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Batch Attribute Editor in Experience Builder

emontague_napsg — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 18:27:01 GMT

Real-world Problem: First responders are working on an Urban Search & Rescue team during a tornado or flooding event. To organize their search operations, they use a Web AppBuilder product called Intel Manager within SAR Common Operating Platform (SARCOP) to quickly create search segments and monitor what has been searched. By using the Batch Attribute Editor widget within Web AppBuilder, first responders can quickly select numerous points that they previously assigned as "Needs to be searched" and change this attribute to "Complete - No Follow-Up Needed." This workflow is critical to minimize time spent searching for disaster victims and reduce duplication of effort. Many teams work within the same app. The ability to filter to a specific attribute (e.g., Team Name) while selecting for a batch attribute edit is also significant to reduce mistakes and streamline the workflow.

The screenshot below shows an example incident within SARCOP with about 60 points.

See below, the user can choose to select a group of points by drawing a freehand polygon.

In the screenshot below, the points in the selection polygon were selected and the user can update attributes for the group of points all at one time.

Audience: First Responders, Urban Search & Rescue Team Members,

Technical Problem: Batch Attribute Editor widget is not available within Experience Builder. We are migrating these apps from Web AppBuilder to Experience Builder in anticipation of the deprecation.

Potential Solution: Ability to edit attributes using a batch selection within Experience Builder, similar to Batch Attribute Editor widget from Web AppBuilder. Batch editing attributes without the need to utilize a separate ArcGIS product is important to this workflow because our users are often working in time sensitive environment on a tablet or mobile and might not have any prior GIS experience outside of our app SARCOP.

Re: Batch Attribute Editor in Experience Builder - Status changed to: In Product Plan

AlixVezina — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 17:22:37 GMT

Batch editing is currently under development in the ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript. Once available in the SDK, the functionality will be brough into Experience Builder. Right now, this is targeted for 2025R1.

Re: Batch Attribute Editor in Experience Builder

AlixVezina — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 17:24:40 GMT

Also see: Add batch edit widget to experience builder (esri.com)

Re: Batch Attribute Editor in Experience Builder

DataOfficer — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 08:08:13 GMT

@AlixVezina batch editing in Experience Builder was originally scheduled to be available for Q4 2023, and then Q4 2024 according to Esri's documentation and timetable. Are you now saying that this is being further extended to Q1 2025?

Re: Batch Attribute Editor in Experience Builder

ScottStepro1 — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 10:15:34 GMT

Ironically today is my monthly checkin on batch editing… have been asking for this since EB was released. Good thing no one is holding their breath… quite the runaround for something that on the surface seems so simple.

Slow down developing new apps and instead improve what’s already available; why even release EB without batch editing?

Re: Batch Attribute Editor in Experience Builder

AlixVezina — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 13:59:30 GMT

@DataOfficer @ScottStepro1 I totally understand and sympathize with the frustration, and we sincerely apologize for the delay and any inconvenience this may be causing you.

There is a plan for the Web Editor to be the first app to expose batch editing in 2024R3. See Batch Attribute Editor - Esri Community for updates.

Re: Batch Attribute Editor in Experience Builder

AlixVezina — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:51:12 GMT

See update from the Web Editor team: What's New in ArcGIS Web Editor (November 2024)

Batch editing is now planned for the first release of 2025. The plan is also to provide it through other apps (e.g., Experience Builder) at the same time.

Re: Batch Attribute Editor in Experience Builder

JasonJordan00 — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 15:23:40 GMT

Glad its moving forward but compared to the current batch attribute tool that looks clunky and unintuitive for most users. I feel like having the option to still update a single feature with many selected is going to lead to a lot of user error.

Will there be an option have multiple instances of this widget? For instance, right now for an emergency management application we rotate in a lot of volunteers that are unfamiliar with GIS. To help with their job we have a WAB that has several batch attribute widgets, each configured to only select certain features and have different attributes they can update. Each is labeled 'Click here to assign a field assessor', 'Click here to assign a contractor', etc. Will this be able to support a workflow like that?

Re: Batch Attribute Editor in Experience Builder

ScottStepro1 — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 18:29:17 GMT

@AlixVezina My apologies but I am a bit confused... Will this allow us batch edit multiple features simultaneously or only batch select and edit individually?

Re: Batch Attribute Editor in Experience Builder

AlixVezina — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 19:13:12 GMT

@ScottStepro1 @JasonJordan00

You'll be able to do both, edit features individually or all the features at once.

Re: Batch Attribute Editor in Experience Builder

ScottStepro1 — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 19:29:19 GMT

@AlixVezina that's great news, thank you. Look forward to its release

Re: Batch Attribute Editor in Experience Builder

Mr_Kirkwood — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 15:08:35 GMT

I am using Indoors and when selecting features to edit, it selects all rooms stacked on top of each other. The indoors only shows the one floor. However, when selecting for the table or selecting for editing all rooms are selected in the layer that are stacked. Will the new batch edit tool be better at the selcting of the layers?

See attached.

Re: Batch Attribute Editor in Experience Builder

Scott_Sambell — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 00:41:29 GMT

I've been playing around with WebEditor in the early adopter environment with this.

Huge caveat is that you can only edit 20 features max at a time (or 200 at a time if you do not have a form configured). No sign of batch editing in Experience Builder.

Re: Batch Attribute Editor in Experience Builder

HanRit — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 04:02:59 GMT

Have been looking for batch editing in web map or table for feature layer and related records in XB for about half a year. Was told it would be in Q1 of 2025 but don't see a way yet and haven't heard anything else. I can filter or select a bunch of records but no way to mass assign a value. I have looked into using Web Editor but that has limitations and XB lets me see 2 tables side-by-side for editing. Will see if I can find more info.

Re: Batch Attribute Editor in Experience Builder

AlixVezina — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 15:24:51 GMT

The plan is to expose the batch update functionality you're seeing in Web Editor into Experience Builder. It's targeted for the next release of ArcGIS Online (June timeline).

Re: Batch Attribute Editor in Experience Builder

Steve_Lane — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:37:24 GMT

Does this imply the June rollout will only have 20 feature max edit capability as well, or will this limitation be addressed by then?

Re: Batch Attribute Editor in Experience Builder

NeumanAndrew — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 20:39:38 GMT

I'm seeing that the Batch Editor Widget is only planned to be released for AGOL in 2025. Unfortunately, most if not all of our editing applications are in our Enterprise Portal and the current road map says that it won't be released until Enterprise 12.0. How does ESRI expect us to migrate our WAB apps to EB when this functionality isn't available? If it can be released in AGOL, why not include it in Enterprise 11.5 since that's the last release before 12? Will WAB apps still run in 12?

Re: Batch Attribute Editor in Experience Builder

MaximilienRIOT — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 05:21:21 GMT

@NeumanAndrew If I am to believe these articles in the ArcGIS Blog, there will be no more Web AppBuilder in ArcGIS Enterprise 12.0. Hopefully, the batch editor will be present in ExperienceBuilder before then...

articles :

https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-enterprise/administration/dive-into-arcgis-enterprise-11-5-before-you-delve-into-12/

https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/js-api-arcgis/developers/arcgis-api-for-javascript-version-3-x-retirement/#:~:text=ArcGIS%20API%203.,of%20industries%2C%20across%20the%20globe.

Re: Batch Attribute Editor in Experience Builder

NeumanAndrew — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 05:35:54 GMT

@MaximilienRIOT That's the crux of the issue. The current roadmap states that the batch attribute editor won't be available until enterprise 12, which is when WAB will no longer be available.

Re: Batch Attribute Editor in Experience Builder

ToddW_stl — Tue, 20 May 2025 20:24:34 GMT

@AlixVezina @Jianxia @JuliePowell - as the past few comments mention, we (Esri) are recommending customers upgrade to ArcGIS Enterprise 11.5 in order to facilitate the side-by-side development of new JSAPI 4.x apps while the 3.x apps can still be viewed/used - this leaves Web AppBuilder's Batch Attribute Editor widget hanging solo out in 11.5 without the ExperienceBuilder equivalent available is planned to be available at 12.0. What is your recommended course of action here? Are batch attributes editing still on track for Enterprise 12.0?