idea URL Parameters for Experience Builder in ArcGIS Experience Builder Ideas

URL Parameters for Experience Builder

KevinMcMaster2 — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 15:43:03 GMT

Would be great if URL Parameters were supported in Experience Builder, similar to what is supported by ArcGIS Dashboards - see URL parameters—ArcGIS Dashboards | Documentation specifically the "Feature parameters" which reads: "Feature parameters are used to pass one or more feature IDs to a dashboard. They can be used to filter the dashboard's elements, or they can be used to apply location actions—Zoom, Pan, Show pop-up, Follow Feature, and Flash—to the dashboard's maps."

Re: URL Parameters for Experience Builder

jessneuner — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 22:22:26 GMT

Yes!

I just went looking for this today -- we have a dashboard that lets the user focus on one city within the county. but it's embedded in experience builder so the user gets a good experience on the desktop or their phone ... it'd be great if we could pass url parameters for dashboard through experience builder.

Re: URL Parameters for Experience Builder

KevinLambeth1 — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 21:11:28 GMT

I agree, after running across a walkthrough for how to create a reactive dashboard based on the device screen size, I really wanted to set up an example, but we also use URL parameters to customize the experience for different users.

Re: URL Parameters for Experience Builder

PaulDoherty2 — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 17:05:00 GMT

I'd go further - you should port over all of the Share Widget functionality - especially extent and query capability.

Our use case is #FireMappers ArcGIS Web Application

We want to be able to share directly to one fire.

Re: URL Parameters for Experience Builder

KatieLeaverton — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 12:27:23 GMT

I was hoping to use experience builder as a solution for resizing dashboards for mobile, but our dashboard uses a feature URL parameter to filter content for specific group. But looks like that's not possible now. This would be a very important enhancement.

Re: URL Parameters for Experience Builder

benklocek — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 17:41:00 GMT

Some progress on this posted here: https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-experience-builder/de-mystify-experience-builder-url-parameters/m-p/178714

Re: URL Parameters for Experience Builder

StefanFreelan — Thu, 07 Oct 2021 21:12:14 GMT

Agreed. The Exp Builder isn't very useful without URL Parameters for providing a custom link to:

the map with a layer turned ON (or off)
the map zoomed to a specify extent (via extent, center, level parameters)
the map zoomed to a specific bookmark
the map zoomed to a specific feature (selected w/pop-up)

Re: URL Parameters for Experience Builder

Anonymous User — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 20:58:03 GMT

Any updates on this?

Re: URL Parameters for Experience Builder

MartaAnalytics — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 16:49:41 GMT

It seems like this is possible already, see this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Xdl_aMBVd8

However a bit of mystery to me how did they set this up.

Re: URL Parameters for Experience Builder

BrianFausel — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 23:21:17 GMT

Just started using the Share widget in Web AppBuilder (WAB) to obtain direct links to specific map areas and layer visibilities. Also, we have been using URL parameters to link external apps to our map via a common ID for awhile now. Both work great in WAB!

This functionality should definitely be added to Experience Builder, as we would really like to utilize the new web map layer grouping functionality that is offered there. Unfortunately the layer grouping does not work in WAB, so we are trapped between two apps each containing separate pieces of the critical functionality puzzle.

Re: URL Parameters for Experience Builder

Anonymous User — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 14:19:34 GMT

@BrianFausel Our group is experiencing a similar conundrum. We switched over to Experience Builder because we wanted the grouping functionality.. but now we can't share a zoomed in view (share to view extent). Any update on when this will be an option in Experience's share function?

Re: URL Parameters for Experience Builder

PaulMorris2 — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 14:48:55 GMT

For Experience Builder, we are looking for the same URL parameters that are supported in ArcGIS Dashboard as well. Additionally, in Experience builder and ArcGIS Dashboard, we need geocode / Address Search URL parameters that are similar to the ones available in WAB. Many Web Designers use URL Parameters such as these on company web pages to link to items on a company/offices map. These URL parameters would allow for Esri apps with more powerful filtering, visualization, and analysis functionality to be used instead of other engines that have the basic URL parameter requirements but not the desired visualization and analysis functions.

Re: URL Parameters for Experience Builder

Douglas_Sauer — Wed, 04 May 2022 16:03:51 GMT

+1 on this idea...

Inability to currently pass URL parameters in Exp. reason enough NOT to move away from WAB (for some) I'm sure.

Re: URL Parameters for Experience Builder

wayfaringrob — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 20:54:10 GMT

So, there does seem to be some extremely limited support for URL parameters if you'd like a specific feature in a map to be selected. It'll require some decoding on your part to figure out what your maps, layers, and features are all coded as, but I first noticed this when refreshing the page with a feature selected - it stays selected.

The URL tags are something like /?data_id=dataSource_[#]-[layer id]-layer-[some kind of feature id] where bracketed items correspond to your map's items.

Re: URL Parameters for Experience Builder

MicahWilliamson — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 19:26:49 GMT

@wayfaringrob I tried to decode the URL you are referring to. It seems to pull in the Object ID and select from there. I would have to have my object IDs called out in the linking application. (In my case SmartSheets) ....But that doesn't matter anyway because after a little bit of testing, it doesn't work. In fact the search result doesn't even select the search result.

So disappointing. I want so much to be progressive and push the product forward, but these things are a non-starter.

Re: URL Parameters for Experience Builder

wayfaringrob — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 19:41:56 GMT

@MicahWilliamsonYeah. EB feels like it's in beta, as do a lot of newer Esri products. I guess that's how it is now.

Re: URL Parameters for Experience Builder

MicahWilliamson — Wed, 10 Aug 2022 13:09:12 GMT

Yeah. 'Release Ready' Users are the Beta Testers. It's a Hard Pass on Pro 3.0 and Enterprise 11 for a while... long while.

Re: URL Parameters for Experience Builder

HervéChristol — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 12:52:06 GMT

Same conundrum in France Clermont-Ferrand. An update please !

Re: URL Parameters for Experience Builder

MarkEastwood — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 18:38:21 GMT

@Jianxia - Any update on when the URL parameters for Experience Builder will include the ability to "open the map zoomed to a specific extent (via extent, center, level parameters)" as @StefanFreelan has asked previously?

Re: URL Parameters for Experience Builder

Thomas1 — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 09:07:52 GMT

It is not announced before the november update (https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-experience-builder-blog/arcgis-experience-builder-2023-roadmap/ba-p/1248809 ). So disappointing.