idea Add Public Notification Widget to Experience Builder in ArcGIS Experience Builder Ideas

Add Public Notification Widget to Experience Builder

NickTonias — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 19:06:46 GMT

It would be nice to have the Public Notification Widget appear as a widget in Experience Builder like it used to Web App Builder.

Re: Add Public Notification Widget to Experience Builder

AnatoliHailemariam — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 03:03:17 GMT

that would be great

Re: Add Public Notification Widget to Experience Builder

AmandaMallory — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 12:14:20 GMT

This would be a great addition to Experience Builder and it is the one thing preventing us from switching over from Web AppBuilder at this time. The Planning staff do all their property screening and notification mailouts from one application now and it would be a pain to have to use two applications (Experience Builder and Public Notification Instant App) to do this process.

Re: Add Public Notification Widget to Experience Builder

NedCake1 — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 19:56:31 GMT

The Query widget can be configured to do a buffer search/selection and export a csv of selected parcel records.

Check out this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C9DNPupK2k

Hope that helps

Ned

Re: Add Public Notification Widget to Experience Builder

AnatoliHailemariam — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 20:08:08 GMT

is that export to avery label format?

Re: Add Public Notification Widget to Experience Builder

EazyEC — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 15:35:03 GMT

Is the Public Notification Widget going to be added to Experience Builder? If not, is there an alternative? I just discovered that WAB will be retired soon and the unavailable PN widget is an issue for migration to Experience Builder. Thanks.

Re: Add Public Notification Widget to Experience Builder

JeffreyThompson2 — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 16:00:12 GMT

Web AppBuilder widget Migration path

Cost Analysis	Configure forms in Map Viewer to add calculated expressions to a form.
Data Aggregation	Append data to a feature layer.
Distance and Direction	Custom development is necessary.
District Lookup	Use the ArcGIS Instant Apps Zone Lookup template.
Emergency Response Guide	Custom development is necessary.
Grid Overlay	Custom development is necessary.
Gridded Reference Graphic	Custom development is necessary.
Parcel Drafter	This capability is planned for a future focused editing web product.
Public Notification	Use the ArcGIS Instant Apps Public Notification template.
Related Table Charts	Create charts in pop-ups using Arcade expressions.
Reviewer Dashboard	This widget and capability are deprecated.
Stream	Custom development is necessary.
Threat Analysis	Custom development is necessary.
3DFx	Use the Scene Viewer 3D rendering capability.

The Public Notification Widget is on the list of widget with no planned migration to Experience Builder.

https://doc.arcgis.com/en/web-appbuilder/latest/create-apps/wab-exb-widget-functionality-matrix.htm

ESRI recommends using the Public Notification Instant App. It is also possible to hack a public notification function out of the Near Me or Query widgets in Experience Builder.

https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-experience-builder-questions/using-near-me-widget-with-list-to-create-a-mailing/m-p/1371584#M10400

Re: Add Public Notification Widget to Experience Builder

EazyEC — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 16:06:18 GMT

Thanks for the great info, Jeff.

No planned migration of that widget to Experience Builder makes no sense to me, but what do I know? Thanks again.

Re: Add Public Notification Widget to Experience Builder

JCGuarneri — Thu, 09 May 2024 13:07:58 GMT

I agree, having it in Experience Builder vs the Instant Apps would be highly beneficial. The instant apps are good for some things, but they are frustrating to work with in the all-too-common situation where it meets almost all, but not quite all, of our needs for a particular application. It's even more frustrating when one particular functionality is available only in an Instant App and not Experience Builder. So instead of having the option to drop in the functionality in one app, we're forced to build two apps.

Re: Add Public Notification Widget to Experience Builder

MichaelMorisette — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 22:07:00 GMT

Agreed. We really need this widget to fully migrate away from Web AppBuilder.

I get that there's an instant app with the functionality, but it makes no sense why it isn't being included into Experience builder given how the product is being advertised as a "kitchen sink" of sorts. Our userbase is accustomed to being able to use a single application for everything.

Re: Add Public Notification Widget to Experience Builder

Brian_McLeer — Wed, 28 May 2025 16:03:37 GMT

This custom widget will allow for Avery mailing label PDF generation.

Mailing Labels Custom Widget

Re: Add Public Notification Widget to Experience Builder

JBH — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 13:25:27 GMT

Yes, we need this. Our users expect everything in one app. I don't like that we are forced to send users into entirely different apps via Instant Apps, instead of that functionality being incorporated into ExB.

Re: Add Public Notification Widget to Experience Builder

ArielleUllum — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 13:23:41 GMT

It's been some time on this discussion. Is Esri going to consider migrating the Public Notification widget to Experience Builder? The functionality of Ex B would really help us out with this.

Re: Add Public Notification Widget to Experience Builder

KevinHitchcock — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 19:24:53 GMT

We also need this for the same reasons stated by other users. We need this in our internal Portal ExB app not a seperate AGO Instant App. It can't be a public facing app on AGO, that's not even legal in Washington State for public agencies to provide lists of individuals. I would have to direct staff to a seperate site from our Portal and create AGO accounts for each of them since the app can't be public. This funcationality existed in WAB for a long time. Please consider.

Re: Add Public Notification Widget to Experience Builder

SaraFrankenfeld — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:39:46 GMT

Agreed, it's super annoying to have to have two different apps. I would really like a mailing labels widget in experience builder.