Instant App Sidebar template, which will open the sidebar to the Feature Info tool when clicking on a feature, regardless of whether the Sidebar is collapsed or currently displaying another tool.  I find the behavior of the sidebar in the Instant App very user friendly and seamless, and it would be great if ExB could replicate it.  One of the great features of the Sidebar is it opens the widgets full height and not over the map, so the user does not need to resize or move the widget window. In ExB, I am using the Sidebar Template and have added a Section widget to the Sidebar. Within the Section widget I have added 12 views, one for each Tool I wish to add.  I have added a tool widget to each view, one of which is the Feature Info widget. I have added a column next to the Section with 12 buttons that open each of the views. I prefer the look of buttons to the Views Navigation widget. It will be very common for a user to have a widget open other than the Feature Info, such as Layers or Legend, or perhaps even have the Sidebar closed. Then they may click on a feature on the map, expecting to see a pop-up. But no pop-up info will be visible unless the user clicks on the Feature Info button. This in not intuitive for the user. I would like the view to switch to the Feature Info widget when clicking on a map feature, not matter what widget is currently active, or if the Sidebar is currently closed.  Attached is a screen shot of a feature selected on the map while the Draw widget is active - note that no data is displayed. Selected Feature; Draw active   Then a screen shot after I clicked on the Data button, which opens the Feature Info widget. MapFeature after activating FeatureInfo ... View more

@Jianxia thanks for the training and resources links. I have found many of those, but I had not see many others. I'm looking forward to release of the new training resources. ... View more

Hi @Jianxia , thanks again for the update.  This morning I added five suggestions to the Experience Builder ideas page. but I wanted to summarize them here, in case you could shed some light on whether or not these ideas are already being considered, or have any other helpful suggestions. Add App State Checkbox, like Web AppBuilder Please add a checkbox similar to what exists in Web AppBuilder,  to enable or disable the current state of the Application. Checked on, it will retain the map extent and layers visiblity while leaving the app.  Checked off, the app will be refreshed to a clean start.     Open Feature Info Widget when selecting a map feature The Feature Info widget does not automatically open when clicking on a map Feature.  Requiring the user to manually open the Feature Info widget is very confusing, especially after years of being conditioned to seeing a pop-up appear upon clicking on a feature. I have tried configuring every variation of triggers and data actions I can find, but no luck.  Is there a setting I am missing, or is this functionality missing from EB?   Add Web AppBuilder Classic Tab Theme to Starting Templates I find the implementation of widgets in the Sidebar Instant App to be to be a superior way to display any tool widget rather than the traditional window on top of the map that usually needs to be moved, resized and does not show enough information.  This is also why the Tab Theme is my favorite Web AppBuilder Template.    I think it would be very useful to many people to add the Web AppBuilder Tab Theme as one of the WebAppBuilder Classic starting templates.   Configure Feature Info Widget to display attributes from multiple layers One of the limitations in the Feature info widget I have found is it can only display attributes from one feature. This then forces configuration of a separate feature info widget to display attributes for each layer, which will be very confusing for the user. The Sidebar Instant App has a very elegant implementation that drills down through all layers that have pop-ups enabled in the web map, and displays a header for each layer in the sidebar view. Please enable the Feature Info Widget to display attributes from multiple layers, similar to function in the Sidebar Instant App.   Add "Clear Selection" button to Feature Info display One of the limitations in the Feature info widget I have found is that there is no "Clear Selection" button within the attribute display.  The only option to clear the selection is to enable the select option on the map, which I find to be a poor implementation (looking forward to the stand-alone Select widget!), and will confusing for the user to look in a different place than the Feature attribute window. The Sidebar Instant App has a clear and simple method of clearing the feature selection from within the attribute display window. Please add a "Clear Selection" button to the attribute window of the Feature Info widget, similar to how it is implemented in the Sidebar Instant App. ... View more

Thanks for the update @Jianxia, it looks like Experience Builder development is really picking up steam! I have spent a fair amount of time trying to figure out Experience Builder, and have found the existing online training sparce, even for organizations like me with online training included. I see full fledged two-day paid courses are coming later this year, but that will be financially out of reach for many people. Adoption of Experience Builder will be greatly accelerated, and with less grumbling if more free online training is made available for organizations with free online training, which I suspect is most users. ... View more