idea Calculate location from a feature service (without javascript) in ArcGIS Survey123 Ideas

Calculate location from a feature service (without javascript)

Anneka_France — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 16:46:40 GMT

For public surveys, you can currently calculate location for a geopoint question using a look up search against a .csv (local or linked content). See this blog post, for example.

However, we would like to be able to look up search against another feature service. Our list of locations is dynamic and new records are added via Survey123. It is huge admin burden to republish the .csv every time a new record is added or an existing record is deleted.

Re: Calculate location from a feature service (without JSON) - Status changed to: Under Consideration

IsmaelChivite — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 22:05:04 GMT

Thanks @Anneka_France

Would syntax like this work for you?

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The pulldata() function would return one record, from which you could extract the geopoint value.

By the way, when you say (without JSON), you really mean (without JS). Correct?

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Re: Calculate location from a feature service (without JSON)

Anneka_France — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 16:46:19 GMT

Oops, yes I do mean javascript (as we can't use js functions for public surveys)! Absolutely fine if the function returns a JSON object, as long as we can then parse contents using calculations.

I think that syntax looks like it would work, but could you explain what each of the parameters represents?

Essentially we just need to be able to specify the target layer, the type of lookup (contains, starts with, ends with etc.), which column to search in and the field value from the current survey to search by.

Hope that makes sense?

Re: Calculate location from a feature service (without javascript)

IsmaelChivite — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 22:07:08 GMT

Thanks @Anneka_France I added some additional details above, but do not take them literally. I think the requirement is well understood. Flagged as under consideration for now.

Re: Calculate location from a feature service (without javascript)

Anneka_France — Fri, 11 Feb 2022 09:35:41 GMT

Thanks @IsmaelChivite . That looks great, as long as non-spatial queries will be possible too.

Hope to see this enhancement in a future update 🤞

Re: Calculate location from a feature service (without javascript) - Status changed to: In Product Plan

IsmaelChivite — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 16:25:58 GMT

Now available in Beta. Check details at: https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-survey123-blog/survey123-april-2022-now-available-in-beta/ba-p/1161436

Tentatively scheduled for general release in July 2022

Re: Calculate location from a feature service (without javascript) - Status changed to: Implemented

JamesTedrick — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 21:25:51 GMT

This functionality is now available using the pulldata('@layer') function. Please refer to the Survey123 documentation and the Esri Community blog post on this functionality.