topic Re: Help widget in Web AppBuilder Custom Widgets Questions

Help widget

CCWeedcontrol — Tue, 28 Feb 2017 21:57:32 GMT

I tried following the Web AppBuilder: Build your first widget in 15 minutes to build a help widget but i have not success. I am using WAB 2.3 so i am not sure if that's why it's not working. I just want a button that has a link that links to a html that has help docs on how to use the app. Is there already a widget available?

Thanks.

Re: Help widget

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Tue, 28 Feb 2017 22:00:56 GMT

Sure there is:

https://community.esri.com/docs/DOC-8591-url-button-widget-version-23-02142017

Re: Help widget

deleted-user-CQZbjNeBXm49 — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 13:39:27 GMT

Or just use the add link

Re: Help widget

CCWeedcontrol — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 19:00:33 GMT

Cool, How can i add this to an existing application on my iis?

I tried adding the widget to the widgetOnScreen, but i do not see it on the app. I am using the LaunchpadTheme.

{
"uri": "widgets/UrlButton/Widget",
"position": {
    "top": 20,
    "left": 170,
    "relativeTo": "map"
},
"version": "2.3",
"id": "widgets_UrlButton_Widget_56",
"name": "UrlButton"
},

Thanks.

Re: Help widget

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 19:21:47 GMT

And you copied the UrlButton folder to the widgets folder in that app right? And you cleared your cache?

Re: Help widget

CCWeedcontrol — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 19:54:49 GMT

Yes the UrlButton is in the app's widget folder. and empty cashe and hard reload.

Does this need to be placed in the placeholderIndex? It is placed in the widgetOnScreen, widgets

Re: Help widget

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 21:08:32 GMT

Can you go back to your WAB and add the widget and then re-deploy?

Re: Help widget

CCWeedcontrol — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 21:12:35 GMT

I currently have three buttons on the right hand side and i would have like to had the urlButton as a fourth button. I also was trying to learn how to make the changes manually.

Like in the attached pic. If i can make the changes in WAB to have the fourth button i can redeploy no problem.

Re: Help widget

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 21:16:30 GMT

So I would look in the main config for the about widget and copy the placeholder info for that one adding to the top property and changing the url and such.

Re: Help widget

CCWeedcontrol — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 22:25:33 GMT

ok, i tried that but no luck. i am working in WAB and I added the code below in config.json in the server\apps\3.

I copied the UrlButton folder to server\apps\3\widgets. After adding and launching WAB and open the app, nothing happens the application doesn't open

,
      {
        "position": {
          "right": 20,
          "top": 100,
          "relativeTo": "map"
        },
        "placeholderIndex": 1,
        "id": "_51",
        "name": "eSearch",
        "version": "2.2.1",
        "closeable": true,
        "featureActions": [
          {
            "name": "eShowStatistics",
            "uri": "featureActions/eShowStatistics"
          }
        ],
        "uri": "widgets/eSearch/Widget",
        "config": "configs/eSearch/config_Permit Search.json",
        "label": "Permit Search",
        "openAtStart": true
      },
      {
        "position": {
          "right": 20,
          "top": 150,
          "relativeTo": "map"
        },
        "placeholderIndex": 1,
        "id": "_52",
        "version": "2.3",
        "closeable": true,
        "uri": "widgets/About/Widget",
        "name": "About",
        "config": "configs/About/config_About.json"
      },
      {
        "position": {
          "right": 20,
          "top": 200,
          "relativeTo": "map"
        },
        "placeholderIndex": 1,
        "id": "_53",
        "name": "Query",
        "version": "2.3",
        "closeable": true,
        "uri": "widgets/Query/Widget",
        "config": "configs/Query/config_Permit Query.json",
        "label": "Permit Query"
      },{
        "position": {
          "right": 20,
          "top": 170,
          "relativeTo": "map"
        },
        "placeholderIndex": 1,
        "id": "_56",
        "version": "2.3",
        "closeable": true,
        "uri": "widgets/UrlButton/Widget",
        "name": "UrlButton",
        "config": "configs/UrlButton/config_UrlButton.json"
      },
      {
        "uri": "widgets/ExtentNavigate/Widget",
        "position": {
          "top": 255,
          "left": 25,
          "relativeTo": "map"
        },

Re: Help widget

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 22:28:38 GMT

Did you add a UrlButton/config_UrlButton.json to the configs folder?

Re: Help widget

CCWeedcontrol — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 23:09:52 GMT

Yes i did, I got it to work. Sorry for my slowness, trying to learn.

Robert Thank you for your help and thank you for your hard work on your widgets!