topic Re: multiple configurations under one application in Web AppBuilder Custom Widgets Questions

multiple configurations under one application

LefterisKoumis — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 22:56:31 GMT

In flex, I was able to host multiple configurations under the core application by using

index.html?config=myconfig.xml

So, different layers and tools would be loaded depending which xml was called.

Is there any way in web appbuilder to do a similar task?

To build an app that depending the url parameter (xml or ?) to attach the appropriate layers and tools.

Thanks.

Re: multiple configurations under one application

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 23:26:47 GMT

Lefteris,

Sure it is identical to the way you did it in Flex. It is just a .json instead or .xml

http://yoursite/index.html?config=config2.json

Re: multiple configurations under one application

DanielStoelb — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 16:36:23 GMT

Just out of curiosity, how would one make a widget that would allow the user to choose between configurations?

Re: multiple configurations under one application

LefterisKoumis — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 17:07:52 GMT

Robert, just to verify of what I am thinking.

It will not work exactly how it was working with Flex. It takes an extra step.

If you are using the Local Layer widget where you define your own services along with the definition expressions, then:

- will be multiple "config_Local Layer Widget.json" files for every group of layers and definition expressions

- for every config.json file (config2.json, config3.json....) it will point to the appropriate (config_Local Layer Widget2.json, config_Local Layer Widget3.json,...)

In a word, since all widgets will be the same for every config, all config.json files will be identical, except the line that calls the configuration file for the Local Layer.

Please verify. Thank you for all your help.

Re: multiple configurations under one application

DanielStoelb — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 17:14:35 GMT

Leferis,

That is how I've used it for my application. The only difference between the config files is the config_Local Layer widget name/location.

Re: multiple configurations under one application

DanielStoelb — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 17:20:13 GMT

Also - as a side note, I've used a modification of the About widget and pre-coded in the href's for these configurations so as to have an "event switcher" functionality. Each of these links have a specific url that they point to, following the rule of "config=configx.json".

Re: multiple configurations under one application

LefterisKoumis — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 17:21:23 GMT

Bingo. Thanks.

Re: multiple configurations under one application

LefterisKoumis — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 17:24:06 GMT

I used a different approach. I created a combo box in the header widget then the users can switch to the different configs. Thanks.