idea Implement export, import and sharing of sketches on the Experience Builder Draw widget in ArcGIS Experience Builder Ideas

Implement export, import and sharing of sketches on the Experience Builder Draw widget

Thomas1 — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 08:45:14 GMT

The Experience Builder Draw widget does not provide much value as it is. It misses the ability export, import and sharing sketches. The widget needs the ability to export a KML/JSON/SHP containing the Draw sketches and import that file on another Experience Builder App.

It would be very usefull as well if it was possible to share the Draw sketches with the app as a link, for example via an URL parameter thar reffers an ID of a file in a Cloud Storage solution that keeps the file for a limited period of time. This is very user-friendly.

Example of export, import and sharing of sketches by file and URL: https://kommunekart.com/ (Meny -> Tegn i kart and Del kart).

The expected audience does not have GIS Knowledge and does not have Named User licenses.

This idea is as well submited to ESRI as an enhancement request: ENH-000168545: Implement export, import and sharing of sketches on the Experience Builder Draw widget

Re: Implement export, import and sharing of sketches on the Experience Builder Draw widget

GillesLavandier — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 11:10:17 GMT

Would be very useful!

Re: Implement export, import and sharing of sketches on the Experience Builder Draw widget

ElisabethFenn — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 12:37:45 GMT

Agreed. This functionality existed in web app builder and our users wish they had it in ExB.

Re: Implement export, import and sharing of sketches on the Experience Builder Draw widget

Jonathan_Marin — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 00:19:41 GMT

I would also like the ability for our viewers to save the drawings on the ExB maps they have.

Re: Implement export, import and sharing of sketches on the Experience Builder Draw widget

Victoria_Desponds — Sat, 19 Oct 2024 13:05:49 GMT

That would be awesome!!

Re: Implement export, import and sharing of sketches on the Experience Builder Draw widget

MathiasKPoulsen — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 16:09:20 GMT

We also need this functionality. Some draw/scetch/redlining function with the ability to export/import to formats like KML/JSON/SHP.

Re: Implement export, import and sharing of sketches on the Experience Builder Draw widget

jireland_pickett — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 19:14:14 GMT

Agreed, this functionality is 100% needed!

Re: Implement export, import and sharing of sketches on the Experience Builder Draw widget

LenBundra2 — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 16:47:28 GMT

Yes - So I can get rid of VertiGIS studio - their sketch sharing is the only reason we use it. I would rather have the functionality native to experience builder.

Re: Implement export, import and sharing of sketches on the Experience Builder Draw widget

berniejconnors — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 16:02:03 GMT

We just launched our first ExB app and already our users are asking for this very same functionality in the ExB Draw widget.

Re: Implement export, import and sharing of sketches on the Experience Builder Draw widget

Brian_McLeer — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 16:48:56 GMT

This function is in the WAB draw widget and we have users asking for it in the EB widget as they can no longer perform their workflows.

Re: Implement export, import and sharing of sketches on the Experience Builder Draw widget

alex_friant — Wed, 28 May 2025 14:59:48 GMT

Product Development team, please make this possible! 🙏

We are crossing out of an old custom WAB SDK app to XB on AGOL, and our users are going to miss this functionality when we do.

Re: Implement export, import and sharing of sketches on the Experience Builder Draw widget

AdamGaudet — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 15:00:02 GMT

Surprised to see this isn't a feature, so throwing in my kudos.

Re: Implement export, import and sharing of sketches on the Experience Builder Draw widget

JBH — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 20:35:24 GMT

We need this, please!

Re: Implement export, import and sharing of sketches on the Experience Builder Draw widget

JamesHood — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:23:59 GMT

There's a definite need to expand basic editing capabilities to unnamed users. This ability to save sketches advances that goal.

Re: Implement export, import and sharing of sketches on the Experience Builder Draw widget

VirgilRobinson — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 23:25:34 GMT

Please we absolutely need this. Top priority feature, I get requests for this functionality all the time.

Re: Implement export, import and sharing of sketches on the Experience Builder Draw widget

kushtrim01 — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 12:38:24 GMT

This is a much-needed and long-overdue feature. Please, ESRI—make updating the Draw widget a priority! The ability for field users to sketch freely and easily share those drawings with desktop teams in the office would be a game-changer for real-time collaboration

Re: Implement export, import and sharing of sketches on the Experience Builder Draw widget

RebeccaWatson1 — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 09:45:42 GMT

Export, save, and load were all available for the draw and bookmarks widgets in WAB - this functionality is key to our processes and prevents full utilisation of the Experience Builder.

Re: Implement export, import and sharing of sketches on the Experience Builder Draw widget

Brian_McLeer — Mon, 05 May 2025 19:17:17 GMT

For those of you with access to Experience Builder on Enterprise or Developer Edition, I would follow this page for updates to the custom draw widget which includes saving, importing, and exporting drawings.

Re: Implement export, import and sharing of sketches on the Experience Builder Draw widget

Brian_McLeer — Wed, 28 May 2025 14:25:20 GMT

There is an update to the Custom Draw widget which supports import/export and save drawings to local storage. The blog is available at:

Advanced Draw Widget Improvements: Import, Export, Save Drawings, Tool Tips, Snapping, Measurements

Re: Implement export, import and sharing of sketches on the Experience Builder Draw widget

LenBundra2 — Fri, 08 Aug 2025 20:48:09 GMT

Persistent sketches per user login - Yes !