topic Re: How to add user manuals and documentation to EB? in ArcGIS Experience Builder Questions

How to add user manuals and documentation to EB?

JoseSanchez — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 13:52:34 GMT

Good morning,

How do you add user manuals and documentation to an EB web application?

Thanks

Re: How to add user manuals and documentation to EB?

SteveCole — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 14:40:59 GMT

Depending on how complex it is, you could add a popup window with tabs where each tab covers a topic / aspect about the application or just link out to a PDF document where you describe things in as much detail as you'd like.

Re: How to add user manuals and documentation to EB?

Brian_McLeer — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 15:25:58 GMT

For our site, I added an embed widget within a widget controller in the footer. I maintain documentation in a separate HTML page.

https://external-gis.gjcity.org/CityMapExternal/

Re: How to add user manuals and documentation to EB?

JoseSanchez — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 11:28:54 GMT

Great job @Brian_McLeer Thank you for sharing!!!

Re: How to add user manuals and documentation to EB?

JoseSanchez — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 13:55:45 GMT

Hello again @Brian_McLeer

How did you program:

the "Select Map View" drop down box? Are you using Pages or differnt EB applications?
the "Save Instance" button

Re: How to add user manuals and documentation to EB?

Brian_McLeer — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:26:42 GMT

Thank you for the feedback @JoseSanchez

1. This is a custom widget, but has specific URLs hardcoded so I have not posted it to the custom widget group. It links to separate EB applications. If you would like a copy of the widget, please send me a direct message.

2. The save instance widget was created by @SvenJensen at this post.

https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-experience-builder-ideas/save-instance-widget/idc-p/1611208#M4017

I will also plug that there is a blog that has a library of custom widgets.

https://community.esri.com/t5/experience-builder-tips-and-tricks/a-list-of-custom-widgets/ba-p/1340965