topic Re: Web App Builder Edit Widget in ArcGIS Web AppBuilder Questions

Web App Builder Edit Widget

ToddHenry1 — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 19:25:06 GMT

I have a feature class with many fields that I need to rearrange the order in the edit widget within WebApp Builder. It appears that the only way is to move each field one at a time. If I have a field at the top and I need to click down about 50times to get it to the bottom since I don't want that field to be edited and therefore don't want it at the top of the list.

This is feature layer hosted on ArcGIS server and for my pop-ups I need the field so I would prefer to not create two services removing the fields before I publish the service to ArcGIS server.

Is there a better way?

Re: Web App Builder Edit Widget

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 23:59:03 GMT

Todd,

currently using the UI, no there is not a better way. You can go into the config_Edit.json and manually cut and paste the fields if you pay close attention to the json structure. If you are not real confident about editing the json directly I would give it a go anyway and then runs your whole config_Edit.json through a online json linter

Re: Web App Builder Edit Widget

ToddHenry1 — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 02:30:43 GMT

How would I get access to the Edit_config.json file and then how would I upload those changes back to ArcGIS Online.

Re: Web App Builder Edit Widget

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 00:05:05 GMT

Todd,

Well using WAB in AGOL changes things you can only get access to the main config.json for editing using the ArcGIS Online Assistant, so that does not help you. The only way you can do what I suggest is if you are using Web AppBuilder developer or you are willing to get WAB dev and host your downloaded AGOL WAB app on your web server. As this is probably more effort for you to do then to move the fields one at a time this is likely a mute point.

Re: Web App Builder Edit Widget

ToddHenry1 — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 03:36:12 GMT

Thanks for the feedback.

For now, I'm rebuilding my feature class so the fields are better organized.

Re: Web App Builder Edit Widget

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 11:56:21 GMT

Todd,

Don't forget to mark this thread as answered.

Re: Web App Builder Edit Widget

JunshanLiu — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 02:21:49 GMT

Todd,

Thanks for you post this, I agree that this is a bad user experience and we do have a plan to improve it.