https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-ideas/expose-method-that-converts-the-mapview-into-a/idi-p/1699792 <P><SPAN>I am a developer of GIS Web components, and I would greatly appreciate it if the logic that converts a MapView into a WebMap_as_JSON could be exposed in a public method. We run a custom printing service that uses the Export Web Map Task geoprocessor with extra parameters to enable the printing use cases of my Organisation. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Both the PrintViewModel.print() and the print.execute() combine building the payload and sending the request.&nbsp;</SPAN>Exposing the logic that generates the WebMap_as_JSON as a seperate method would benefit our workflow for two reasons.</P><OL><LI><STRONG>Lower code complexity:</STRONG> It would make it easier to edit the&nbsp;WebMap_as_JSON payload before sending the request to the server. Currently we have to rely on requestInterceptors to configure the payload correctly</LI><LI><STRONG>Easier troubleshooting:</STRONG> With over 1000 daily users sometimes the printjobs fail. We track these failures with dynatrace but getting the Webmap_as_JSON which is crucial for troubleshooting is cumbersome. A seperate method would make logging the json payload to dynatrace a breeze.</LI></OL><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Mon, 04 May 2026 08:39:38 GMT gqzomer 2026-05-04T08:39:38Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-ideas/expose-method-that-converts-the-mapview-into-a/idi-p/1699792 <P><SPAN>I am a developer of GIS Web components, and I would greatly appreciate it if the logic that converts a MapView into a WebMap_as_JSON could be exposed in a public method. We run a custom printing service that uses the Export Web Map Task geoprocessor with extra parameters to enable the printing use cases of my Organisation. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Both the PrintViewModel.print() and the print.execute() combine building the payload and sending the request.&nbsp;</SPAN>Exposing the logic that generates the WebMap_as_JSON as a seperate method would benefit our workflow for two reasons.</P><OL><LI><STRONG>Lower code complexity:</STRONG> It would make it easier to edit the&nbsp;WebMap_as_JSON payload before sending the request to the server. Currently we have to rely on requestInterceptors to configure the payload correctly</LI><LI><STRONG>Easier troubleshooting:</STRONG> With over 1000 daily users sometimes the printjobs fail. We track these failures with dynatrace but getting the Webmap_as_JSON which is crucial for troubleshooting is cumbersome. A seperate method would make logging the json payload to dynatrace a breeze.</LI></OL><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Mon, 04 May 2026 08:39:38 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-ideas/expose-method-that-converts-the-mapview-into-a/idi-p/1699792 gqzomer 2026-05-04T08:39:38Z