topic Re: Enable ObjectID field for Find Locations and web map url parameters in ArcGIS Online Questions

Enable ObjectID field for Find Locations and web map url parameters

Lake_Country_GIS — Thu, 22 Nov 2018 16:50:17 GMT

I would like to pass in a features OBJECTID as a web map URL parameter and zoom to that feature. It appears I cannot use OBJECTID on the Find Locations configuration portion of the Web Map settings page. I do not see that field in the available fields dropdown. Is it possible to allow the OBJECTID field to be searchable?

Re: Enable ObjectID field for Find Locations and web map url parameters

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 05:24:11 GMT

You can do this using ArcGIS Online Assistant.

ArcGIS Online Assistant

Choose "I want to": "View an item's JSON"
Go down to the "Data" window and click on the pencil button for edit.
Edit the application properties > search > layers > field

    "applicationProperties": {
        "viewing": {
            "routing": {
                "enabled": true
            },
            "measure": {
                "enabled": true
            },
            "basemapGallery": {
                "enabled": true
            },
            "search": {
                "enabled": true,
                "disablePlaceFinder": false,
                "hintText": "Place or Address",
                "layers": [
                    {
                        "id": "Damage_Assessments_March_2018_8420",
                        "field": {
                            "name": "ObjectId",
                            "exactMatch": true,
                            "type": "esriFieldTypeOid"
                        }
                    }
                ]
            }
        }
    }‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

Re: Enable ObjectID field for Find Locations and web map url parameters

Lake_Country_GIS — Thu, 22 Nov 2018 20:55:57 GMT

Thanks for the heads up and prompt reply. Then, is this the correct way to add to my URL?

/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=35094f1e8f6a4ef3be7791998e37008e&find=27

where '27' is a record with ObjectID=27

Thanks again,

Mark

Re: Enable ObjectID field for Find Locations and web map url parameters

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Thu, 22 Nov 2018 23:46:20 GMT

Mark,

Yes that is correct.

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Re: Enable ObjectID field for Find Locations and web map url parameters

Lake_Country_GIS — Fri, 23 Nov 2018 17:39:36 GMT

Do you know if this functionality is supported in one of the original ArcGIS Online templates : "Edit Template"?

https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=48d017e94e3d4567a8b81b78352e63cd

I can't seem to get the URL parmeter to work there.

Cheers,

Mark

Re: Enable ObjectID field for Find Locations and web map url parameters

PanGIS — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 21:33:46 GMT

@RobertScheitlin__GISP

Hi Robert, this is great!

I wanted to ask you if it would be possible to enable it on GlobalId as well.

I am too afraid of screwing up everything. 😅

Re: Enable ObjectID field for Find Locations and web map url parameters

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 15:56:57 GMT

@PanGIS

Sorry I do not know if that is possible or not.

Re: Enable ObjectID field for Find Locations and web map url parameters

ArmstKP — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 16:59:11 GMT

@RobertScheitlin__GISP I followed your example and our OBJECTID field still doesn't show up in the webmap settings for layers. Our AGOL item being referenced is a secured service with many sublayers. Would we have to add some sort of sublayer number?

"applicationProperties": { "viewing": { "search": { "enabled": true, "disablePlaceFinder": true, "hintText": "ID", "layers": [ { "id": "Asssets2_9498", "field": { "name": "OBJECTID", "exactMatch": true, "type": "esriFieldTypeOid" } } ], "tables": [] } } },

Re: Enable ObjectID field for Find Locations and web map url parameters

ChelseaRozek — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 20:47:36 GMT

@ArmstKP Even though we edited the JSON of our webmap to use the ObjectID, it didn't change what it field it says is searchable in the webmap's settings page, though it does work to search by the ObjectID. To make sure you have the correct layer ID string, I would first set another field on that layer to be searchable via the settings page and then just tweak the JSON to say ObjectID instead of that field's name and change the type to esriFieldTypeOid.