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Deploying a Custom Web App Widget – Portal for ArcGIS

TayfunOrtabostan — Fri, 30 Jan 2015 13:41:19 GMT

Hi,

Is there any way the deployment of the custom widgets to use in Portal for ArcGIS (not ArcGIS online)?

As GIS team we have a custom widget but we can not use it with any web application on our GIS Portal. Also we can just use it with stand-alone Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS (Developer Edition).

How can we use it withany web application on Portal for ArcGIS or what location can we copy the custom widget on Portal for ArcGIS server? How can we see it in widgetpool of Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS?

Thanks a lot for your valuable answers.

Re: Deploying a Custom Web App Widget – Portal for ArcGIS

TunaUnsal — Mon, 02 Feb 2015 15:24:58 GMT

Tayfun,

I have the very same issue and couldn't find a solution yet. I have copied the eSearch Widget files to stemapp folder in Developer edition and the widget appeared in the pool. However when I copy the same files to the stemapp folder of Portal for ArcGIS I was not able to see the widget in the WAB inside the Portal.

Re: Deploying a Custom Web App Widget – Portal for ArcGIS

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Mon, 02 Feb 2015 15:46:50 GMT

Guys,

It seems that the code base in WAB Dev, AGOL WAB and WAB Portal are not all the same. WAB Dev and AGOL WAB are the same but for some reason WAB Portal is behind in the code base. My suggestion is to get WAB Dev version and copy all the files in the stemapp folder from WAB Dev to WAB Portal as Tuna suggests.

Re: Deploying a Custom Web App Widget – Portal for ArcGIS

AnthonyDaniels — Mon, 02 Feb 2015 16:43:17 GMT

Robert,

Do I use the Portal front end to copy my Dev WAB files by adding an application?

Dose anyone know Portal file directory schema? It is real easy for Dev WAB

Thanks

Re: Deploying a Custom Web App Widget – Portal for ArcGIS

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Mon, 02 Feb 2015 17:43:49 GMT

Anthony,

You can find the Portal file at C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Portal\apps\webappbuilder\stemapp this is the folder that you need to replace with the stemapp folder from WAB Dev.

Re: Deploying a Custom Web App Widget – Portal for ArcGIS

ReganSarwas — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 22:37:50 GMT

Can you please clarify how WAB works on portal?

When I view a WAB app built in Portal, it uses the "compiled" code in C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Portal\apps\webappviewer, and doesn't seem to care what is in the webappbuilder\stemapp folder.

It appears to me that the WAB apps on Portal are "items" like any other story map, and not separate folders of code like in the dev build.

Re: Deploying a Custom Web App Widget – Portal for ArcGIS

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 23:06:54 GMT

Regan,

What is the context of your question? The original query was about using custom widget in portal. The webappviewer is just a minified version of the WAB code.

Re: Deploying a Custom Web App Widget – Portal for ArcGIS

ReganSarwas — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 20:17:27 GMT

Robert,

Same context: Using a custom widget on Portal (v10.3).

When I use the web app builder builtin to the UI of Portal (i.e. Map->Share->Web App->Web App Builder...) it creates a Portal item with a url like /arcgis/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=XXXX, not a url to a modified copy of the stemapp folder (like the dev version). Since updating the stemapp folder does not update the webappviewer, I'm either missing additional steps or going about this all wrong.

Thanks.

Re: Deploying a Custom Web App Widget – Portal for ArcGIS

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 16:06:47 GMT

Regan,

This is something I have on my list to talk with the dev team about next week at the Dev Summit. Currently there is a big issue where WAB in Portal is not the same as WAB Dev and/or AGOL WAB. Portal is also using JS API 3.11 currently. I have done a lot of testing on a development machine with portal and have figured out how to manually add some widgets but then ran into the issue that some of the widget were using components of jimu.js that were missing in the older version of WAB that portal uses. This is a significant issue with Portal being one version, WAB Developer being another and AGOL yet another...

Re: Deploying a Custom Web App Widget – Portal for ArcGIS

ReganSarwas — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 16:09:26 GMT

Thanks.

Unfortunately, I won't be able to make it to the summit this year. I look forward to hearing what you and others learn.

Re: Deploying a Custom Web App Widget – Portal for ArcGIS

DerekLaw — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 03:38:18 GMT

Hi Tayfun and others,

Enabling custom widgets within the embedded version of Web AppBuilder in Portal for ArcGIS is NOT a supported workflow.

From the Web AppBuilder help documentation: About Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS

The 3rd paragraph under key features states: “A developer edition is also available that allows you to extend the framework to create custom widgets and themes. Visit ArcGIS for Developers to download Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS (Developer Edition) and learn more about creating your own custom apps.”

While it is technically possible to enable custom widgets within the embedded version of Web AppBuilder in a Portal for ArcGIS instance, this may void the software license technical support contract because you would be altering the internal software files of Portal for ArcGIS.

Only the Developer Edition of Web AppBuilder supports custom widgets.

Hope this helps,

Re: Deploying a Custom Web App Widget – Portal for ArcGIS

TayfunOrtabostan — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 06:46:41 GMT

Hi Derek;

Thank you so much for your detailed answer. This is very helpful for me.

Have a nice Monday.

Re: Deploying a Custom Web App Widget – Portal for ArcGIS

JoseBarrero1 — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 17:50:38 GMT

Hi Derek.

The widget 'AddShapefile' is very useful for my project. But unfortunately it doesn't work for me. I already put it in my widget folder (WAB Dev), and it shows up on the choose widget window; but once I click on 'AddShapefile' the spinning wheel never ends. I mean it is not able to set up the widget on the web map. Is there something I'm missing?

Thank you in advance for your help.

Jose

Re: Deploying a Custom Web App Widget – Portal for ArcGIS

DerekLaw — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 18:35:35 GMT

Hi Jose,

The 'Add Shapefile' widget is a custom widget made by a 3rd party, so I don't know much about it. Searching in GeoNet, I found this thread:Add Shapefile Widget

and it looks like another user was also unable to get it working. Looks like it was created by Nathan Strout‌. I suggest you reach out to him for assistance.

Hope this helps,

Re: Deploying a Custom Web App Widget – Portal for ArcGIS

DerekLaw — Fri, 30 Jun 2017 22:19:42 GMT

FYI, with the release of ArcGIS Enterprise 10.5.1, Web AppBuilder embedded in Portal for ArcGIS now supports custom widgets. Please see this blog,

Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS now supports Custom Widgets in ArcGIS Enterprise 10.5.1 | ArcGIS Blog

Hope this helps,