topic Re: Add custom text element to print layout in print widget in ArcGIS Web AppBuilder Questions

Add custom text element to print layout in print widget

MHasan — Sun, 10 Jan 2021 14:21:02 GMT

Hello everyone.

I have been trying to create a printing service from tools published from ArcGIS Pro using the following tutorial:

Share custom layouts for printing from ArcGIS Pro—ArcGIS Server | Documentation for ArcGIS Enterprise

I want to add a custom text element and let the user enter the text value in the print widget.

The tutorial indicates that :

"If you want to insert a custom text element, add a text element and embed the element's name in a set of open and closed curly braces, such as {parcel-id}."

But it doesn't tell how and where to embed the element name.

Re: Add custom text element to print layout in print widget

LongDinh — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 05:14:04 GMT

Hi MHasan,

I was also perplexed by this vague description as well. Luckily I found the solution by looking at the default installation templates.

The name of the element is the Table of Contents when in Layout mode. Adding a open and closed curly bracket will add the element to the Print Layout Template JSON's "customTextElements" array.

Below is a screen capture of the "Get Layout Templates Info" which has successfully added the "{VeryCustomElementName}" dynamic element to the print template

Re: Add custom text element to print layout in print widget

MHasan — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 12:04:54 GMT

Thank you very much @LongDinh

It's really easy but it wasn't obvious from the documentation.

Re: Add custom text element to print layout in print widget

BugPie — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 20:02:09 GMT

The screen shot was the winning piece. Thanks for sharing that visual aid. Man, I've been stuck on this one... no more!

Re: Add custom text element to print layout in print widget

DavidlMason — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 10:56:37 GMT

That was very simple, thanks.

Now is there a simple way to add a legend also? I tried the curly brackets around that, but that would've been too easy.