topic Re: Filter multiple layers in experience builder in ArcGIS Experience Builder Questions

Filter multiple layers in experience builder

Jose_FranciscoSánchez_Díaz1 — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 08:33:12 GMT

I need to add a filter widget that queries multiple layers.

All the layers has a common field "name" and I want to select the name in the filter and apply it to all layers.
I'm not able to do it and I have to put one filter per layer.
¿It is possible in arcgis experience builder like the dashboard does?

Thanks!

Re: Filter multiple layers in experience builder

PaulSweeney3 — Sat, 05 Jun 2021 20:44:27 GMT

On your filter widget add an action to filter the frame work , select the other layer you want to filter then below that specify the field u want to filter with and the field you want to filter by on the target layer. You can add multiple layers this way.

Re: Filter multiple layers in experience builder

Jose_FranciscoSánchez_Díaz1 — Sun, 06 Jun 2021 15:43:06 GMT

Just tryed and in "data action" I get the message "This widget is not compatible with any action".
Don't know what I'm doing wrong. 😞

Re: Filter multiple layers in experience builder

jcarlson — Sun, 06 Jun 2021 22:06:28 GMT

As far as I know, the Filter widget does not create additional Data or Message action, so what you're seeing is correct. Getting your filter settings to apply across multiple data sources is currently not possible, though I believe there are people already asking for that capability.

An alternative is to use the Query widget, which can interact with other layers. Below is a query widget configured to let users select a document number. The query widget has a message action to filter another layer based on their corresponding fields. (The data I had handy don't actually share a field, but I think you get the idea.)

Re: Filter multiple layers in experience builder

PaulSweeney3 — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 14:47:04 GMT

hI @Jose_FranciscoSánchez_Díaz1

My bad I was posting from memory which was obviously wrong , what I had actually done is set up the filter to filter a table and when that feature in the table is selected it then triggers a filter on the other widgets using the methods I described above

Regards

Paul

Re: Filter multiple layers in experience builder

SJVAPCDPLN — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 22:08:07 GMT

I'm looking for a similar solution. In dashboards I use one set of filters to control multiple maps, charts and tables. It doesn't look possible in Experience Builder.

I want to use a date selector to select a date that updates at least two maps and several charts. At a minimum I would be updating two data sources. Is this a limitation of the Experience Builder user interface? Could this be accomplished by making my own widget? Any recommendations?

Re: Filter multiple layers in experience builder

Jose_FranciscoSánchez_Díaz1 — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 12:46:53 GMT

Hello PaulSweeney3
Just did what you tell me and it works, If I put a table widget I can configure it to filter other layers based on a common field. Is not very cool but It could work for name fields. I would like to use also dates filter (date between one day and another) and combine it, and for this will not work.

The other option @jcarlson , I wasn't able to make it work, not sure what I'm doing wrong. Anyway, the user experience is not as good as when making filters.

Thanks for your comments!

Re: Filter multiple layers in experience builder

ArielLow2146 — Mon, 25 Jul 2022 21:25:13 GMT

One additional work around would be to use the search widget. To do so you would need to:

Configure a layer as the search source
Under search results check the box next to auto select the first result
In actions set up framework actions to filter data records when the record selection changes

Down sides of this include: the user needing to type in the filter name, not being able to select multiple, and the selection looking weird in the map if there are multiple features with the same name in the search source layer.

Group filter would definitely be preferable. Recommend up voting these ideas:

Re: Filter multiple layers in experience builder

KPD_DAINIUS_FRISMANTAS — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 11:42:46 GMT

Do you know if ESRI is thinking about this funcionality in new Experience Builder release?

Re: Filter multiple layers in experience builder

ArielLow2146 — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 17:25:35 GMT

@KPD_DAINIUS_FRISMANTAS not sure what the folks at Esri are thinking but there was a recent blog posted which provides more information about the work around I mentioned. https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/experience-builder/mapping/filter-multiple-layers/ Not sure whether or not that would work for your use case.

Re: Filter multiple layers in experience builder

SarahRijneke — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 15:07:50 GMT

Has it become possible to group filter data in experience builder? I would like to display a list of all of the features (point, line & polygon) in a list and be able to filter them using a status field. Additionally, I would like to add a chart that does the same thing - aggregates all of the data into one chart rather than having 3 separate charts, 1 for each geometry type.

Re: Filter multiple layers in experience builder

ArianaMo1912 — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 15:56:08 GMT

@SJVAPCDPLN have you checked by chance if this option is available in Experience Builder now?

I'm trying to use 1 filter that would be applied to map layer AND stand alone table, however I do not think it is an option still, but maybe I am missing something

Re: Filter multiple layers in experience builder

johnjcarter — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 02:37:15 GMT

One workaround you could try. Using the List widget does the job, if you have a list of the names in a table, then add it to a list and then use the Trigger > Actions option to filter the layers in your map using the trigger field name and the layer 'name'.

Re: Filter multiple layers in experience builder

TonghuiMing — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 09:10:39 GMT

Group filtering capability has been provided in the recent AGOL release. See details in https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-experience-builder-ideas/ability-to-filter-multiple-layers-based-on-a/idc-p/1388574/highlight/true#M2307.