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Configure feature and table search for maps - limitations?

Ingrid_Lindberg — Thu, 02 May 2024 11:48:16 GMT

Hello Community!
I have a question about the Search function (Configure feature and table search for maps—ArcGIS Online Help | Documentation)

I have enabled my Web Map for Search by a specific layer and field in the Web Map Settings. It works - but not to my satisfaction. The field I want to search contains titles of reports. I have chosen Contains as the search option but the search only shows matches of the first word of the field, and misses all other words in the title. I want the whole title to be searchable and not just the First word.

Is there a fix for this?

Kindly / Ingrid

Re: Configure feature and table search for maps - limitations?

RussRoberts — Thu, 02 May 2024 14:14:45 GMT

This is possible with hosted services that have a fulltext index. This blog outlines how this works https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-online/mapping/searching-for-features-in-maps-and-apps/

When no index exists the search will do just a starts with search query.

Re: Configure feature and table search for maps - limitations?

Ingrid_Lindberg — Thu, 02 May 2024 17:17:23 GMT

Hello Russel

- and thank you so much for a quick reply.

- In AGOL I chose the hosted Feature layer > Settings >Field Indexes > Add Index > Full text + the right Layer and Field

BUT! I only get Error message Unable to create Index - (the table it's in Swedish with some strange characters 🤔)

Was this supposed to work or have I got it all wrong? 🙃

Kind regards / Ingrid

Re: Configure feature and table search for maps - limitations?

RussRoberts — Thu, 02 May 2024 17:43:17 GMT

If you can share a sample of the data I can try to reproduce the issue? You can drop it into a group and invite russell_jsapi

Re: Configure feature and table search for maps - limitations?

Ingrid_Lindberg — Fri, 03 May 2024 11:53:34 GMT

Thank you!
I do not know how to create a sample of it. I will share the original hosted Feature layer with you - so you can take a look. The Field I am trying to Index is "Namn" in the top Layer in the list of choice.

Re: Configure feature and table search for maps - limitations?

Ingrid_Lindberg — Fri, 10 May 2024 13:11:25 GMT

Hello Russell

Have you had the time to take a look ?- and could you make anything out of it? I suspect I will have to try and remake the table in ArcGIS and start all over. 🙂

Re: Configure feature and table search for maps - limitations?

RussRoberts — Mon, 13 May 2024 15:15:26 GMT

I just did a quick test publishing a version of one of the layers with and creating an index on that field. It looks like the search is working as expected with the index created successfully. I shared that sample to the group you created.

Re: Configure feature and table search for maps - limitations?

Ingrid_Lindberg — Tue, 14 May 2024 11:48:25 GMT

Thenk you som much for taking the time :-)!

After seeing your version I went back to ArcGIS Pro, indexed and joined tables properly - instead of shortcut with exporting as feature to make join permanent -🙃 When I then shared it as weblayer and brought it into Web Map the search worked great !
Thanks! An All the Best

Ingrid