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ArcGIS Workforce integration with Field Maps application

JuhaHaanpera — Fri, 20 Oct 2023 09:37:58 GMT

Hello hello,

I read here that ArcGIS Workforce will integrate more closely with the Field Maps application in the future. Do you have additional information about the key features, and how the integration is implemented? Will Workforce remain its own application, or are there plans to migrate the work control management tasks into the Field Maps application? Do you still have a rough release estimate of the schedule for when the integration will be implemented?

I ask because so many of our electricity, water network, gas, and district heating network customers use the workflows of the Field Maps and Workforce applications to manage and perform network field work under field conditions. I thought about the timetables for when we can implement migrations and integrations with new applications for our customers.

Thanks in advance and good luck with the application development work.

Regards, Juha

Here's a glimpse of the future integration:

What is planned for Field Maps?
In future releases, Field Maps will integrate the capabilities of ArcGIS Workforce and ArcGIS Navigator—bringing in assignment management and navigation. For more information on the Field Maps road plan, see What's new in ArcGIS Field Maps.

Re: ArcGIS Workforce integration with Field Maps application

LizArmstrong — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 22:02:48 GMT

Yes, you are correct that it is in our roadmap to bring the capabilities of ArcGIS Workforce into ArcGIS Field Maps. We are actively working on building this capability now. It will enable organizations to create prioritized to-do lists for field teams and provide visibility of the progress of work. This new solution will provide much greater flexibility and functionality than Workforce.

For now, Workforce will remain a separate, supported app at least through 2024. It is our intention to retire Workforce after we have ensured that the new capability meets the needs of our customers. When we announce its retirement, we will provide plenty of time for customers to migrate.

We plan to release the new capability next year. Please look for additional messaging to better indicate timelines and opportunities to test and provide feedback.

Re: ArcGIS Workforce integration with Field Maps application

ChristopherCounsell — Sun, 19 Nov 2023 22:41:51 GMT

Thanks @LizArmstrong.

When Workforce classic was replaced by the current iteration of ArcGIS Workforce there was a significant update to the underlying schema that required users to amend their data.

Will the introduction of workforce capabilities to ArcGIS Field Maps require similar data migration efforts for existing ArcGIS Workforce projects?

Re: ArcGIS Workforce integration with Field Maps application

JuhaHaanpera — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 09:04:52 GMT

My colleague Ohto asks, Will Workforce still remain a separate license in the future, or will just ArcGIS Online or the Enterprise User license be sufficient in the future?

Thanks @LizArmstrong, @JeffShaner, and partners for the additional information. These are helpful when we plan new deployment projects with customers and plan development projects for the coming year related to field work management, as well as execution in field operations with the Field Maps mobile application.

Re: ArcGIS Workforce integration with Field Maps application

PaulGiroux1 — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 14:51:26 GMT

@LizArmstrong , is there a public roadmap for this release. I'm actively using the; "create workforce project > hang Survey123 Connect off the front end for public reporting > extend the Assignments FC for use with Field Maps > Hang a new Field Map off of these new fields > link to it in workforce > Update assignment statuses as part of the field map workers duties, etc." hack so would be nice to know when I should start holding off on building these so I can jump on the new integrated release.

Re: ArcGIS Workforce integration with Field Maps application

erica_poisson — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 19:25:27 GMT

@LizArmstrong -

I know this is an old post, but I wanted to jump on here.

It would be great if the new iteration of Workforce was significantly more flexible. For example, I have a well-established Work Order Request form built using Survey123. It would be fantastic if this could be integrated with Workforce to create assignments for staff to get notified about and then complete in the field from their mobile devices.

Re: ArcGIS Workforce integration with Field Maps application

GeneralAccount — Fri, 31 May 2024 01:04:35 GMT

Hi Liza,

Now is 2024, is the integration between Workforce and Field Map has been done?

Thanks

Re: ArcGIS Workforce integration with Field Maps application

LizArmstrong — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 17:42:44 GMT

It is in active development, to be released in 2025.

Re: ArcGIS Workforce integration with Field Maps application

LizArmstrong — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 17:51:53 GMT

The field task functionality is coming to the Field Maps app in 2025. There will not be any additional licensing required to use that functionality in Field Maps. In order to edit in Field Maps, the user must have a mobile worker user type or above.

Re: ArcGIS Workforce integration with Field Maps application

JuhaHaanpera — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 13:53:20 GMT

Great to hear that ArcGIS Workforce capabilities are being migrated into Field Maps. This will definitely make it easier for our customers to manage their work projects by having all workflows in a single Field Maps application.

Do you have a more detailed timeline for the migration from Workforce to Field Maps? I'm asking because we have several customer development projects underway, and we are considering when to schedule the migration of Workforce workflows into Field Maps.

Thanks for any additional information, and best of luck with the development work.

Re: ArcGIS Workforce integration with Field Maps application

a_bakiera — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 14:50:45 GMT

Good morning Liz. Is there a more specific timeline for when exactly in 2025 this feature will be released? Thanks!

Re: ArcGIS Workforce integration with Field Maps application

PollyLai — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 21:50:29 GMT

They've made the announcement at the Developer's Summit for the field task functionality available around July 2025.

Re: ArcGIS Workforce integration with Field Maps application

JuhaHaanpera — Fri, 09 May 2025 04:49:27 GMT

Hi,

Just to add to this thread – ArcGIS Workforce functionality is now being integrated into the Field Maps app as part of the latest beta release. The new Task coordination capability in Field Maps brings Workforce-style workflows directly into Field Maps, allowing mobile workers to manage assignments, navigate to tasks, and complete work all within one app.

The production release is planned for June, alongside the ArcGIS Enterprise 11.5 and ArcGIS Online version updates.

You can read more about it here in Esri’s blog post: ArcGIS Field Maps Beta is here

Re: ArcGIS Workforce integration with Field Maps application

ChristopherCounsell — Fri, 09 May 2025 05:26:44 GMT

@JuhaHaanpera @SarahSaint-Ruth

https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/field-maps/field-mobility/get-ready-for-the-biggest-field-maps-release-yet

The update planned for June is the Field Maps Designer.

The mobile app is set to come later in Q3 and does not have a release date.

The mobile app is an important part of what I would consider 'production release' of Tasks.

Re: ArcGIS Workforce integration with Field Maps application

SarahSaint-Ruth — Fri, 09 May 2025 13:17:12 GMT

Hi @ChristopherCounsell absolutely agree - we are not recommending that Tasks are used in production until the mobile app is released in Q3.

As shared in the blog the reason we decoupled the mobile and designer release is so we can release the mobile app ahead of the R3 release in the fall and folks will be able to get up and running with it. Until then folks can test first with our Early adopter release of Designer and from the June release of ArcGIS Online (and ArcGIS Enterprise 11.5) with the released version of Field Maps Designer.

We don't have a release date we can share as of this moment for the mobile app, however, just yesterday we opened our beta on the Early Adopter Community.

Re: ArcGIS Workforce integration with Field Maps application

JuhaHaanpera — Fri, 09 May 2025 14:14:22 GMT

Thanks @ChristopherCounsell and @SarahSaint-Ruth for the clarification. You're absolutely right, I had initially assumed the mobile app beta and the June release would align more closely, but it’s good to know that the Field Maps Designer production release is coming in June, while the mobile app with Tasks functionality will follow later in Q3.

Also great to hear the mobile beta just opened in the Early Adopter Community, that helps a lot for testing and early feedback. For anyone looking to try it out now, here's the direct link. Looking forward to exploring more of the Task coordination features as they evolve.