topic Re: Web AppBuilder Search Less than Four Characters in ArcGIS Web AppBuilder Questions

Web AppBuilder Search Less than Four Characters

JoelClark2 — Fri, 17 May 2019 16:10:25 GMT

In the Web App Builder search widget, it appears that the search cannot find records that have less than four characters. Is this true, or is there something wrong with my configuration?

I am using a ArcGIS Server MapService connected to ArcGIS Online Web AppBuilder if that matters.

Thanks

Re: Web AppBuilder Search Less than Four Characters

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Fri, 17 May 2019 16:23:45 GMT

Joel,

So is that a featureLayer configured in the search widget?

Is your layer public so I can do some testing with it?

Re: Web AppBuilder Search Less than Four Characters

JoelClark2 — Fri, 17 May 2019 16:46:39 GMT

Robert,

It's a public map service:

https://geo.sanjoseca.gov/server/rest/services/DOT/DOT_StreetlightService/MapServer/1

Test app:

http://csj.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=2c893ee94b1b4c4b99a231174057b154

Re: Web AppBuilder Search Less than Four Characters

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Fri, 17 May 2019 17:44:26 GMT

Joel,

When I changed my maxSuggestions to 30, it allowed my text of '9l8' to return the suggestion of '9l8' as the very last suggestion. Your is set to 3 suggestions.

Re: Web AppBuilder Search Less than Four Characters

JoelClark2 — Fri, 17 May 2019 18:12:11 GMT

Robert,

That's interesting. When suggestions are increased to 30 like you say the 3 character record is present at the very bottom of the list. However if you type it in and just press enter the map pans to the wrong record, since it appears to assume it should be four characters. I am beginning to think this behavior may be bug.

Re: Web AppBuilder Search Less than Four Characters

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Fri, 17 May 2019 18:37:28 GMT

Joel,

If you change the widgets settings to exact match then typing 9l8 and enter works fine.

Re: Web AppBuilder Search Less than Four Characters

JoelClark2 — Fri, 17 May 2019 18:41:00 GMT

So it does. Thanks for spending the time on this.

Re: Web AppBuilder Search Less than Four Characters

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Fri, 17 May 2019 18:45:26 GMT

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