topic Re: Will the Web AppBuilder support upload like Flex Viewer? in ArcGIS Web AppBuilder Questions

Will the Web AppBuilder support upload like Flex Viewer?

ZacharyHart — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 21:16:28 GMT

I asked this question several times in the recent live training session and the presenters suggested they would be answering the unanswered questions somewhere around here, but cannot find any related post. My best guess was to try here (still missing the structure of old forums).

Does anyone have any updates on this? We've developed a number of GP services that allow users to submit zipped data to our GIS server. This is our biggest hurdle in migrating to the WAB.

Does anyone have any insight on this?

Re: Will the Web AppBuilder support upload like Flex Viewer?

LangdonSanders2 — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 21:59:04 GMT

Right now the WAB does not support it, I am waiting on the same response. Current suggestion is to host WAB developer on local server and write custom widget using JavaScript API.

Re: Will the Web AppBuilder support upload like Flex Viewer?

ZacharyHart — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 12:50:11 GMT

I know it doesn't support it now, but, like you, I'm waiting to hear anything from ESRI regarding this. I am hosting it locally, but lack any guidance on writing the code for modifying the GP widget to allow the upload feature. I'm real curious to know why the functionality wasn't incorporated from the get-go given the fact that ESRI is moving away from supporting Flex and Silverlight.

Re: Will the Web AppBuilder support upload like Flex Viewer?

LangdonSanders2 — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 13:42:14 GMT

Hello Zachary,

Here is the link to my similar post, without a lot of strong leads. Below is what I've heard so far from Esri

Esri Customer Care Rep:
I was able to look into this further and it was more efficient that I email you back with some further information on how to accomplish your goal. While the out of the box applications in the Web App Builder won't support batch geocoding your geocode service, you have a couple of options. You can create your own widget that will allow your users to upload the csv file to have them batch geocoded or as you mentioned, create a geoprocessing service that will allow that to happen.

I think that the following documentation may help you in what you are wanting to accomplish.

http://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/58095/geocoding-multiple-addresses-using-arcgis-js-api
https://developers.arcgis.com/javascript/jsapi/locator.html
I wanted to include some helpful documentation about creating geoprocessing services and publishing them.

Authoring geoprocessing tasks with ModelBuilder
http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#/Authoring_geoprocessing_tasks_with_ModelBuilder/00570000007s000000/

Authoring geoprocessing tasks with Python scripts
http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#/Authoring_geoprocessing_tasks_with_Python_scripts/00570000007r000000/

A quick tour of publishing a geoprocessing service
http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#/A_quick_tour_of_publishing_a_geoprocessing_service/005700000042000000/

I would suggest following this group Web AppBuilder Custom Widgets and I wonder if Robert Scheitlin, GISP‌ would have any comments. He has been highly active in this area and posted a number of custom widgets.

Re: Will the Web AppBuilder support upload like Flex Viewer?

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 13:47:16 GMT

Guys,

I would say that this will likely be added to WAB but the more people that contact tech support and request the enhancement the better the odds are that we will see this sooner

Re: Will the Web AppBuilder support upload like Flex Viewer?

ZacharyHart — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 14:01:47 GMT

Landgon,

Thanks for that. Authoring the GP services isn't the issue which is why I'm guessing you said you haven't had any strong leads. I'l check out that sub-group for sure though. Thanks.

Re: Will the Web AppBuilder support upload like Flex Viewer?

ZacharyHart — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 14:03:55 GMT

I suppose the correct channel for this is actually the ArcGIS ideas. I don't know how well ESRI aggregates enhancement requests via support services, but I'm all ears to what you may know.

I'll submit or see if an existing idea exists and report back here.

Re: Will the Web AppBuilder support upload like Flex Viewer?

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 14:10:03 GMT

Zachery,

I agree the issue is WABs support of esri/tasks/DataFile

DataFile | API Reference | ArcGIS API for JavaScript

Re: Will the Web AppBuilder support upload like Flex Viewer?

ZacharyHart — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 14:19:41 GMT

https://c.na9.visual.force.com/apex/ideaView?id=087E0000000CwGW&returnUrl=%2Fapex%2FideaList%3Fc%3D09a300000004xET%26sor…

Here is the Idea I just submitted, please provide any additional information you would like me to add to this. Otherwise, I encourage you to please add your own thoughts to the Idea submission.

Thanks!

Re: Will the Web AppBuilder support upload like Flex Viewer?

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 14:29:22 GMT

Zachary,

I just promoted it and hope others will do the same.

Re: Will the Web AppBuilder support upload like Flex Viewer?

RhettZufelt — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 20:56:12 GMT

Hmm, wonder where you put the "idea" to fix their "ideas" page.

The link above sends me to some other site wanting me to create a new login to even view the link.

I found it at this link http://esri.force.com/apex/ideaSearchResults?s=file+upload+wab&searchButton=search which allows me to see the post, however, if you try to promote it, it just takes you to another page.

Under Recent Ideas, click more and scroll down on this page https://c.na9.visual.force.com/apex/ideaList?c=09a300000004xET&category=&sort=recent and it finally lets me promote the idea?????

In case others want to promote it, yet can't navigate the new ESRI "system",

OK, now I see that the original link works IF you are already signed into the ideas page. However, the link above asks for signin, and does not accept the esri credentials. So, apperantly, you need to go to the esri.force.com page and log in before you try the c.na9.visual.force.com...... pages.

Re: Will the Web AppBuilder support upload like Flex Viewer?

ZacharyHart — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 21:03:16 GMT

I find that, in general, redirects at the various ESRI sites are problematic. For example, if a Google/search result shows a particular article you are interested in, your browser will attempt to take you there, but redirects to a login page. After entering credentials, it does not continue to redirect you accordingly.

Similarly, if your Google/search result gives you a blog article, ESRI somehow redirects you to the main blog site, not the article in the search result. I have found however, in this case, that if you go back to your search results and then forward again, you will be redirected successfully.

These are just two examples of the behavior I've seen.

(And congratulations Zack, you just hijacked your own thread 😕 )

Re: Will the Web AppBuilder support upload like Flex Viewer?

KerryRobinson — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 10:34:06 GMT

For future reference, here is the direct link to the idea: http://shar.es/1o6x6c

I just submitted an idea to the ideas site to also allow us to just get the direct link to the idea without having to share as an email first and copying from there. I also promoted the 'Share to GeoNet' idea.