topic Re: include layer via my own REST service and not from AGOL in ArcGIS Web AppBuilder Questions

include layer via my own REST service and not from AGOL

TomGeo — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 09:16:59 GMT

Looking into the possibilities that come with the WAB I can't see the possibility to refer to one of my own services. Looks like people that have their data at AGOL are fine, but I can't upload certain data to AGOL since I am simple not allowed to give them out of house.

Hence, how is it possible to refer to web services delivered by our own ArcGIS Server?

I found this posting here (Do you have to use AGOL to use WAB? ) that might offer this, but the comments to the initial posting leave me a bit in doubt. Also, it is not satisfying to go via a hack to create standard functionality.

Bests Thomas

Re: include layer via my own REST service and not from AGOL

JakeSkinner — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 12:26:32 GMT

Hi Thomas,

Currently, this is only possible by adding the ArcGIS Server service to the web map, or manually editing the config.json. One way that may be an option for you is to use Web AppBuilder with Portal for ArcGIS.

Re: include layer via my own REST service and not from AGOL

AnthonyGiles — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 14:09:59 GMT

Thomas,

Have a look at the LocalLayerWidget and AccessifizrWidget developed by Adam Drackley‌:

LocalLayerWidget and AccessifizrWidget

Regards

Anthony

Re: include layer via my own REST service and not from AGOL

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 14:48:16 GMT

Thomas,

The discussion I wrote about Do you have to use AGOL to use WAB?‌ was back in Beta2 of the Web App Builder they introduced an ability to use your own ArcGIS Server services but this was then removed/messed up in subsequent releases (this was always undocumented ability).

As Anthony points out Adam and I have spend time developing a good alternative the LocalLayerWidget and AccessifizrWidget‌ it gives you the ability to use your own ArcGIS Server services but does still have a requirement to begin with a AGOL web map as the starting point to set LODs and spatial reference of the map but then all your layers from ArcGIS Server can override everything but the LODs and Spatial Reference. Give it a try right now this is your only option beside using a local Portal like Jake suggests.

Re: include layer via my own REST service and not from AGOL

RebeccaStrauch__GISP — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 14:48:23 GMT

as Anthony mentioned, check out LocalLayer widget and Tips for using the custom LocalLayer widget with WAB-Dev edition might help.

Re: include layer via my own REST service and not from AGOL

LarryStout — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 23:20:55 GMT

Thomas,

You don't have to move your data to AGOL to author a web map. The map below points to my servers for every service. In fact, I have copied no data to AGOL.

http://hamco.maps.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=09ab39d0c3ce4d8aae8aacfa47e7b818

Here's a link to my "souped up" WebApp Builder that uses the above map:

http://gis.hamiltoncounty.in.gov/mapviewer/index.html

Re: include layer via my own REST service and not from AGOL

TobiasFimpel1 — Thu, 26 Feb 2015 03:29:20 GMT

Larry - I'd be interested to see how you got the html table in the pop-up to work - I'm unable to do this with web map configured pop-up windows. The link to the webmap isn't publicly accessible, and when I look at the webmap that I think you linked to I can't see a pop-up at all. (?) (Sorry for hijacking this thread. Larry's answer is the correct answer to the original question.)

Re: include layer via my own REST service and not from AGOL

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Thu, 26 Feb 2015 15:36:25 GMT

FC Basson,

Can you point out where this default.js file is?

Re: include layer via my own REST service and not from AGOL

LarryStout — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 21:26:29 GMT

Tobias,

Here's the short version. I have a widget (Acme) that is an on-screen widget, but does not display. Being an on-screen widget, it is started when the app starts. It reads the HTML template for a feature layer from the Acme config file and then sets it as the infoTemplate on the layer. Here's a code fragment:

customInfoTemplate = new PopupTemplate();
customInfoTemplate.setTitle(lang.hitch(this, '_getInfoWindowTitle', content.title));  // for mobile popup title
customInfoTemplate.setContent(lang.hitch(this, '_getInfoWindowContent', content));
layer.setInfoTemplate(customInfoTemplate);

I can send you the long version if you like.

Larry

Re: include layer via my own REST service and not from AGOL

TobiasFimpel1 — Thu, 26 Feb 2015 16:40:46 GMT

Thanks Larry, that makes sense and is enough info for me right now. It's a very neat application, btw.

Re: include layer via my own REST service and not from AGOL

FC_Basson — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 05:57:27 GMT

Sorry Robert, I got confused with the WAB templates.

Re: include layer via my own REST service and not from AGOL

berniejconnors — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 20:37:01 GMT

Larry - I like your Print Plus widget for WAB. I found it on GitHub.

Re: include layer via my own REST service and not from AGOL

LarryStout — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 20:42:02 GMT

Bernie,

Thanks. The version on GitHub is an old one that worked with one of the Beta versions. I haven't taken the time to update it.

Here's a link to the latest viewer that uses the latest PrintPlus Widget: http://gis.hamiltoncounty.in.gov/mapviewer/index.html.

Larry

Re: include layer via my own REST service and not from AGOL

PaulDavidson1 — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 22:36:36 GMT

Larry:

I'm trying to duplicate a web app similar to yours where our data is hosted inside our firewalls but available to named AGOL users in our organization only. Field users with iPads have to VPN inside the firewall to get at the data.

Maybe that's my issue. I have added a number of map services to My Content via the REST endpoints, no problem. Our local intranet map servers are not using any security, just http://ourservername:6080/etc....

But you can only see those from inside the firewall.

Our ArcServers are running 10.1 SP1

(Funny, I can't find any Requirements page for Web AppBuilder)

I can make an AGOL webmap with the map layers no problem.

But when I start up a local registered copy of WAB from inside the firewall, the only layer that displays is the AGOL basemap. The Layer list widget shows nothing.

Similarily if I create an AGOL webmap with one of our layers as the basemap, then I pull up nothing.

I've googled this and dug everywhere, I can't believe I'm the only with this issue but I've found basically nothing to help. There is a post on Rebecca's blog that might have some info about turning ArcServer to https but it's not applicable to 10.1.

Any suggestions? Do I need to turn on Oauth2 in AGOL?

Thanks for any help. (I'm also installing the LocalLayer widget and see how that goes, except my WAB install doesn't match the folder structure given...)

Re: include layer via my own REST service and not from AGOL

LarryStout — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 03:36:42 GMT

Paul,

My WebMap has map services from both public and non-public servers. I wrote the validateWebMap.js module to test each server and each service and remove any services that are not reachable from the WebMap without any significant delay. I've tested this on my iPhone with VPN on and VPN off and the results are consistent with what I intended (no VPN, no layers from the non-public server). I'm not using any security to do this.

We do have one map service on our public server that is secured. validateWebMap.js also removes secured layers, unless there is a specific query parameter (allowSecuredLayers=true). I've also tested this and it works as expected.

Here are a couple of links for you:

Viewer App

Config Documentation

Updated Link (4-30-2015)

I call the preProcessor.js from index.html and preProcessor.js calls validateWebMap.js. This architecture allows for other types of pre-processing in the future.

Let me know if and how well this works for you. I've tested it for the sake of testing, but many times that kind of testing is not as good as a real production environment.

Larry

Re: include layer via my own REST service and not from AGOL

PaulDavidson1 — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 22:18:44 GMT

Thanks for the info Larry.

I could get the Config Documentation but not the Viewer App

Re: include layer via my own REST service and not from AGOL

LarryStout — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 16:32:04 GMT

Sorry. Not sure how that happened. Try this one:

Viewer App

Re: include layer via my own REST service and not from AGOL

PaulDavidson1 — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 18:18:26 GMT

Thanks Larry

That worked

I'll try digesting this info and go from there.

Re: include layer via my own REST service and not from AGOL

berniejconnors — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 15:52:27 GMT

I agree with Jake - the simplest solution is to include your own ArcGIS Server map services in an AGOL web map and then include the web map in the config for Web AppBuilder. Please be aware that you don't have to put your data in the AGOL cloud. You simply publish a pointer back to your own server. Here is a sample I have published:

http://geonb.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=b70eaac05659415a801b476b237f9989

This works fine for non-secure map services. I have not yet done this with secure map services.

Bernie.

Re: include layer via my own REST service and not from AGOL

LarryStout — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 16:45:51 GMT

I have two servers. One public and one not. I've published services from both to AGOL. It works fine as long as I can see the non public server. So I wrote a small JavaScript file that intercepts the WebMap definition and removes services it can't resolve and optionally secured services (based on a URL parameter).

I've updated the links I had originally posted below.

Larry