topic Re: eSearch widget customization in Web AppBuilder Custom Widgets Questions

eSearch widget customization

RudoDuncan — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 20:21:07 GMT

Ok I changed the code where every instance was esearch and made it cfssearch. I have a widget folder called 'cfsSearch)

Issue 1: I get an error when I try to open the widget after I have made it button 1.

Issue 2: When I add the widget a different button position it works.

Issue 3:

I typed in over 500 Radio codes in the predefined option for the Radio Code field and the Final Radio Code field has the same values. I went to the config.json and copied the values to the Final Radio Code values and saved. When I then tried testing it it did not work. It seems like my biggest problem is finding the cfsSearch widget folder. Something is not getting read, do you have any ideas on how to make it find the widget folder and add my modifications to the widget?

Re: eSearch widget customization

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 21:07:43 GMT

Rudo,

Have you tried to look in your browsers web console to see if the error(s) there give you a clue on what is going wrong?

Re: eSearch widget customization

RudoDuncan — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 21:58:17 GMT

This is what I got.

Re: eSearch widget customization

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 22:13:24 GMT

Rudo,

What that tells me is that you missed changing the name of the widget from eSearch to cfsSearch in one of the files (either .js or .html).

Re: eSearch widget customization

RudoDuncan — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 22:25:54 GMT

Is it possible for me to zip my widget to you and you take a look?

Re: eSearch widget customization

RudoDuncan — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 22:30:24 GMT

it works sometimes but does not reflect my new changes to the config.json. It's weird. Sorry and I appreciate your patience with this.

Re: eSearch widget customization

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 22:35:51 GMT

Sure zip it and send it. As far as the changes to the config.json. You are aware that the config.json in the widget folder is not the file that is used once the widget has been added to an app right? The json file you are wanting to modify is in [install dir]/server/apps/[app #]/configs/cfsSearch/config_xxxxx.json

Re: eSearch widget customization

RudoDuncan — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 22:51:26 GMT

Yes, there's a configs folder that says eSearch however its had the config_CFS Search.json.

Then copied and renamed it to config.json and added to my cfsSearchWidget folder and made some other changes to the file.

Re: eSearch widget customization

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 01:42:27 GMT

Rudo,

So the issue was in the CaSe of cfsSearch in many of the files where is was looking for the path of a fiel you had cfssearch (all lower case) which was not a valid path as JS is case sensitive. No all the locations where you had cfssearch for a css class name or css rule that was fine because convention is that class names are all lower case. So with a little tweaking it now works fine (as far as adding the widget without error). I could not test your layer obviously as it is a local url to your machine and not a public url. I did remove the blanks you inserted in the uselists as there is code in the widget to do this if the field is not marked as required.

Just FYI, you have 7 other posts out there about the eSearch that I have answered and you have not marked as answered.

And is there a particular reason you are still using 1.2?... Each new release the fix bugs and the product gets better. It will always be in your best interest to keep up to date.

Re: eSearch widget customization

RudoDuncan — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 14:38:39 GMT

I honesty thought I was using the latest file from January. Also, I will go back and mark my threads as answered. I will test it today, thank you again for all your help.

Re: eSearch widget customization

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 14:44:41 GMT

Rudo,

I was not saying that you are using an old version of the eSearch I was saying you are using version 1.2 of WAB even though 1.3 has been available for some time.

Re: eSearch widget customization

RudoDuncan — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 15:17:18 GMT

Ok, I will upgrade. FYI it's still not reading the widget.

Re: eSearch widget customization

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 15:31:25 GMT

Rudo,

I am not sure what you are doing wrong then. I added the widget to WAB on my end after making may changes it work fine for me.

Re: eSearch widget customization

RudoDuncan — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 18:48:05 GMT

Hey Robert I switched to 1.3 and it's finding it with no problem.

When you took out that space it seems that it is forcing the user to select something in that field.

Additionally, when I add the space back and refreshed the browser, my changes did not update. So I decided to created another map, then my changes to the config.json was there. Each time I made a change to the code, I had to CREATE NEW to get my widget to reflect my changes.

I noticed when I created a new app the command console does a debugging for the new application and that seems to refresh everything. Should I have to do this every time?

Re: eSearch widget customization

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 19:01:45 GMT

Rudo,

Are you manually making the changes to the json file or are you using the UI?

Re: eSearch widget customization

RudoDuncan — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 19:53:51 GMT

I am making some changes manually.

Re: eSearch widget customization

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 20:06:14 GMT

Rudo,

In that case it sounds like to are still trying to make the changes in the widgets config.json file under the cfsSearch folder and that is not the file that the app is actually using anymore. When you create a app if copies the config.json file from the widgets folder and places it under [install dir]\apps\[App #]\configs\cfsSearch\config_cfsSearch.json and that is the file that is used, Not the config.json file anymore. Hope I made this clearer this time.