topic Re: No Basemap Choices in WebAppViewer in ArcGIS Web AppBuilder Questions

No Basemap Choices in WebAppViewer

AdamRepsher — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 19:00:21 GMT

When I configure the Basemap Gallery Widget in the Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS‌, the basemaps are not available in the Web App Viewers. I have tried this in current versions of IE10, Chrome and Safari (iOS).

I have a basemap gallery group that I have configured in our Organization, if that matters.

Is anyone else having problems making the basemaps appear for the web app viewer?

Re: No Basemap Choices in WebAppViewer

LemaoWu — Wed, 24 Dec 2014 09:05:27 GMT

Do all basemaps in your basemap gallery group have different spatial reference from the current map you are using? The widget only displays the basemaps sharing the same spatial reference as the web map loaded in the Web AppBuilder.

A note from the help doc:

Basemap Gallery widget—Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS (Developer Edition) | ArcGIS for Developers

Re: No Basemap Choices in WebAppViewer

larryzhang — Wed, 24 Dec 2014 11:23:35 GMT

Adam,

If the custom web map (a basemap for your organization) available, it looks that you can pick it up from the following path (below)...

Re: No Basemap Choices in WebAppViewer

AdamRepsher — Wed, 24 Dec 2014 11:37:14 GMT

All of the base maps are of the same spatial reference as the Esri base maps.

Re: No Basemap Choices in WebAppViewer

larryzhang — Wed, 24 Dec 2014 11:42:11 GMT

Our basemap is different from ESRI Public basemaps, which is local projected SR, but still accessible to WebAppViewer (above)...

Re: No Basemap Choices in WebAppViewer

deleted-user-YYhuCJuuEn9L — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 17:25:18 GMT

I was having the same problem. There seems to be a bug where empty base maps are added to the list in the config file. By removing the empty base map JSON objects in the config, the issue was resolved for me.

Re: No Basemap Choices in WebAppViewer

AdamRepsher — Mon, 05 Jan 2015 16:51:12 GMT

Ryan Bosley wrote:
I was having the same problem. There seems to be a bug where empty base maps are added to the list in the config file. By removing the empty base map JSON objects in the config, the issue was resolved for me.

Can you tell me how to access the config file of the WebApp in AGOL?

Thanks!

-_Adam

Re: No Basemap Choices in WebAppViewer

StanMcShinsky — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 19:18:46 GMT

If you are not using the developers version of WAB then here is another route.

Download app—Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS | ArcGIS

Follow the instructions to deploy the app.

Download the app link here http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=fffd70b754594c54bc58d90d4e897e19

on step 2 add that url (www.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/<itemid>/data?f=pjson or <orgkey>.maps.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/<itemid>/data?f=pjson) to your browser and input your app id from AGOL (the long number at the end of your map url). here is where you can access that config file and get rid of the empty JSON tags (towards the end of the file).

Re: No Basemap Choices in WebAppViewer

NathanEnge — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 18:04:36 GMT

Also having the same issue. All my basemaps including the one used in the webmap are Web Mercator.

Even if I remove all the Esri content, and just re-add the layer used for my basemap in the webmap, I still get a blank Basemap Gallery.

I am using the downloaded dev edition.

This is the JSON in the config_Basemap Gallery.json.

{

"basemapGallery": {

"basemaps": [

{},

{

"title": "Basemap",

"thumbnailUrl": "/webappbuilder/apps/4/widgets/BasemapGallery/images/default.jpg",

"layers": [

{

"url": "http://cvrdgis2.ingram.cvrd.local:6080/arcgis/rest/services/Planning/CVRD_Base_Mercator/MapServer"

}

"spatialReference": {

"wkid": 102100

}

]

}

Re: No Basemap Choices in WebAppViewer

StanMcShinsky — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 18:07:24 GMT

remove the empty json tag. delete the whole line: {},

Re: No Basemap Choices in WebAppViewer

NathanEnge — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 18:14:08 GMT

You're talking about...?

{

"basemapGallery": {

"basemaps": [

{},

.........

Re: No Basemap Choices in WebAppViewer

StanMcShinsky — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 18:17:09 GMT

Yes that is the one.

Re: No Basemap Choices in WebAppViewer

NathanEnge — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 18:38:47 GMT

Damnit. I didn't see that at first. took a restart of the node.js for it to take.

thanks man

Re: No Basemap Choices in WebAppViewer

AdamRepsher — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 16:06:09 GMT

Thank you for the suggestion Stan.

My problem remains because I want to have this app available in ArcGIS Online‌. Since you gave me a workaround, I am assuming that I cannot manipulate the app code in AGOL directly. Correct?

So, I am also assuming that this is a bug in the AGOL version of Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS‌.

--Adam

Re: No Basemap Choices in WebAppViewer

StanMcShinsky — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 16:48:48 GMT

I just tried this and it worked for me:

1. In a separate tab enter one of the following URLs

---www.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/<itemid>/data?f=pjson

---<orgkey>.maps.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/<itemid>/data?f=pjson

Change the <itemid> and/or <orgkey> for the Web Map id

2. Open the details of your web mapping application and click edit.

3. At the bottom change the purpose to Configurable.

4. Copy the json text from step 1 and paste it in the Configuration Parameters section at the bottom.

5. Edit out the empty json tag that is in the basemap gallery section that looks like {},

6. Save and refresh and that should do it.

Re: No Basemap Choices in WebAppViewer

AdamRepsher — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 21:10:11 GMT

Stan,

Thank you for your time. A little more may be required. Maybe a link to a help topic?

I got to your number one instruction and got this as a result:

{"error": {
 "code": 403,
 "messageCode": "GWM_0003",
 "message": "You do not have permissions to access this resource or perform this operation.",
 "details": []
}}

I know little about the Development side of AGOL, but I can learn if I have to. Does the application have to be registered? I cannot make the app public.

--Adam

Re: No Basemap Choices in WebAppViewer

StanMcShinsky — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 17:57:39 GMT

Yes the Web Map needs to be made public if only for a few moments so you can get the json parameters. I do not believe the application has to be registered.

I suppose if you really wanted to you could either create a public web map that has everything you want with out the private stuff. Then do step one and manually add the json that you need or just write your own json file from scratch. That way you wold not have to make it public at all. By using the url method it just makes it easier.

Re: No Basemap Choices in WebAppViewer

AdamRepsher — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 18:23:00 GMT

Stan!

Thank you so much for hanging in there with me. I appreciate your patience. You fixed it!

--Adam

Re: No Basemap Choices in WebAppViewer

ThomasColson — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 21:10:15 GMT

I am having the same problem. Following the steps above, still the same problem...grrrr. What am I doing wrong? This is using the DEV WAB 1.1 on Portal 10.3. Below is my config_Basemap Gallery.json

{
  "basemapGallery": {
    "basemaps": [
      {
        "title": "EMAG2: Earth Magnetic Anomaly 2 arc-minute Grid",
        "thumbnailUrl": "//my.org.domain/arcgis/sharing/rest/content/items/6ba6b870aa234ea4a6cfce0fd742fd1f/info/thumbnail/EarthMag.JPG",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "emag2_6357",
            "opacity": 1,
            "visibility": true,
            "url": "http://maps.ngdc.noaa.gov/rest/services/web_mercator/emag2/MapServer"
          }
        ],
        "spatialReference": {
          "wkid": 102100,
          "latestWkid": 3857
        }
      },
      {
        "title": "Global Relief Model (GEBCO08): Shaded-Relief Visualization",
        "thumbnailUrl": "//my.org.domain/arcgis/sharing/rest/content/items/d4150aed7be24f5fbee551f4a634330c/info/thumbnail/GlobalRelief.JPG",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "gebco08_hillshade_3591",
            "opacity": 1,
            "visibility": true,
            "url": "http://maps.ngdc.noaa.gov/rest/services/web_mercator/gebco08_hillshade/MapServer"
          }
        ],
        "spatialReference": {
          "wkid": 102100,
          "latestWkid": 3857
        }
      },
      {
        "title": "Imagery",
        "thumbnailUrl": "//my.org.domain/arcgis/sharing/rest/content/items/d0135822507947b2a3809af36f2d91e6/info/thumbnail/tempimagery.jpg",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "World_Imagery_2017",
            "visibility": true,
            "opacity": 1,
            "url": "http://services.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/World_Imagery/MapServer"
          }
        ],
        "spatialReference": {
          "wkid": "102100"
        }
      },
      {
        "title": "Imagery with Labels",
        "thumbnailUrl": "//my.org.domain/arcgis/sharing/rest/content/items/30699b07b44f47ef929b9e216594a7db/info/thumbnail/tempimagery_with_labels_ne_usa.png",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "World_Imagery_6611",
            "opacity": 1,
            "visibility": true,
            "url": "http://services.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/World_Imagery/MapServer"
          },
          {
            "id": "World_Boundaries_and_Places_1145",
            "isReference": true,
            "opacity": 1,
            "visibility": true,
            "url": "http://services.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/Reference/World_Boundaries_and_Places/MapServer"
          }
        ],
        "spatialReference": {
          "wkid": "102100"
        }
      },
      {
        "title": "Light Gray Canvas",
        "thumbnailUrl": "//my.org.domain/arcgis/sharing/rest/content/items/a9bfcd532c964b96ba617a0874423805/info/thumbnail/templight_gray_canvas_with_labels__ne_usa.png",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "World_Light_Gray_Base_1486",
            "opacity": 1,
            "visibility": true,
            "url": "http://services.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/Canvas/World_Light_Gray_Base/MapServer"
          },
          {
            "id": "World_Light_Gray_Reference_8656",
            "isReference": true,
            "opacity": 1,
            "visibility": true,
            "url": "http://services.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/Canvas/World_Light_Gray_Reference/MapServer"
          }
        ],
        "spatialReference": {
          "wkid": "102100"
        }
      },
      {
        "title": "Mapbox Imagery",
        "thumbnailUrl": "//my.org.domain/arcgis/sharing/rest/content/items/62f8b8ab556d474ba1070b3e1f68f593/info/thumbnail/mapboxsatellite.jpg",
        "layers": [
          {
            "templateUrl": "http://{subDomain}.tiles.mapbox.com/v3/nps.map-n9nxe12m/{level}/{col}/{row}.png",
            "id": "WebTiled_1759",
            "type": "WebTiledLayer",
            "title": "Mapbox Imagery",
            "copyright": "Attribution for MapBox tilesets: Data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Design © MapBox.",
            "fullExtent": {
              "xmin": -20037508.342787,
              "ymin": -20037508.34278,
              "xmax": 20037508.34278,
              "ymax": 20037508.342787,
              "spatialReference": {
                "wkid": 102100
              }
            },
            "subDomains": [
              "a",
              "b",
              "c",
              "d"
            ],
            "visibility": true,
            "opacity": 1
          }
        ],
        "spatialReference": {
          "wkid": "102100"
        }
      },
      {
        "title": "Mapbox Streets",
        "thumbnailUrl": "//my.org.domain/arcgis/sharing/rest/content/items/aaa3011aa2db437e9e628f5dfb6cf9fc/info/thumbnail/mapboxstreets.png",
        "layers": [
          {
            "templateUrl": "http://{subDomain}.tiles.mapbox.com/v3/nps.map-06dnxzq5/{level}/{col}/{row}.png",
            "id": "WebTiled_5498",
            "type": "WebTiledLayer",
            "title": "Mapbox Streets",
            "copyright": "Data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Design © MapBox.",
            "fullExtent": {
              "xmin": -20037508.342787,
              "ymin": -20037508.34278,
              "xmax": 20037508.34278,
              "ymax": 20037508.342787,
              "spatialReference": {
                "wkid": 102100
              }
            },
            "subDomains": [
              "a",
              "b",
              "c",
              "d"
            ],
            "visibility": true,
            "opacity": 1
          }
        ],
        "spatialReference": {
          "wkid": "102100"
        }
      },
      {
        "title": "Mapbox Terrain",
        "thumbnailUrl": "//my.org.domain/arcgis/sharing/rest/content/items/35eda76fd474469c9fa4ad2b8373501c/info/thumbnail/mt.png",
        "layers": [
          {
            "templateUrl": "http://a.tiles.mapbox.com/v4/nps.map-lj6szvbq/{level}/{col}/{row}.png?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoibnBzIiwiYSI6IkdfeS1OY1UifQ.K8Qn5ojTw4RV1GwBlsci-Q",
            "id": "WebTiled_2116",
            "type": "WebTiledLayer",
            "layerType": "WebTiledLayer",
            "title": "Mapbox Terrain",
            "copyright": "Mapbox",
            "fullExtent": {
              "xmin": -20037508.342787,
              "ymin": -20037508.34278,
              "xmax": 20037508.34278,
              "ymax": 20037508.342787,
              "spatialReference": {
                "wkid": 102100
              }
            },
            "visibility": true,
            "opacity": 1
          }
        ],
        "spatialReference": {
          "wkid": 102100
        }
      },
      {
        "title": "National Geographic",
        "thumbnailUrl": "//my.org.domain/arcgis/sharing/rest/content/items/7634c349af5c4ca6ac70078db97d80fd/info/thumbnail/natgeo.jpg",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "NatGeo_World_Map_2536",
            "opacity": 1,
            "visibility": true,
            "url": "http://services.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/NatGeo_World_Map/MapServer"
          }
        ],
        "spatialReference": {
          "wkid": "102100"
        }
      },
      {
        "title": "National Park Service - Park Tiles",
        "thumbnailUrl": "//my.org.domain/arcgis/sharing/rest/content/items/b179f0c04598427c8e4cc722bbae3bde/info/thumbnail/parktile.png",
        "layers": [
          {
            "templateUrl": "http://{subDomain}.tiles.mapbox.com/v3/nps.2yxv8n84/{level}/{col}/{row}.png",
            "id": "WebTiled_9723",
            "type": "WebTiledLayer",
            "title": "Park Tiles",
            "copyright": "National Park Service",
            "fullExtent": {
              "xmin": -20037508.342787,
              "ymin": -20037508.34278,
              "xmax": 20037508.34278,
              "ymax": 20037508.342787,
              "spatialReference": {
                "wkid": 102100
              }
            },
            "subDomains": [
              "a",
              "b",
              "c",
              "d"
            ],
            "visibility": true,
            "opacity": 1
          }
        ],
        "spatialReference": {
          "wkid": "102100"
        }
      },
      {},
      {
        "title": "Oceans",
        "thumbnailUrl": "//my.org.domain/arcgis/sharing/rest/content/items/b548883bdf3e482d8e28e2b8717a3d84/info/thumbnail/tempoceans.jpg",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "Ocean_Basemap_2089",
            "opacity": 1,
            "visibility": true,
            "url": "http://services.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/Ocean/World_Ocean_Base/MapServer"
          },
          {
            "url": "http://services.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/Ocean/World_Ocean_Reference/MapServer",
            "id": "World_Ocean_Reference_1261",
            "isReference": true,
            "visibility": true,
            "opacity": 1
          }
        ],
        "spatialReference": {
          "wkid": "102100"
        }
      },
      {
        "title": "OpenStreetMap",
        "thumbnailUrl": "//my.org.domain/arcgis/sharing/rest/content/items/cb4f9f9b2242489c883a48ac7320b51b/info/thumbnail/temposm.jpg",
        "layers": [
          {
            "visibility": true,
            "opacity": 1,
            "type": "OpenStreetMap"
          }
        ],
        "spatialReference": {
          "wkid": "102100"
        }
      },
      {
        "title": "Stamen Toner Basemap",
        "thumbnailUrl": "//my.org.domain/arcgis/sharing/rest/content/items/5c1ae6c59cee4f1f87c8f58032fe1a1f/info/thumbnail/stamen_toner.png",
        "layers": [
          {
            "templateUrl": "http://{subDomain}.tile.stamen.com/toner/{level}/{col}/{row}.png",
            "id": "WebTiled_3843",
            "type": "WebTiledLayer",
            "title": "Stamen Toner Basemap",
            "copyright": "Stamen",
            "fullExtent": {
              "xmin": -20037508.342787,
              "ymin": -20037508.34278,
              "xmax": 20037508.34278,
              "ymax": 20037508.342787,
              "spatialReference": {
                "wkid": 102100
              }
            },
            "subDomains": [
              "a",
              "b",
              "c",
              "d"
            ],
            "visibility": true,
            "opacity": 1
          }
        ],
        "spatialReference": {
          "wkid": "102100"
        }
      },
      {
        "title": "Streets",
        "thumbnailUrl": "//my.org.domain/arcgis/sharing/rest/content/items/dbf4603731084f8bb2d1d6198c20bef4/info/thumbnail/world_street_map.jpg",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "World_Street_Map_8421",
            "opacity": 1,
            "visibility": true,
            "url": "http://services.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/World_Street_Map/MapServer"
          }
        ],
        "spatialReference": {
          "wkid": "102100"
        }
      },
      {
        "title": "Terrain with Labels",
        "thumbnailUrl": "//my.org.domain/arcgis/sharing/rest/content/items/dc3aa6bfb50a4609bdd396daef45998c/info/thumbnail/tempTerrain_with_labels_ne_usa.png",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "World_Terrain_Base_3",
            "layerType": "ArcGISTiledMapServiceLayer",
            "opacity": 1,
            "visibility": true,
            "url": "http://services.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/World_Terrain_Base/MapServer"
          },
          {
            "id": "World_Reference_Overlay_5790",
            "layerType": "ArcGISTiledMapServiceLayer",
            "isReference": true,
            "opacity": 1,
            "visibility": true,
            "url": "http://services.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/Reference/World_Reference_Overlay/MapServer"
          }
        ],
        "spatialReference": {
          "wkid": 102100,
          "latestWkid": 3857
        }
      },
      {
        "title": "Topographic",
        "thumbnailUrl": "//my.org.domain/arcgis/sharing/rest/content/items/9d98f7113f9b469c8c302b210db7b922/info/thumbnail/topo_map_2.jpg",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "defaultBasemap",
            "opacity": 1,
            "visibility": true,
            "url": "http://services.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/World_Topo_Map/MapServer"
          }
        ],
        "spatialReference": {
          "wkid": "102100"
        }
      },
      {
        "title": "USA TOPO Maps",
        "thumbnailUrl": "//my.org.domain/arcgis/sharing/rest/content/items/14ab4838dd7649ca917c6bce07da77c4/info/thumbnail/TOPO.png",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "USA_Topo_Maps_6503",
            "opacity": 1,
            "visibility": true,
            "url": "http://services.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/USA_Topo_Maps/MapServer"
          }
        ],
        "spatialReference": {
          "wkid": 102100,
          "latestWkid": 3857
        }
      },
      {
        "title": "USGS Aerial Imagery (Tiled)",
        "thumbnailUrl": "//my.org.domain/arcgis/sharing/rest/content/items/b7d6386faf90486c9437167730fe0fb8/info/thumbnail/ago_downloaded__281_29.png",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "USGSImageryOnly_5376",
            "opacity": 1,
            "visibility": true,
            "url": "http://basemap.nationalmap.gov/ArcGIS/rest/services/USGSImageryOnly/MapServer"
          }
        ],
        "spatialReference": {
          "wkid": 102100,
          "latestWkid": 3857
        }
      },
      {},
      {
        "title": "USGS Shaded Relief (Tiled)",
        "thumbnailUrl": "//my.org.domain/arcgis/sharing/rest/content/items/3efaff324fe04e359815f029ac9ac20d/info/thumbnail/ShadedRelief.JPG",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "USGSShadedReliefOnly_552",
            "opacity": 1,
            "visibility": true,
            "url": "http://basemap.nationalmap.gov/ArcGIS/rest/services/USGSShadedReliefOnly/MapServer"
          }
        ],
        "spatialReference": {
          "wkid": 102100,
          "latestWkid": 3857
        }
      },
      {
        "title": "USGS Topo (Small Scale; Tiled)",
        "thumbnailUrl": "//my.org.domain/arcgis/sharing/rest/content/items/2c58a74ab8f04692be59e47c88747255/info/thumbnail/12100vs1224.jpg",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "USGSTopo_7758",
            "opacity": 1,
            "visibility": true,
            "url": "http://basemap.nationalmap.gov/ArcGIS/rest/services/USGSTopo/MapServer"
          }
        ],
        "spatialReference": {
          "wkid": 102100,
          "latestWkid": 3857
        }
      },
      {
        "title": "World Navigation Charts",
        "thumbnailUrl": "//my.org.domain/arcgis/sharing/rest/content/items/912dd7612572473089e8fe60b43f38b8/info/thumbnail/NativeClient014.jpg",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "World_Navigation_Charts_6914",
            "opacity": 1,
            "visibility": true,
            "url": "http://services.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/Specialty/World_Navigation_Charts/MapServer"
          }
        ],
        "spatialReference": {
          "wkid": 102100,
          "latestWkid": 3857
        }
      },
      {
        "title": "Test",
        "thumbnailUrl": "${appPath}/configs/BasemapGallery/thumbnailUrl.png",
        "layers": [
          {
            "url": "http://services.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/World_Imagery/MapServer"
          }
        ],
        "spatialReference": {
          "wkid": 102100
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

Re: No Basemap Choices in WebAppViewer

StanMcShinsky — Thu, 26 Feb 2015 00:20:33 GMT

Thomas,

Taking a quick look at your file it looks like lines 237 and 394 have empty brackets that need to be removed.