topic Re: Category selector zoom on the map in ArcGIS Dashboards Questions

Category selector zoom on the map

AnuSawant — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 02:51:29 GMT

Hi there,

I am trying to use different category selectors to search for values. My expectation is once I have selected value in category selector on a map it should pan to the relevant location and then zoom into the detail so I can view the feature. After I have changed the settings on Category selector and Map I cant achieve the accurate result.

My question is what I am looking is it not possible with Category selector or I am missing anything?

Thanks,

Anu

Re: Category selector zoom on the map

DerekLaw — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 07:13:58 GMT

Hi Anu,

> My expectation is once I have selected value in category selector on a map it should pan to the relevant location and then zoom into the detail so I can view the feature.

Did you set an Action for the category selector to zoom to the map?

Relevant help topics:

Hope this helps,

Re: Category selector zoom on the map

AnuSawant — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 19:16:21 GMT

Hi Derek,

Thanks for the reply. I cant see the above option, please refer below.

Thanks,

Anu

Re: Category selector zoom on the map

DerekLaw — Tue, 07 Apr 2020 15:15:58 GMT

Hi Anu,

Are you using Dashboards in ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise? If the latter, which release?

Is there anything special about the data in the web map? Are they hosted feature layers or something else?

Re: Category selector zoom on the map

AnuSawant — Tue, 07 Apr 2020 18:31:00 GMT

Hi Derek,

I am using dashboard in ArcGIS online. This is a hosted feature service. I have tested other operation dashboard I have done before to see if I can find this setting but no luck with it. All of the old dashboards has got hosted feature services.

This is another example.

Thanks,

Anu

Re: Category selector zoom on the map

AnuSawant — Tue, 07 Apr 2020 23:28:09 GMT

Hi Derek,

I have found where I was going wrong. On the selector options, I was selecting "Grouped Values", to see the above option I have to pick "Features".

But another error (bug?) what I have found is sometimes if we switch between the tab or windows some of the options gets disappear, refreshing the page doesn't work and I have to close the entire window to get everything back.

e.g.in the above case when I switched back from "Grouped Values" to the "Features", an option to label the selector has been disappeared and I have to close an entire window and reopen it.

Any Suggestions?

Thanks,

Anu

Re: Category selector zoom on the map

DerekLaw — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 21:23:21 GMT

Hi Anu,

I'm glad to hear that your original issue was resolved.

> ... what I have found is sometimes if we switch between the tab or windows some of the options gets disappear ...

This will depend/vary on the different settings for the element. Sometimes one parameter may affect/change other options (or what is available) in the element configuration panel. So I believe the behavior is expected.

Hope this helps,

Re: Category selector zoom on the map

AnuSawant — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 21:27:49 GMT

Thanks Derek.

Re: Category selector zoom on the map

Kim_SiangAng1 — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 05:38:05 GMT

Hi Derek,

Is that possible to change the Zoom scale level?

Cheers,

Kim

Re: Category selector zoom on the map

JonathanPollack — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 17:03:45 GMT

Derek, I think this is a HUGE limitation that you cannot zoom to features when using a "GROUPED" option. I almost always use groups and have to a LIST so that I can use a Zoom action. Are there any plans to allow you to add a zoom action for the group option? I

Re: Category selector zoom on the map

Anonymous User — Tue, 15 Jun 2021 23:20:42 GMT

I found a temporary work around friends! I think it's probably a glitch but in short:

Temporarily make the category selector filter from features instead of grouped values.
In actions, add the zoom action like Derek showed in the picture in reply to OP.
Exit the tool, use the selector really quick to filter to a single point.
Reconfigure the category selector, except now change the "Categories from" to "Grouped values"
Look at the action menu again, you will see the zoom action was left in after switching (please see attached pictures to this post) .

From the little testing I have done, it seems to work exactly how we would like it to. If it does not work for people here, I can make the dashboard I'm using public, but give this a shot first.

Re: Category selector zoom on the map

GisAdminCOG — Tue, 15 Jun 2021 23:56:45 GMT

Very nice! I was able to test this in ArcGIS Online with a registered feature service from our Enterprise GIS Server. Worked great. Couldn't get it to work on our 8.1 Portal environment, however.

Re: Category selector zoom on the map

CharlesCarlin — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 20:38:13 GMT

Thanks! I've been banging my head against the wall with this very problem all afternoon.

Re: Category selector zoom on the map

Cyprus_Forest_Department — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 12:20:19 GMT

You're the man!

Re: Category selector zoom on the map

ArmstKP — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 18:22:29 GMT

This glitch still exists!

Re: Category selector zoom on the map

BennyG — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 03:50:08 GMT

Unfortunately, I think they finally fixed this glitch 😞
https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/ops-dashboard/announcements/whats-new-in-arcgis-dashboards-march-2022/

I've tried today, to do what I know has worked for me in the past, by first selecting 'Categories from Features'
and selecting Zoom and Pan options, then changing to 'Categories from Grouped Values'

But Zoom and Pan options now disappear from Actions when changing back to 'Grouped Values'

anyone got any other tricks?

Re: Category selector zoom on the map

Anneka_France — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 15:45:00 GMT

Workaround isn't working for me either...
@DerekLaw why can't you pan or zoom to for grouped values in the new ArcGIS Dashboards? Seems like very basic functionality...

Re: Category selector zoom on the map

Hayley — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 02:06:22 GMT

Please add this funcationality!!

Re: Category selector zoom on the map

DerekLaw — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 16:02:45 GMT

Hi @Anneka_France,

> ... why can't you pan or zoom to for grouped values in the new ArcGIS Dashboards? Seems like very basic functionality...

Apologies for the late reply. I can't comment on this enhancement, as I don't work on the ArcGIS Dashboards team. I moved to a different team about a year ago. Sorry.

Please vote for and add comments to this similar submitted enhancement request,
Operations Dashboard: Add "Zoom to" to grouped or fixed values Category Selector

Hope this helps,

Re: Category selector zoom on the map

Leeloub — Sat, 28 May 2022 13:08:56 GMT

Hi,

I have created a Dashboard that has 2 category selectors by 2 different geographies.

They worked fine, but now for reasons unknown, now when I select a region, the data in the map disappears and it no longer pans or zooms to the location selected!

I went through the actions and compared them to another dashboard that works fine. Everything is the same!