idea Expand Grouped Layers by Default in ArcGIS Experience Builder Ideas

Expand Grouped Layers by Default

lmurrayADOT — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 15:25:31 GMT

It would be helpful to have the option for grouped layers to be expanded by default within the Experience Builder Map Layers Widget. Ideally, it would help to select which grouped layers are expanded and which are compressed by default. However, even just having the ability to expand all grouped layers by default would make it easier for users to locate the layer they want to view.

Re: Expand Grouped Layers by Default

NataliyaLys — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 14:18:08 GMT

Yes, it would be very nice to have an option to expand grouped layers by default within ExB Layer widget

Re: Expand Grouped Layers by Default

DavidWittmann — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 18:29:47 GMT

Providing an option to expand the layers by default will make the new customization of layers option (released in Dev Edition 1.13) even more useful.

Re: Expand Grouped Layers by Default

RogerVaessens — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 13:54:57 GMT

Indeed, it would be very helpful to have expanded group layers, so users see directly which layers are available.

Re: Expand Grouped Layers by Default

PGebhardt_Stone_Env — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 13:51:22 GMT

Agreed, this would be very useful.

Re: Expand Grouped Layers by Default

JustinH — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 22:06:33 GMT

This will certainly help data/map organization on the back end be more "tidy". I would find this extremely useful!

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jonasthalmann — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 12:08:07 GMT

i agree with that!

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Laura — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 21:10:25 GMT

Came looking for a solution on how to do this, would love to see this implemented.

Re: Expand Grouped Layers by Default

andrewdc_tt — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 01:36:54 GMT

This would be very useful, and allow us to tailor the layer list experience for the user in a practical way in situations where people find it less obvious that they need to expand the layer groups manually.

Re: Expand Grouped Layers by Default

PhilipWeeks — Thu, 04 Apr 2024 20:29:34 GMT

I was hoping for way to do this too. I had the idea for a workaround having multiple layer widgets and moving all the group layers to the root of the map and configuring the visible layers in each widget to simulate layer groups. I couldn't go this route though because then I couldn't use the exclusive visibility option available with group layers.

Re: Expand Grouped Layers by Default

EgleAdmin — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 15:15:23 GMT

Yet another instance of good functionality that was available in Web AppBuilder, but not in its replacement tool. Please add this in so that our applications that we need to rebuild in Experience Builder aren't worse. Thank you!

Re: Expand Grouped Layers by Default

AllisonTalsma — Fri, 03 May 2024 13:27:45 GMT

Our organization would also find this benneficial in recreating past web app builders to keep the change as seemless as possible for our staff.

Re: Expand Grouped Layers by Default

ODWC_GIS — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 18:12:59 GMT

I'd like to Second EagleAdmin and AllisonTalsma's Very Rational Observations.

Then repeat my request louder.

Increasing the Volume with Each Repetition.

Re: Expand Grouped Layers by Default

WillMcAllister7 — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 15:52:23 GMT

Adding that this functionality is very important particularly when trying to use exclusive visibility -- it's hard for a user to understand they need to expand a group layer in order to see other layers.

Re: Expand Grouped Layers by Default

jchester73 — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 12:49:22 GMT

Definitely would enhance functionality to have this option!

Re: Expand Grouped Layers by Default

CreateBig_Trina — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 07:45:47 GMT

Crazy that this isnt already a feature! Please add this 🙂

Re: Expand Grouped Layers by Default

Brian_McLeer — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 20:29:19 GMT

On Experience Builder Developer Edition 1.15, I copied the map layers widget from "path\to\your\ArcGISExperienceBuilder\client\dist\widgets\arcgis\map-layers" and pasted it into "path\to\your\ArcGISExperienceBuilder\client\your-extensions\widgets", followed by renaming to map-layers-custom.

In the "path\to\your\ArcGISExperienceBuilder\client\your-extensions\widgets\map-layers-custom\src\runtime\widget.tsx" file starting at line 330, I updated from this:

defineLayerListActions = async (event) => { const listItem = event.item let actionGroups = {} listItem.actionsSections = [] if (this.props.config?.useMapWidget && this.props.config?.enableLegend && listItem.layer.legendEnabled) { listItem.panel = { content: 'legend', open: listItem.layer.visible && this.props.config?.showAllLegend } }

to this:

defineLayerListActions = async (event) => { const listItem = event.item let actionGroups = {} listItem.actionsSections = [] listItem.open = true if (this.props.config?.useMapWidget && this.props.config?.enableLegend && listItem.layer.legendEnabled) { listItem.panel = { content: 'legend', open: true } }

I then added the custom widget in and the layers were expanded by default.

Don't forget to update the manifest.json file on lines 2 and 3.

"name": "map-layers-custom", "label": "Map Layers Custom",

Re: Expand Grouped Layers by Default

mattprice — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 22:45:23 GMT

Hello, Please add this functionality. Thanks!

Re: Expand Grouped Layers by Default

L77 — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 21:57:27 GMT

I used this is webapp builder a lot and would like to use it in experience builder.

It would be nice to be able to pick which groups are expanded by default and which ones are not based on which datasets are commonly used or rarely used.

Re: Expand Grouped Layers by Default

ChristopherBowering — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 19:58:48 GMT

ESRI encourages us to use their next generation mapping yet continue to exclude very basic settings which should have been available from the get-go. It makes it very difficult to transition users to Experience Builder when such simple viewing options they are used to are no longer available. The layer expandability by default is yet another example of this!