topic Re: Field Maps UpdateFeature URL Parameter in ArcGIS Field Maps Questions

Field Maps UpdateFeature URL Parameter

nspittlemeister_LCFPD — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 16:22:21 GMT

Hello,

I am trying to open and edit in Field Maps from a Web AppBuilder application and running in some difficulties with the UpdateFeature URL parameter and the GlobalID. In the web application source web map I am using the following URL parameter in the custom attribute popup for a feature service:

https://fieldmaps.arcgis.app/?referenceContext=updateFeature&itemID=15bf4c9d6ceb42cb9d1f532c7ec8c6de&featureSourceURL=https://utility.arcgis.com/usrsvcs/servers/e90cc6b160c647dea81c160b5a9d9029/rest/services/Secure/ADMP/FeatureServer/0&featureID={globalId}

When it opens in Field Maps, it opens the correct map, but does not open the feature to edit it. In closer inspection of the link that is generated in the web map, it seems to be adding extra characters (in bold below) before and after the GlobalID in the URL:

The GlobalID should just be shown as in the URL as: 85788B3A-4339-43CF-B137-1B11E200A1B2

As anyone seen this before and know how to fix this or have a workaround for this type of URL parameter?

Thank you for the help!

Nick

Re: Field Maps UpdateFeature URL Parameter

DavidColey — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 17:20:26 GMT

I can tell you that %7B and %7D are the ASCII codes for the beginning and ending curly braces of the global id: { }

Re: Field Maps UpdateFeature URL Parameter

LiLin1 — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 17:26:17 GMT

Hi, Nick

Following URL is to update a feature attribute, it works for me.

https://fieldmaps.arcgis.app/?referenceContext=updateFeature&itemID=38bc6f6c60344e259c98cef7e1f56809&featureSourceURL=https://services.arcgis.com/N4jtru9dctSQR53c/arcgis/rest/services/App_Integration_Testing_Features/FeatureServer/0&featureID=130439da-4807-409d-96c4-a044cb51dc2a&featureAttributes=%7B%22Comments%22%3A%22Updated%20using%20app%20integration%22%2C%22Category%22%3A%222%22%2C%22Name%22%3A%22Point%2010%22%7D

"featureID" doesn't need those extra character you mentioned above. What happens if you remove those characters manually?

Li Lin

Re: Field Maps UpdateFeature URL Parameter

nspittlemeister_LCFPD — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 17:36:37 GMT

@LiLin1Thank you for your reply. I am trying to go directly from a popup link in web app building using the {globalID} of the feature directly to Field Maps, so I am unable to remove the curly brackets manually for each feature.

Nick

Re: Field Maps UpdateFeature URL Parameter

ColinLawrence — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 16:50:48 GMT

@nspittlemeister_LCFPD are you able to reach out to Support regarding this? It seems like Web app builder is adding brackets when a simple Web Map does not. Field Maps expects the globalID without the brackets so that is why the feature is not being found.

Regards,

Colin

Re: Field Maps UpdateFeature URL Parameter

nspittlemeister_LCFPD — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 17:44:33 GMT

@ColinLawrence Yes, I am able to reach out to support on this. I assume that I should direct this to the Web AppBuilder support team, is that correct? Thank you!

Nick

Re: Field Maps UpdateFeature URL Parameter

nspittlemeister_LCFPD — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 18:08:20 GMT

@ColinLawrence A case has been submitted to Esri Support. I'll report back any feedback or if a resolution is obtained.

Re: Field Maps UpdateFeature URL Parameter

ColinLawrence — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 18:14:20 GMT

Yes, I think that makes sense.

I am not sure exactly how you configured the popup, but have you tried using Arcade to generate the URL? I wonder if that would make a difference.

Re: Field Maps UpdateFeature URL Parameter

nspittlemeister_LCFPD — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 19:50:07 GMT

In the web map I configured a custom attribute popup and added a hyperlink with the URL parameter: https://fieldmaps.arcgis.app/?referenceContext=updateFeature&itemID=15bf4c9d6ceb42cb9d1f532c7ec8c6de&featureSourceURL=https://utility.arcgis.com/usrsvcs/servers/e90cc6b160c647dea81c160b5a9d9029/rest/services/Secure/ADMP/FeatureServer/0&featureID={globalId}

I looked in Arcade and it looks like it passes the curly brackets with the GlobalID as well. Do you know of an arcade script to remove the curly brackets?

Re: Field Maps UpdateFeature URL Parameter

nspittlemeister_LCFPD — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 15:23:23 GMT

Esri Support was able to look into this issue and found a similar bug in Collector:

BUG-000134261:ArcGIS Collector links using the FeatureID parameter require a GlobalID without curly braces, but ArcGIS Collector presents the GlobalID values with curly braces.
Status: Under Consideration

The support analyst also researched Arcade for functionality to remove the curly brackets from the GlobalID and found the following arcade expression: Mid($feature.globalid, 1,36). I deployed this expression in my web map custom popup link and and it worked allowing our users to link from a web application directly to Field Maps to update a feature.

Re: Field Maps UpdateFeature URL Parameter

ColinLawrence — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 21:22:59 GMT

Sorry for the delay in getting back. Yes I was thinking of something similar using arcade so I am glad you arrived at that. It is something the team is researching how to better handle in the future (brackets vs no brackets). Thanks!

Colin