topic Re: Dual map Slider Widget in ArcGIS Web AppBuilder Questions

Dual map Slider Widget

KennethBusby — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 14:59:45 GMT

I need to use two maps for most of my slider maps, Simply removing one layer will not suffice.

Can we get this functionality added in Web App Builder?

Re: Dual map Slider Widget

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 15:25:20 GMT

Kenneth,

WAB has a swipe widget. http://gislap183:3344/webappbuilder/help/index.html#//03w30000005z000000

There is also the custom widgets enhanced basemap gallery widget:

Enhanced Basemap Gallery Widget 1.3 - 12/14/2015

Re: Dual map Slider Widget

KennethBusby — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 15:27:47 GMT

Yes but it doesnt have the swipe map for two maps. it has to be one map that you slide the layer. I am looking for the two maps so you slide the entire map back and forth between two maps.

Re: Dual map Slider Widget

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 15:34:16 GMT

Kenneth,

Nothing like that exists then. And as a developer I can not see the dev team adding something like this just because of the amount of re-coding of the whole app structure that would have to happen for this.

Re: Dual map Slider Widget

MichaelRobb — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 16:56:04 GMT

Hi Kenneth

what would be the business case to require a swipe of two maps? If the swipe tool is able to swipe layers?

Re: Dual map Slider Widget

KennethBusby — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 17:34:12 GMT

well I have firestations with their 1.5 mile response areas currently with 26. we are looking at moving some stations and adding some so the firestation layer and response area layers are all different and when you just swipe one away it does not work I need to be able to swipe the two different maps of those two in order to show the change.

Re: Dual map Slider Widget

MichaelRobb — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 20:33:22 GMT

I still dont see the reason for two 'maps'. If I understand this correctly, you are just talking about two groups of layers.

Group them - Now and Proposed and publish as such.

In the Now group you have your now fire station layers (plural)

In the Proposed Group you have your new fire station layers (plural)

The Swipe tool will work with each group as the swipe tool looks at the base level of each item in the TOC (LayerList)

Re: Dual map Slider Widget

KennethBusby — Mon, 21 Dec 2015 14:02:30 GMT

When i Put two layers they are over one another both are displayed then when swiped only the one is removed. I need to have a complete swipe where one layer is swiped in and the other swiped out both ways.

https://dekalbgis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/StorytellingSwipe/?appid=ebd3f5ba11d24444b83aae75ff5bf239

Take a look and see how I have the map layers and how they are completely removed on either side of the swipe line so you can see the changes to all the stations and areas without them bleeding over the others making it hard to see the changes for the stations that were relocated.

Re: Dual map Slider Widget

RickeyFight — Mon, 21 Dec 2015 15:08:54 GMT

Kenneth,

It asks me to sign in when I go to the link you provided.

Re: Dual map Slider Widget

MichaelRobb — Mon, 21 Dec 2015 15:38:42 GMT

Hi Kenneth,

Sorry I misunderstood what you were trying to accomplish. Effectively, you are looking for swipe to 'hide' one layer and at the same time 'show' the other. This is not feasible out of the box.

Re: Dual map Slider Widget

MichaelRobb — Mon, 21 Dec 2015 15:39:59 GMT

The above StoryMap link is not set to 'everyone' aka Public.

Re: Dual map Slider Widget

KennethBusby — Mon, 21 Dec 2015 16:08:34 GMT

I had it set to public. Maybe our internal page settings. I will check.

Re: Dual map Slider Widget

KennethBusby — Mon, 21 Dec 2015 16:09:18 GMT

It should be public I will look again when I get to the office.

Re: Dual map Slider Widget

KennethBusby — Mon, 21 Dec 2015 16:49:47 GMT

it is an issue with our set up. I thought if I shared it public you could get to it but I guess that is not the case.

but you get the idea of what i was saying with the need for two maps.

Re: Dual map Slider Widget

MichaelRobb — Mon, 21 Dec 2015 16:59:42 GMT

If you are using a StoryMap, the Story Application as well as the Web Apps and Web Maps used in the Story map must all be 'Everyone' shared.

I understand what you are looking for now though it still does not require two web maps (sliding two entire web maps would also solve it, but with greater complexity). It just requires customizing the Slide widget to be able to show and hide two selected layers (composite layers or otherwise).

Re: Dual map Slider Widget

KennethBusby — Mon, 21 Dec 2015 17:04:48 GMT

I was able to use two maps with the online configure tool but the widget in WAB does not offer that same set up.

I am unware of how to modify the slider that way I will have to look into that. If you know of anyone that has done this i would love to see what they did to make it work.

thanks,

Ken