topic Re: WAB Smart Editor - did the Dec 5th AGOL update break attribute data entry tabbing functionality? in ArcGIS Web AppBuilder Questions

WAB Smart Editor - did the Dec 5th AGOL update break attribute data entry tabbing functionality?

BrianFausel — Tue, 18 Dec 2018 16:46:19 GMT

We use the Smart Editor widget in our Web AppBuilder apps and when editing the attributes the "tab" function recently stopped working. I'm referring to the standard data entry functionality where you can use the "tab" key to move to the next line between attributes.

This was working at some point in the past but is now broken. When you tab it highlights the template box instead of the next line. Our users think it stopped working around the last AGOL update on Dec. 5th. We are using the hosted WAB on AGOL, not the Enterprise or Developer version.

The "tab" functionality still works in the standard Editor widget, but we like the added functionality in the Smart Editor and hope it will be fixed.

Re: WAB Smart Editor - did the Dec 5th AGOL update break attribute data entry tabbing functionality?

BrianFausel — Tue, 18 Dec 2018 16:51:35 GMT

Thought perhaps it was a browser issue but the problem is experienced in Chrome 71, Firefox Quantum 64 and IE 11.

Re: WAB Smart Editor - did the Dec 5th AGOL update break attribute data entry tabbing functionality?

deleted-user-vgwFLiUByf_j — Tue, 08 Jan 2019 14:28:57 GMT

I've definitely experienced this issue and first encountered it right after the December update. I tried four different browsers as well, with no results. Hopefully this will be fixed by the next update.

Re: WAB Smart Editor - did the Dec 5th AGOL update break attribute data entry tabbing functionality?

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Tue, 08 Jan 2019 14:32:58 GMT

Reporting the issue to esri tech support is the best route for ensuring this gets fixed.

Re: WAB Smart Editor - did the Dec 5th AGOL update break attribute data entry tabbing functionality?

BrianFausel — Tue, 08 Jan 2019 16:48:14 GMT

Thanks Robert and Corey. I have set up a test editor app and the tabbing problem still persists. I'll open a support ticket with Esri and will report back what I hear...

Re: WAB Smart Editor - did the Dec 5th AGOL update break attribute data entry tabbing functionality?

BrianFausel — Tue, 08 Jan 2019 17:24:08 GMT

This is a known problem, my support case has been attached to BUG-000118826: Unable to tab between fields when using the Smart Editor widget in Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS.

Re: WAB Smart Editor - did the Dec 5th AGOL update break attribute data entry tabbing functionality?

JeffreyROLAND — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 14:08:22 GMT

Brian, thanks for this. I had noticed this issue too and it is very annoying. Hopefully it will be fixed in the next update.

Re: WAB Smart Editor - did the Dec 5th AGOL update break attribute data entry tabbing functionality?

KyleWikstrom — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 17:19:56 GMT

We are experiencing this issue as well. A workaround that we are using is adding the Edit widget, but our users are not taking advantage of all of the Smart Editor capabilities so they only trade-off they experience is editing attributes in a popup vs a "side panel".

Re: WAB Smart Editor - did the Dec 5th AGOL update break attribute data entry tabbing functionality?

BrianFausel — Mon, 25 Mar 2019 21:29:24 GMT

Yes we are also back to using the standard Edit widget as well, which our users definitely find annoying. I was hoping Esri would fix this with the March update but it still appears to be broken (though interestingly back tab shift + tab still works).

Re: WAB Smart Editor - did the Dec 5th AGOL update break attribute data entry tabbing functionality?

KyleWikstrom — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 20:41:10 GMT

Yes, still experiencing this after the March release.

Re: WAB Smart Editor - did the Dec 5th AGOL update break attribute data entry tabbing functionality?

BrianFausel — Fri, 27 Sep 2019 15:03:10 GMT

The status of BUG-000118826 has been changed to "Implemented" in the My Esri portal. The ArcGIS Online version where fixed is 7.3. I assume this means the fix will show up in the next update of ArcGIS Online, which appears to be scheduled for October 1. Hopefully the update will also make its way into the next ArcGIS Enterprise update as well!