topic Re: File upload survey123 connect in ArcGIS Survey123 Questions

File upload survey123 connect

AlexLaRocca — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 19:29:34 GMT

I have made several surveys in the web engine, and have shifted towards connect. Is connect able to accommodate forms like pdf's and word docs?

Re: File upload survey123 connect

JamesTedrick — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 19:47:27 GMT

Hi Alex,

Survey123 Connect won't display the file question properly, but will preserve it in the form - when you republish, it will still be available in the web form.

Re: File upload survey123 connect

DerekKonofalski — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 23:36:03 GMT

Hi, James! Is there a limit to what file types are allowed by the File Upload question? We've successfully set up a File Upload with Connect but we can't select an .xls or .xlsx file with the question. The file is under 5MB so the size shouldn't be an issue and the support text on the button says * which I would think means any filetype is supported. How can we attach .xls and .xlsx files?

Re: File upload survey123 connect

DerekKonofalski — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 20:16:51 GMT

To give some more info and context, we're attempting to submit these surveys along with an Excel spreadsheet from an iPad. We have Excel installed on the iPads and the File Upload option is not restricted to any single file type ("*" is listed) but, for some reason, we can't select an Excel file.

Re: File upload survey123 connect

JamesTedrick — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 18:28:38 GMT

Hi Derek,

We are seeing some issues with the most recent versions of iOS and the file question in mobile Safari; we are looking into it.

Re: File upload survey123 connect

DerekKonofalski — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 18:31:10 GMT

Thanks, James Tedrick‌. Let me know if I can assist or help test in any way.

Re: File upload survey123 connect

DerekKonofalski — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 16:08:55 GMT

Do we know if this is an iOS issue or is it a Survey123 issue? I know that WebKit is the browser engine on iOS and, as expected, both Chrome and Safari on iOS do the same.

Re: File upload survey123 connect

DerekKonofalski — Tue, 05 May 2020 15:42:43 GMT

Hi, James! Just wanted to follow back up to see if there's a solution to this or, at the very least, a workaround that we can use in the meantime? This issue is keeping us from being able to use the forms we created in the field.

Re: File upload survey123 connect

JamesTedrick — Wed, 06 May 2020 20:36:20 GMT

Hi Derek,

We are still investigating this issue, so I don't have an update at this time.

Re: File upload survey123 connect

JodyZhengLiu — Sat, 09 May 2020 10:33:07 GMT

Hi Derek,

The reason for this issue is that on iOS 13 the MIME type of "application/*" won't work, which will happen when no file types specified in the xlsx form. For a workaround, you can specify one or more types in the body::accept column in xlsx form, i.e.

application/pdf,application/msword,application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document,application/vnd.ms-excel,application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet,application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation,application/vnd.ms-powerpoint,text/plain

and republish your survey.

Thanks,

Jody Zheng Liu

Re: File upload survey123 connect

DerekKonofalski — Mon, 11 May 2020 15:45:40 GMT

Hi, Jody!

Is this documented anywhere on the ESRI help docs or site? My XLSForm doesn't have that column. I'm sure I can add it but I'm curious how I would have ever gotten that as an option if you hadn't saved me and responded with that.

Thanks!

Re: File upload survey123 connect

JodyZhengLiu — Wed, 13 May 2020 02:52:37 GMT

Hi Derek,

Glad to hear that it works for you! This column is not documented yet since File Upload question type is not officially supported in Survey123 Connect and Field App yet (but it will soon be supported, you can join the Early Adoper Community of Survey123 to enroll beta functions). Currently, if you author your survey in the web designer with File Upload question, the specified MIME types would be explicitly added.

Thanks,

Jody

Re: File upload survey123 connect

ChrisWoodward — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 20:25:03 GMT

Hey Jody,

Thanks so much for your suggestions, they are very helpful. I've added the extra column to my excel spreasheet within S123 Connect called "body::accept" and I can now upload PDF/Word/Excel files. I'm working on an survey that is published from Connect that needs to support PDF/Word/Excel/text and jpeg/png files. I'm now finding that when I put in your suggestion of:

application/pdf,application/msword,application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document,application/vnd.ms-excel,application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet,application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation,application/vnd.ms-powerpoint,text/plain

I can no longer upload the image (jpeg/png) file types. Is there a way to allow for both?

Can the standard MIME types be called for using S123 Connect?

Thanks,
Chris