topic Customizing a Dynamic Text element with Arcade in ArcGIS Pro Questions

Customizing a Dynamic Text element with Arcade

BrianBulla — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 14:59:57 GMT

Hi,

I have a Map Series Layout going with a dynamic text element based on an attribute. It shows like this:

And here is the code for it:

City of Pickering (<dyn type="page" property="attribute" field="SETTLEMENT"/>)

Is it possible to customize this further using an IF statement? I want different formatting to happen depending on what the value of SETTLEMENT might be. Is there an Expression Builder for a text element?? I can't seem to find anywhere to customize. I am using ArcGIS Pro 2.9.5

Thanks

Re: Customizing a Dynamic Text element with Arcade

BrianBulla — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 15:32:32 GMT

Hi....hmmmm....that seems very complex. This is all in ArcGIS Pro....it's not a web app, or an online map of any sort. I just want to be able to have that text element update based on the related page of the Map Series.

For example, on page 1 the text is "City of Pickering (Pickering)", and on page 13 the text is "City of Picking (Pickering/Ajax Border)".

What I want is for whenever the SETTLEMENTAREA = "Pickering", then it doesn't insert anything, and it just stays at "City of Pickering".

I guess I could just update the attribute in the feature, but there must be a way to do this direct within the layout.

I've seen this post where they are using Arcade to update a text element, but I have no clue how they are accessing the Expression Builder in order to do this.

https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/help-with-automating-a-text-box-using-arcade/m-p/1314852#M71670

Re: Customizing a Dynamic Text element with Arcade

LindaWilliams1 — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 18:06:51 GMT

I think they got to the Expression Builder using the Dynamic Text element for a Table Attribute Value. When you select that element to insert, an Insert Table Attribute pane opens, with a button to access the Expression Builder under Appearance>Field.

Re: Customizing a Dynamic Text element with Arcade

BrianBulla — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 19:02:38 GMT

Excellent....thanks! That's what I was looking for.