topic Re: can't select map features in ArcGIS Dashboards Questions

can't select map features

MikeHargreaves — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 23:42:44 GMT

I have an Operation Dashboard that I'm playing with. It has a map and two widgets - list and detail. I can get it so the detail shows what is in the list, but I'm unable to interact with the map to select or show popup... Also, where do I find the URL for the web version?

Re: can't select map features

ChristopherOlsen — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 23:59:15 GMT

Hi Mike,

In order to be able to select features in a map, you will need to enable it when you do the Configure Map step:

For popups, you will need to enable those also through the Configure Map, on the Capabilities tab:

To Share a view, you will save it first and then go to the Share tab and the links are there:

Re: can't select map features

MikeHargreaves — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 18:13:31 GMT

Thanks Chris. When I look at the Data Source tab on Configure Map Settings, I don't get the Selectable checkbox... I also went in and checked the box for popups under capabilities tab, and that does not seem to work either... Need to have tis working in a couple of hours for a presentation, so any help would be appreciated!

Re: can't select map features

MikeHargreaves — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 18:15:10 GMT

Popups are working, just didn't realize that you needed to click, not just hover...

Re: can't select map features

ChristopherOlsen — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 18:20:26 GMT

Is the checkbox there, but just greyed out? Or missing completely?

If greyed out- you just need to check the data source on to enable it.

If missing- then that layer isn't a feature service and can't be used for data sources in the map (and therefore unselectable).

Re: can't select map features

MikeHargreaves — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 18:34:01 GMT

missing completely. I added a map service - are you saying that it has to be a feature service in order to be selectable!? I don't really want to make all of my services into feature services...

Re: can't select map features

ChristopherOlsen — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 18:47:08 GMT

Selection only works with feature services (this has been a WPF limitation since the beginning) and so if you want to use selection with data in the map, it has to be through a feature service.

Re: can't select map features

MikeHargreaves — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 18:53:15 GMT

So this is probably a stupid question, but how do I go back and edit a web map in order to change the service? If I go into My Content and click on it, I can see the service URLs under Map Contents, but can't seem to change them there. At the Top here is an Edit button, but that only lets you change things like Title, Summary and Description...

Re: can't select map features

ChristopherOlsen — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 18:56:09 GMT

Right- you will need to open the map in AGOL and edit the layers there by removing the map service layer and getting the feature layer for it instead. Then save the map and when you reopen the Ops View, your list will update.

Re: can't select map features

MikeHargreaves — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 19:00:13 GMT

Yes, but I don't see how to edit the services in AGOL...

Re: can't select map features

ChristopherOlsen — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 19:09:51 GMT

You will need to open the map in the viewer to edit the layers:

Re: can't select map features

MikeHargreaves — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 19:12:07 GMT

Yes, I've been able to add services, but not change or delete...

Re: can't select map features

MikeHargreaves — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 19:17:11 GMT

Well, I find out how to remove, by clicking on 3 dots below service when open in the viewer, but no way to change service URL....;

Re: can't select map features

MikeHargreaves — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 19:23:22 GMT

deleting the service and adding the Feature service has caused my Dashboard to break...

Re: can't select map features

ChristopherOlsen — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 21:20:01 GMT

It shouldn't cause anything to break in Dashboard, unless you had widgets using that map service. If you want to use those with the new feature service, they will have to be redone. Otherwise, you could have both the map service and the feature service in the same map. Anything else should be unaffected. If not, please let me know.

Re: can't select map features

MikeHargreaves — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 21:27:28 GMT

Yes, I removed the map service and added the feature service, which broke my widgets, and forced me to redo. But that is done. I assume if I had two feature services, there is no way for the list widget to look at both?

Also, I have set both the map and the dashboard to be shared with everyone, yet when I try the URL for the web version, it is asking me for my login... I want this to be available to the public without their having to be a member of AGOL.

Re: can't select map features

ChristopherOlsen — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 21:36:01 GMT

For the webmap to be public, all of the underlying services have to also be public. You can set these in the Share tab under People. Make sure that the "Apply sharing settings to referenced items" is also checked. Then click Update Sharing to change the settings:

As for the list widget, if you had the same feature layer in the data sources, it would see both.

Re: can't select map features

MikeHargreaves — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 21:48:22 GMT

Where do I set this? ArcGIS Server, the Web Map, or the Dashboard?

Re: can't select map features

ChristopherOlsen — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 21:55:28 GMT

This is in Dashboard. If you have some time, you can run through the tutorial on Dashboard as well, and it will hit all of these points and more about setting up views.

Re: can't select map features

MikeHargreaves — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 21:20:56 GMT

Yes, I've looked at a few videos now, and still can't resolve the issue. At first the services did not even show up in Referenced items, so I finally added them to AGOL (why do you need to do this?), and then they showed up there. The web map works without requiring a login, whereas the Operations Dashboard does not...makes no sense...

map:

http://arcg.is/1SIJwtI

dashboard:

Operations Dashboard