topic Re: Analysis Widget Create Buffers in Web AppBuilder Custom Widgets Questions

Analysis Widget Create Buffers

RyanStrain — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 16:43:21 GMT

In WAB 1.1 developer edition using the analysis widget and only the Create Buffers geoprocess, is there a way to use my own geometry service and not have the authorization popup? I've hosted my geometry service in AGOL and still receive popup.

Re: Analysis Widget Create Buffers

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 16:54:49 GMT

Ryan,

To change the geometry service that the WAB uses just open the client\stemapp\config.json and change the geometryService parameter.

To do this for apps you have already created you will have to do the same in the server\apps\xx\config.json

Re: Analysis Widget Create Buffers

RyanStrain — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 17:10:31 GMT

I had already changed the geometry service that WAB uses in server\apps\xx\config.json. Now also updated the client\stemapp\config.json. Thanks for catching me there. Although testing it still shows credits will be used. Is this correct? I was of the belief that after changing the parameters in those 2 places to use my own geometry service, the create buffers task shouldn't use credits. Is this line of thinking correct?

Re: Analysis Widget Create Buffers

RebeccaStrauch__GISP — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 17:15:57 GMT

I'm definitely not an expert on credit usage for AGOL services, but if you are hosting a geometry service from your local ArcGIS Server, you shouldn't use credits. You mentioned you are hosting it on AGOL, so I'm assuming that is your only option?

Re: Analysis Widget Create Buffers

RyanStrain — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 17:20:29 GMT

Sorry. No the geometry service is hosted on my server. I registered it with AGOL also to see if that would make a difference. But the service is coming from my server and the rest endpoint URL is pointed to my server within my app. When I reload the WAB through node.js and launch and test, clicking the "show credits" link in the create buffers panel, it still indicates a credit cost. So I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong, or what.

Thanks!

Re: Analysis Widget Create Buffers

RyanStrain — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 17:30:28 GMT

The create buffers task is still using http://analysis2.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services . So either I didn't reload my app correctly to accept the geometry service changes in those 2 spots. Or something else is still required.

Re: Analysis Widget Create Buffers

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 17:45:10 GMT

Ryan,

I am not real familiar with the create buffers analysis task but it sounds like it has to use the service http://analysis2.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services and that service costs credits to use so just changing the geometry service will not affect the use of this analysis task as your are already seeing.

Re: Analysis Widget Create Buffers

RyanStrain — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 17:55:52 GMT

Yeah that seems to be the case. Too bad. The privileges:['networkanalysis'] isn't required for this tool, so I believe ESRI should have developed the widget for create buffers to be flexible using your own geometry service without a credit cost. Maybe in the next release. For now I guess I'll work on constructing my own geoprocessing widget for create buffer needs. Thanks for your quick response.