topic Re: Shortlist: Point layer for places does not use the required data template in Classic Esri Story Maps Questions

Shortlist: Point layer for places does not use the required data template

BrittanyMcKnight1 — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 21:55:31 GMT

I've recently created a Shortlist where I specified to use the point data "as-is," see below. In other words, I downloaded the required template and configured my data according to this template within a CSV file and then published this CSV as a hosted feature service.

Everything is working great with this feature service and the Shortlist respects the template.

In addition to this template feature service, the web map being referenced by the Shortlist also contains some additional point layers. The point layers are scale dependent.

While working within Shortlist, I receive the following error when these additional point layers, or reference layers, become visible: "the point layer containing your places does not use the required data template. Please review the requirements of the template."

Is this a bug or is Shortlist truly limited to having only one point layer within a map, even if the additional point layers are solely used for reference?

Thank you!

Re: Shortlist: Point layer for places does not use the required data template

MarkCooney — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 22:37:38 GMT

Hi Brittany,

Are you able to share a link to your Shortlist for us to have a look?

Mark

Re: Shortlist: Point layer for places does not use the required data template

BrittanyMcKnight1 — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 16:14:24 GMT

Hi Mark,

I'm not able to share the app publicly, but I could invite you to our Group. Would this work?

Re: Shortlist: Point layer for places does not use the required data template

MarkCooney — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 16:40:13 GMT

Hi Brittany,

Yes, that works for me. mcooney@esri.com.

Mark

Re: Shortlist: Point layer for places does not use the required data template

BrittanyMcKnight1 — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 20:50:02 GMT

Hi Mark,

I invited you to a test group. I also noticed some very odd display issues with the description panels when viewing the application over IE:

Re: Shortlist: Point layer for places does not use the required data template

MarkCooney — Fri, 15 Sep 2017 16:37:33 GMT

Hi Brittany,

I have not recieved anything for joining the test group, perhaps resend?

Mark

Re: Shortlist: Point layer for places does not use the required data template

BrittanyMcKnight1 — Fri, 15 Sep 2017 23:05:18 GMT

Hi Mark,

What's your AGOL username? I see cooney4 and mcooney.

Re: Shortlist: Point layer for places does not use the required data template

MarkCooney — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 15:38:29 GMT

Hi Brittany,

I was able to use the cooney4 account to take a look at your Shortlist. It is indeed a bug, but we have a fix, and fortunately there will be an update for the app coming this week.

Mark

Re: Shortlist: Point layer for places does not use the required data template

BrittanyMcKnight1 — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 16:04:58 GMT

Hi Mark,

Good to know and thank you! Just to confirm, the fix you mentioned will address the error that appears whenever there are additional point layers in the map, correct? Did you happen to observe the display issues with I.E.?

Brittany

Re: Shortlist: Point layer for places does not use the required data template

MarkCooney — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 18:46:11 GMT

Brittany,

Correct, the fix is for the error message you are seeing for additional point layers.

We are able to reproduce the display issue you are seeing, but will not be able to spend the time to find a fix as Microsoft's Edge browser is the suggested browser for Windows 10. IE 11 is meant mostly for viewing backwards compatibility of older IE versions.

Mark

Re: Shortlist: Point layer for places does not use the required data template

BrittanyMcKnight1 — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 19:36:54 GMT

Hi Mark,

Thank you for the help! And yes, I have confirmed that the error no longer occurs; however, it looks like only one additional point layer displays within the shortlist now. I have two layers in the map, which display in the map just fine. When I load the shortlist, only the second layer of the two will display (e.g. layer a and layer b, only layer b will display). This holds true when I change the order of the layers (e.g. layer b and layer a, only layer a will display).

Brittany

Re: Shortlist: Point layer for places does not use the required data template

MarkCooney — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 20:54:02 GMT

Hi Brittany,

Which layer is not displaying properly? I took a look at the web map, and saw this error: "The layer, Certified Fish Scales, cannot be added to the map.".

Mark

Re: Shortlist: Point layer for places does not use the required data template

BrittanyMcKnight1 — Thu, 19 Oct 2017 19:02:10 GMT

Hi Mark,

Sorry for the delay. It looks like the certified fish scales layer was unshared from the group. I have updated the sharing properties so let me know if you still get that error.

And both layers (PFDs and scales) display in the web map, but when I open the shortlist, only the second layer will display. In other words, if the PFD layer is ordered above the scale layer in the table of contents, only scales will display. If I swap the ordering where scales comes first, only PFDs will display.

Also, for reference the two PFD records are near Lake Havasu City.

Brittany

Re: Shortlist: Point layer for places does not use the required data template

MarkCooney — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 21:25:30 GMT

Hi Brittany,

I had another look an am able to reproduce what you are reporting. This is a bug on our side, and is something we will address in the next release. Unfortunately that is not until early December. If you are able to host a version of the app yourself, I could provide the app code with the fix for you now. Let me know what you think, and sorry for the iconvenience.

Mark

Re: Shortlist: Point layer for places does not use the required data template

BrittanyMcKnight1 — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 15:24:51 GMT

Hi Mark,

Thank you for letting me know and sorry for the delay in my reply. Could you please provide the portion of the code to fix this issue? We are hosting the app locally.

Brittany

Re: Shortlist: Point layer for places does not use the required data template

MarkCooney — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 17:12:42 GMT

Hi Brittany,

Check your messages here on GeoNet, I just sent some info on the fix, let me know if you have any questions.

Mark