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When will the Enterprise version of the Draw Widget have export/import?

MathiasKPoulsen — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 07:22:14 GMT

The ArcGIS Online Experience Builder Draw widget have the option to export/import JSON drawings. This feature is extremly helpful.

When will this option be available for ArcGIS Enterprise?

Re: When will the Enterprise version of the Draw Widget have export/import?

EMani — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:04:57 GMT

Hello @MathiasKPoulsen

This document will give you an indication of widget functionality available between versions (drop down the version you are using at the top of the page). It's aimed at the migration between ArcGIS Web App Builder and ArcGIS Experience Builder, but will give you an idea of when each widget became available in ArcGIS Enterprise.

Web AppBuilder and Experience Builder functionality matrix

This ArcGIS Experience Builder version matrix will give you some indication of the ArcGIS Enterprise version timeline.

About release versions

Keep up to date with new releases and their new features here:

What's new

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

Re: When will the Enterprise version of the Draw Widget have export/import?

MathiasKPoulsen — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:21:06 GMT

Hi @EMani

Thanks for the various links 😊

But I could not see any indication of when export/import of drawings for the ExB Draw widget will be available in ArcGIS Enterprise.

Is there no plan of when this feature will be available? It is very crucial for our users.

Re: When will the Enterprise version of the Draw Widget have export/import?

EMani — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:55:22 GMT

Which ArcGIS Enterprise version are you using, @MathiasKPoulsen?

ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online follow separate release cycles, and ArcGIS Enterprise will not “catch up” to the current ArcGIS Online feature set until a future ArcGIS Enterprise version is released. While patches may provide fixes, they do not introduce new functionality.

For example, ArcGIS Enterprise 12.0 was released on November 18, 2025, and its functionality aligns with the ArcGIS Online release from earlier that year (June 2025) rather than the more recent February 2026 ArcGIS Online update.

Esri generally updates ArcGIS Online three times a year, while ArcGIS Enterprise receives major versions less frequently. This means that features introduced in later ArcGIS Online updates such as the February 2026 release will not appear in ArcGIS Enterprise until the next applicable Enterprise version.

The release matrix gives an approximate indication of timing, but Esri does not provide definitive future release dates for ArcGIS Enterprise.

Re: When will the Enterprise version of the Draw Widget have export/import?

MathiasKPoulsen — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:06:45 GMT

So if I understand this correctly, the future ArcGIS Enterprise 12.1 will have the same features as ArcGIS Online March 2026?

Re: When will the Enterprise version of the Draw Widget have export/import?

EMani — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:31:04 GMT

Since ArcGIS Enterprise 11, the pattern has generally been that each patch level increases the ArcGIS Online alignment by two versions. The only exception was the jump from 11.3 to 11.4, which increased by just one version. The major upgrade from 11.5 to 12.0 was then advanced by four versions.

Based on that historical pattern, your conclusion is reasonable, but it cannot be clarified until release.