topic Re: Widget Deployment Issue in ArcGIS Web AppBuilder Questions

Widget Deployment Issue

JeffDavis2 — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 17:46:50 GMT

Hello. I am new to the post and web appbuilder and I am hoping this is a very easy fix.

I recently downloaded a custom widget from this site. I unzipped the widget and copied its corresponding file folder over to the 2D location \client\stemapp\widgets. Unfortunately, when I open a web application I am currently working on the widget does not appear in the selection.

What am I doing wrong?

Thank you in advance.

Re: Widget Deployment Issue

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 17:54:00 GMT

Jeff,

What widget was it. If it was one that you downloaded from a GitHub site then make sure you take "master" out of the widget folder name.

Re: Widget Deployment Issue

JeffDavis2 — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 17:57:09 GMT

Hi Robert,

So great to talk with you!

Actually it was your AdvDraw widget. I'm sure my naivety has something to do with the entire process.

Can you offer any suggestions?

Thanks.

Jeff

Re: Widget Deployment Issue

JeffDavis2 — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 18:18:18 GMT

Sorry I did not answer your question...I did not download the widget from GitHub.

I downloaded it from this site...GeoNet.

Re: Widget Deployment Issue

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 18:23:09 GMT

Jeff,

If you are talking about this one:

Enhanced Draw Widget

Then there is the issue that the widget was developed for 1.2 version of WAB and seems to have some issue with 2.1 or greater of WAB.

you should look at this one instead:

https://community.esri.com/thread/122331-edraw-widget

https://github.com/magis-nc/esri-webappbuilder-widget-eDraw/releases/tag/v2.1.2

Re: Widget Deployment Issue

JeffDavis2 — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 18:43:00 GMT

Robert,

As you suggested, I downloaded the source code zip file for eDraw widget, unzipped the folder and placed the folder in the same directory as previously mentioned.

Unfortunately, I still can't see the widget in the list.

I didn't change the file name (quite long) but it does not contain the word "master".

Any ideas?

Re: Widget Deployment Issue

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 18:44:44 GMT

Jeff,

On that one you do need to change the folder name to "eDraw"

Re: Widget Deployment Issue

JeffDavis2 — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 18:57:11 GMT

Robert,

I couldn't modify the folder name directly so I created a new folder called "eDraw" and copied and pasted all the components from the original (long named) folder into the one I just created. I then went through the entire process as I previously mentioned and still cannot see the "eDraw" widget present in the list of selections.

Any clue what I am doing wrong?

Jeff

Re: Widget Deployment Issue

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 19:18:22 GMT

Jeff,

Are you re-starting WAB?

Re: Widget Deployment Issue

JeffDavis2 — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 19:25:23 GMT

Robert,

I have not. As mentioned, very new to the web appbuilder and just trying to feel my way around.

Do you know of any easy to follow instructions on how to re-start the WAB? I'm just very cautious on anything I do concerning the applications we are currently running and I don't want to interrupt service in any of the other applications due to my inexperience.

Re: Widget Deployment Issue

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 19:35:28 GMT

Jeff,

WAB Dev can be restarted by closing the browser window that you have it running in and also closing the command window that is opened when double clciking on the startup.bat file and then double clicking on the startup.bat again.

Re: Widget Deployment Issue

JeffDavis2 — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 19:55:13 GMT

Thank you, Robert for all your help! Perfect!

Jeff

Re: Widget Deployment Issue

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 20:07:54 GMT

Jeff,

I'm pretty sure you did not mean to mark your reply as the correct answer so I un-marked it.

Re: Widget Deployment Issue

JeffDavis2 — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 20:09:45 GMT

Thanks, Robert.

Newbie...what can I say.

I'll mark your response.

Jeff

Re: Widget Deployment Issue

RebeccaStrauch__GISP — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 20:24:39 GMT

Jeff, you may want to mark Robert's responses that helped too, since there is more than one response that lead to the end solution.This helps others in the future. Just a suggestion.

Re: Widget Deployment Issue

JeffDavis2 — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 20:33:22 GMT

Got it. Thank you for the correction. After this, I should be a pro.