topic Re: Option to "Click to restore the map extent and layers visibility where you left off"? in ArcGIS Experience Builder Questions

Option to "Click to restore the map extent and layers visibility where you left off"?

TrishPatterson — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 18:06:04 GMT

Is there an option to "click to restore the map extent and layers visibility where you left off" in experience builder like there is in ArcGIS WebApp Builder? I would like my end users to be able to turn layer's on/off and view the last area of interest like they can in WebApp Builder. Is there any way to do this in Experience Builder?

Re: Option to "Click to restore the map extent and layers visibility where you left off"?

JeffreyThompson2 — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 18:45:38 GMT

This is not currently an option (unless you develop a custom widget).

This is a widely requested feature. Throw some support onto this idea, so they get around to building it.

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Re: Option to "Click to restore the map extent and layers visibility where you left off"?

TonghuiMing — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 09:14:17 GMT

For the OOTB features, this option is not there yet. However, we are aware of the request and will evaluate this along the roadmap. Thanks for bringing it up.

Re: Option to "Click to restore the map extent and layers visibility where you left off"?

JamieWallace — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 21:06:18 GMT

What's crazy is that they keep saying the same thing, and have been for years now. They're evaluating it. I don't know what it means, but it doesn't mean that they're building it. I was told a few ESRI conferences back that there's a push for customers to use EB over WAB. Why the same functionality isn't across the board is beyond me.

Re: Option to "Click to restore the map extent and layers visibility where you left off"?

Jianxia — Mon, 04 Mar 2024 00:59:49 GMT

@JamieWallace , thank you for letting us know the importance of this capability to the migration. It is on the roadmap. As individual widget also has its own functional parity, we will publish a table in two weeks, showing which functions are planned or not planned for each widget alongside planned/unplanned capabilities at the app level like this one. So you are aware of what's in the pipeline. Thanks for being patient with us.

Re: Option to "Click to restore the map extent and layers visibility where you left off"?

TonghuiMing — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 03:15:34 GMT

@TrishPatterson

With the URL parameters provided, you can now use the General setting and choose to share the map's extent & center & scale, or viewpoint:

Re: Option to "Click to restore the map extent and layers visibility where you left off"?

TrishPatterson — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 09:45:39 GMT

Thanks. I am aware of the sharing options. However, as explained in the original post, I just want the end users to be able to turn layer's on/off and view the last area of interest like they can in WebApp Builder. And while saving as a bookmark is another option, it is an extra step that can be avoided if this option was available.

Re: Option to "Click to restore the map extent and layers visibility where you left off"?

CM0001 — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 19:13:12 GMT

We will not migrate to EB until this function exists.

Re: Option to "Click to restore the map extent and layers visibility where you left off"?

ShoNuff — Thu, 15 May 2025 12:37:40 GMT

Hi Jianxia. Is there any update on this functionality yet? We just migrated one of our WAB apps to Experience Builder and this was one of the first things they asked for. It is really beneficial for the user to be able to save their layer settings and previous extent as this is a tool that they use often.

Thank you.

Re: Option to "Click to restore the map extent and layers visibility where you left off"?

Jianxia — Thu, 15 May 2025 16:22:30 GMT

@ShoNuff , thanks for the follow up. The ability to restore the app state that saves the layer visibility and the map extent is planned to be available in the upcoming June release of ArcGIS Online.

Re: Option to "Click to restore the map extent and layers visibility where you left off"?

Jianxia — Thu, 15 May 2025 16:24:46 GMT

Thank you all for letting us know the importance of this feature and being patient with us. The ability to restore the app state that saves the layer visibility and the map extent is planned to be available in the upcoming June release of ArcGIS Online.

Re: Option to "Click to restore the map extent and layers visibility where you left off"?

ShoNuff — Thu, 15 May 2025 16:28:13 GMT

Hi @Jianxia . Thank you for the information. We use it in Enterprise primarily so hopefully it follows soon after.

Re: Option to "Click to restore the map extent and layers visibility where you left off"?

Jianxia — Thu, 15 May 2025 16:39:43 GMT

@ShoNuff, I see. It will be in ArcGIS Enterprise 12.0.

Re: Option to "Click to restore the map extent and layers visibility where you left off"?

ShoNuff — Thu, 15 May 2025 16:41:06 GMT

Great! Thank you.

Re: Option to "Click to restore the map extent and layers visibility where you left off"?

Shen_Zhang — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 09:38:05 GMT

This is supported in the AGOL June 2025 release. You can find the experience state option in Experience settings -> State & URL parameters.