topic Re: Searching in Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS in ArcGIS Web AppBuilder Questions

Searching in Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS

JustinNettleton — Wed, 13 May 2015 15:50:31 GMT

I am using the ArcGIS online version of Web AppBuilder. I have a simple application set up for County facilities. I am looking for a quick an easy way for users to search for facilities. A drop down of some sorts would work the best. I tried to use the filter widget, but I don't like the way its set up. It doesn't seem to make the process easy for the user at all. I may just be making the process harder than it needs to be.

So, is there any quick way to search or set up a drop down? I am just looking for the user to hit a button and their options pop up. They click on the facility they want and it zooms to it or highlights it on the map.

Thanks,

Justin Nettleton, GISP

Re: Searching in Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS

RickeyFight — Wed, 13 May 2015 15:54:30 GMT

Justin,

Have you considered the Bookmark widget? This would allow you to list the facilities and then zoom to their location.

Re: Searching in Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS

JustinNettleton — Wed, 13 May 2015 15:57:36 GMT

Rickey,

I was actually just doing that as an alternative in case i didn't come up with a better solution.

Thanks for the response.

Re: Searching in Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Wed, 13 May 2015 15:59:56 GMT

Justin,

You might also consider building a geocode (single field) service that way you can just use the Geocoder widget to type the search term into.

Re: Searching in Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS

JustinNettleton — Wed, 13 May 2015 16:17:48 GMT

Thanks, I will give that a try.

Re: Searching in Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS

StanMcShinsky — Wed, 13 May 2015 21:12:47 GMT

Justin,

Another way may be to set up a feature search on the web map in AGOL. This will allow you to search by features in the data that is using the actual data and not a cache of the data in a geocoding service. When you set this up in the web map in AGOL it will automatically show up as a drop down search in the geocoding search bar in WAB.

-Stan

Re: Searching in Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS

JustinNettleton — Thu, 14 May 2015 16:57:01 GMT

Stan,

Thanks for the response. Looks like that is an option as well.