topic Migrating from Beta to Release Version? in ArcGIS Web AppBuilder Questions

Migrating from Beta to Release Version?

CameronMcCormick — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 13:01:24 GMT

Has anyone had any success to migrate an app from any Beta version to the release version?

I noticed there's a new folder in each app number (ArcGIS-web-appbuilder-1.0/server/apps/#) named "buildScripts" and not sure if that's the issue.

Tried using the "Import" function from the web appbuilder, but that's only looking at content that's already hosted on AGOL and my apps all live on a local webserver.

Any ideas?

Cameron

Re: Migrating from Beta to Release Version?

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 13:32:03 GMT

Cameron,

I am pretty sure that there is not an upgrade capability from Beta to release version. There will be in the future releases. i.e. 1.1 to higher. Here has been a couple changes that would make the migration difficult. There is a new config folder that maintains all your individual widget configurations instead of placing the json in the actual widgets folder, and I am sure there are others as well.

Re: Migrating from Beta to Release Version?

CameronMcCormick — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 13:41:08 GMT

Thank Robert!

I also noticed, after thinking about it a little, that maybe it had something to do with some paths and it looks like it does:

This is the second big change in apps (the other being open data site updates) they've sprung on us recently...with little to no information about the changes until it's live.

Re: Migrating from Beta to Release Version?

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 14:15:26 GMT

Cameron,

My policy is to consider anything Beta as having a big sign that say "This is subject to change at any time". I have had multiple version of the WAB Beta break my widget development when they came out. But that is just a fact of working with a Beta product. Now that it is final I am sure we will get more notice of breaking changes.

Re: Migrating from Beta to Release Version?

SimonFisher — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 20:19:04 GMT

Can this be confirmed by anyone at ESRI that there is no support of upgrade of WAB Apps from Beta to Final Release 1.0?

Re: Migrating from Beta to Release Version?

VirajP — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 18:52:37 GMT

It is irritating having to rebuild all your web apps when a new version comes out. I guess that is the price you pay for early adoption.