topic Re: Where can I change GP Task URLs inside app folder generated by WAB? in Web AppBuilder Custom Widgets Questions

Where can I change GP Task URLs inside app folder generated by WAB?

FrancescoTonini2 — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 15:26:20 GMT

I am trying to unzip and deploy a web app created with WAB 2.x. onto a different PC. However, I would like to update the Task URL of all my GP widgets to re-route them to a different GIS Server I am using now. Which file(s) should I look at inside my ../webappbuilder/server/apps/<app_number> folder to modify and update the new task URLs and leave everything else untouched on the app structure?

Re: Where can I change GP Task URLs inside app folder generated by WAB?

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 15:53:25 GMT

Francesco,

That would be the apps configs/Geoprocessing/config_Geoprocessing.json

Re: Where can I change GP Task URLs inside app folder generated by WAB?

FrancescoTonini2 — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 16:01:31 GMT

Thanks a lot Robert! Should I just change URL in the "taskUrl" key or also in "helpUrl" and "serverInfo"? Meaning the fist part http://<domain or IP address>/arcgis/rest/ etc. of all the 3 parameters?

Re: Where can I change GP Task URLs inside app folder generated by WAB?

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 16:05:24 GMT

All 3

Re: Where can I change GP Task URLs inside app folder generated by WAB?

FrancescoTonini2 — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 17:00:26 GMT

Robert,

I have updated all 3 as you said, but now when I try to upload an input file (GPDataFile) to one of my GP widgets, to which I changed the task URL, I get the error below:

"Failed to execute 'open' on 'XMLHttpRequest': Invalid URL

Do you think this could be caused by the change of task URL? I never got this message when uploading my table before doing the change...

Re: Where can I change GP Task URLs inside app folder generated by WAB?

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 17:11:05 GMT

Correct, That sounds like you have made a mistake in the url.

Re: Where can I change GP Task URLs inside app folder generated by WAB?

FrancescoTonini2 — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 17:32:42 GMT

There must be something else going on then, I double-checked all URLs (the 3 above) and they point correctly to the REST end point of the GP services on my new GIS server. I can of course also try to open a ticket with ESRI if you don't know what other reason that error could be caused by. Just wondering.

Re: Where can I change GP Task URLs inside app folder generated by WAB?

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 17:35:09 GMT

So if you enter the url in your browsers address bar it reaches the rest endpoint without issue right?

Re: Where can I change GP Task URLs inside app folder generated by WAB?

FrancescoTonini2 — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 17:37:03 GMT

Correct...

Re: Where can I change GP Task URLs inside app folder generated by WAB?

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 17:58:29 GMT

And the task url has the GPServer/...sometask right?

Re: Where can I change GP Task URLs inside app folder generated by WAB?

FrancescoTonini2 — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 18:19:11 GMT

The task URL is:

https://<my_GIS_domain>/arcgis/rest/services/Geoprocessing/DrawSystemsfromTable/GPServer

Usually whether I choose "some task" as in "Draw%20Systems%20from%20Table" after /GPServer/... or not it always works when setting up my widget. So as far as the URL pointing and grabbing/validating the GP task, that URL above works if that is what you were making sure...

Re: Where can I change GP Task URLs inside app folder generated by WAB?

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 18:22:32 GMT

When you add just the .../GPServer to the widgets settings UI it looks for the specific task and enters that to the task url

i.e. task url is .../GPServer/Draw%20Systems%20from%20Table

and serverInfo url is just .../GPServer

Re: Where can I change GP Task URLs inside app folder generated by WAB?

FrancescoTonini2 — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 18:31:18 GMT

Right, so here is how I had "updated" parameters in the configs:

"helpUrl": "http://<my_GIS_domain>/arcgis/rest/directories/arcgisoutput/Geoprocessing/DrawSystemsfromTable_GPServer/Geoprocessing_DrawSystemsfromTable/DrawSystemsfromTable.htm"

"serverInfo":{

...

"url": "http://<my_GIS_domain>/arcgis/rest/services/Geoprocessing/DrawSystemsfromTable/GPServer/"

...

"taskUrl": "http://<my_GIS_domain>/arcgis/rest/services/Geoprocessing/DrawSystemsfromTable/GPServer/Draw Systems from Table"

Shouldn't this be correct already?

Re: Where can I change GP Task URLs inside app folder generated by WAB?

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 18:49:47 GMT

Yes it look correct. So I assume that it is still not working. Can you try adding the new server url in your WAB builder when configuring the widget then and just copy the configs/Geoprocessing/config_Geoprocessing.json once you have it setup correctly?

Re: Where can I change GP Task URLs inside app folder generated by WAB?

FrancescoTonini2 — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 18:53:53 GMT

Will try and let you know how that goes...thanks a lot!