topic Re: Alternatives to passing complex geoshape as URL parameter in ArcGIS Survey123 Questions

Alternatives to passing complex geoshape as URL parameter

Jordi-Monk-Developer — Wed, 30 Mar 2022 17:18:54 GMT

Hello,

We have a group-shared survey where users need to able to submit changes to both geometry (lines) and attributes of EXISTING FEATURES, so we need to prepopulate the survey with the feature values.

This is easy to do by using URL parameters. However, with very complex geometries the URL's length may exceed the limits of a GET request.

Here is what we are thinking on trying/we've already tried:

1.- Prepopulate the survey feature class, and then open the features in COPY mode. This approach works but was discarded because it would allow User A to have access to a survey by User B, which is something that we don't want.

2.- In Connect, use a Javascript function within the survey to fetch the geometry from the relevant feature class and feed it into the geoshape field. (similar approach to the one described at https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-survey123-questions/can-t-pass-attributes-of-a-line-from-collector-to/td-p/782103

My questions:

- Is my assumption correct that a very complex geometry attached as a URL parameter will cause the call to the survey to fail?
- Will approach #2 above work?
- Is there any other alternative?

Thank you in advance.

Re: Alternatives to passing complex geoshape as URL parameter

DougBrowning — Wed, 30 Mar 2022 18:00:56 GMT

So are you always going to have the device online?

Re: Alternatives to passing complex geoshape as URL parameter

HuubZwart — Wed, 30 Mar 2022 18:43:00 GMT

Using the survey123 inbox option would be a good alternative here. Using query filters you can limit the survey's in a users inbox to their own features, for example. Also, you can open features from the inbox using url parameters (globalid).

Have a look at:

Survey123 Prepare for editing existing data

Re: Alternatives to passing complex geoshape as URL parameter

Jordi-Monk-Developer — Wed, 30 Mar 2022 19:02:20 GMT

Yes, users will access each relevant survey coming from a web map.

Re: Alternatives to passing complex geoshape as URL parameter

Jordi-Monk-Developer — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 16:34:34 GMT

That fits the bill, I think. Thanks, @HuubZwart and @DougBrowning