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Add Search Function to Map Layers Widget in Experience Builder

TimF — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 12:15:30 GMT

The WebAppBuilder 'Layer List' widget included a built-in search function. This allowed users to filter the layers displayed in the layer list based on search terms. It was very useful when the user was unfamiliar with the map and/or there was a long list of layers, and they needed to locate one specific layer quickly.

The Experience Builder 'Map Layers' widget has no comparable function, nor is there any other apparent replacement for this function currently in Experience Builder, from what I can tell.

Can this functionality be added to EB restore parity with WAB in this regard - possibly as an option that can be toggled on or off when configuring the Map Layers widget?

Re: Add Search Function to Map Layers Widget in Experience Builder

AngelaSchirck — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 11:35:24 GMT

I second this. I have over 100 layers and scrolling to find the right one is ridiculous! It would be nice to be able to group the layers and have visible layers shown separately from layers that are turned off.

Re: Add Search Function to Map Layers Widget in Experience Builder

IngaPlayle1 — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 23:02:49 GMT

Yes please - users expect to be able to search layer lists

Re: Add Search Function to Map Layers Widget in Experience Builder

KatiKraavi — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 07:46:28 GMT

I also have over 100 layers. Some users call or e-mail me to ask if the layers are on the map. So search would be very appreciated.

Re: Add Search Function to Map Layers Widget in Experience Builder

KyeWilliams2 — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 21:55:07 GMT

Agreed! Please add this function, I also have over 100 layers and the users are struggling quite a bit to use Experience Builder compared to Web App Builder.

Re: Add Search Function to Map Layers Widget in Experience Builder

NedCake1 — Wed, 27 Dec 2023 18:32:58 GMT

Yes please add this functionality. I'm getting complaints from my users. They really liked the search functionality in the WAB layer list widget.

Re: Add Search Function to Map Layers Widget in Experience Builder

TopiMarttila — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 07:24:10 GMT

Yes, especially with group layers (which is huge, btw), search function would be much appreciated. We are in the process of migrating our WebApp Builder applications to Experience Builder, but it is issues like this that makes my hair turn gray.

Re: Add Search Function to Map Layers Widget in Experience Builder

PamNooyen1 — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 13:59:49 GMT

Yes please! I would like to move more apps over to the new platform, this is a road block for my move.

Similar to other commenters there are many layers in the apps. Users do not have time to memorize locations of layers within groups no matter how intuitive I try to make it.

Re: Add Search Function to Map Layers Widget in Experience Builder

CarmellaBurdi1 — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 18:35:48 GMT

We are getting LOTS of requests for this. Is this in the development queue at all?

Re: Add Search Function to Map Layers Widget in Experience Builder

Levon_H — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 17:22:41 GMT

Yes, please add this. We have a very large application that is used for public permitting and application processes. The users of this app are public facing and need to find layers quickly. Thank you.

Re: Add Search Function to Map Layers Widget in Experience Builder

NedCake1 — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 21:21:44 GMT

@Jianxia is this something that the ExB Team is considering?

Re: Add Search Function to Map Layers Widget in Experience Builder

Jacob_Coble — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 18:43:37 GMT

That would improve the usability when there are many layers to a map.

Re: Add Search Function to Map Layers Widget in Experience Builder

TonghuiMing — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 08:50:20 GMT

The search capability has now been provided in the Map Layers widget with the latest AGOL release.

Thank,

Tonghui

Re: Add Search Function to Map Layers Widget in Experience Builder

FredericPoliart_EsriAU — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 23:48:31 GMT

YES!!! it' in AGOL (tested on 12/mar/2024)

I am guessing it will be in the forthcoming ExB Dev Edition release (soon)

Re: Add Search Function to Map Layers Widget in Experience Builder

SantoshV — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 11:23:54 GMT

Do we have a solution to search in Layer Manager in ExB yet? or anyother solution guys?

Re: Add Search Function to Map Layers Widget in Experience Builder

TopiMarttila — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 11:43:32 GMT

@SantoshV They added the functionality to AGOL. We're using Enterprise 11.3 and it's there as well.

Re: Add Search Function to Map Layers Widget in Experience Builder

Syed_AzamGhouri — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 08:10:43 GMT

How to get Layerlist widget with search option in WebAppBuilder? I don't see search option available on Layerlist widget in the Web App Builder on our Portal for ArcGIS. Any help in finding and adding it to the App will be appreciated. We do need this function badly as we have so many layers in the map.

Re: Add Search Function to Map Layers Widget in Experience Builder

TopiMarttila — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 08:24:53 GMT

@Syed_AzamGhouri What Enterprise version are you running? AFAIK, the search functionality was added in Enterprise 11.3

Re: Add Search Function to Map Layers Widget in Experience Builder

AndrewWelsh — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 01:26:45 GMT

I'm hoping to have the map layers widget in ExB update based on an address search result. Some of the posts here gave me hope but it seems this functionality is still not available...

In an ideal scenario, the user puts in an address, the map widget pans to this address and the map layers widget updates to show the layers in the returned display extent.

Looking at the settings for the map layers widget, it looks like this kind of dynamic filter of the map layers widget 'list' is not possible yet - would that be correct? I have got a few work arounds for it but it would definitely be more efficient if the map layers widget had the functionality.

Sorry to sound like a stuck record (!) but are there any plans to improve the map layers widget to incorporate this type of functionality? Cheers