Happy new year @Jianxia. Unfortunately it looks like it will be another long and frustrating year with Viewer Classic and WAB, waiting for URL parameters...
@DataOfficer The batch attribute editing has a dependency on ArcGIS Map SDK for JavaScript. Once available, we will pull it into the Edit widget. Hopefully we will have it around Q4 2023.
@HollyTorpey_LSA , You guess it right. Near Me is a "super widget" that incorporates capabilities from all four. Unfortunately, the reporting capability from the Screening widget will not be there in the initial release of Near Me in ExB.
Hi @Jianxia - do you know when the reporting capability of the screening widget might be available in the Near Me "super widget"? Is it in the roadmap for later on?
Hi @Jianxia , thanks for your reply. Sorry, I should have been more specific with my first question. I was wondering when the Print widget will be available in ArcGIS Enterprise 11.
@SarahNoakes1, Like printing, Esri is working on bringing the reporting capability to ArcGIS Online. Hopefully, ExB could leverage it in early 2024 once available.
@HazelTaylor , The Print widget will be available in ArcGIS Enterprise 11.1 planned to be available in April 2023 as of now. The Print widget is not in 11. I just updated my comment here. Thanks for the clarification.
Hi @Jianxia, does the "App URL Parameters" item include allowing the Share widget to maintain layer visibility and current extent? This is a critical piece of missing functionality that is restricting my organization from moving to ExB. Thanks.
@JamieLambert unfortunately, the Emergency Response Guide widget (ERG) is not planned to be migrated over. I would recommend submitting a request to Esri Support. See the latest update on widgets migration status and plan.
Thanks for the roadmap! I was really hoping for the Geoprocessing widget to appear earlier, though. This widget will expand the possibilities for the create and analyze processes through Experience Builder immensely. Now I am crossing my fingers for seing it released in 2023!
@DouglasWilder like the Search widget, the Basemap Gallery widget will be a standalone widget allowing you to configure which basemaps you'd like to add to. The Basemap tool on the Map widget does not provide any configuration options but reads the basemap gallery setting from your organization.
When setting up the the Query widget in the Web App Builder users were able to add the query results to the layer list that users could then toggle on and off.
Will this functionality fall under the Add Data widget that will be coming in Q1 2023?
I am really looking forward to URL Parameters! That capability is really preventing me from migrating my apps from WAB DE to EB.
To be clear... This functionality should allow EB to receive an incoming search parameter for a feature in the map, then select and zoom to the feature.
@HeatherBell@StefanUseldinger , The batch attribute editing capability has a dependency on ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript. Currently there is no timeline yet. We will forward your requests to the JavaScript team. Thanks for letting us know.
@LaurenKuyer , Understand the select tool on the Map widget has limitations compared to the standalone Select widget in WAB. We plan to bring the standalone Select widget in Experience Builder. It is most likely on the 2024 roadmap. Thanks.
@NedCake1, We plan to bring most URL parameters from WAB to Experience Builder in 2023 so you can migrate your WAB apps. Thanks for being patient with us.
Thanks for the update, I'm looking forward to the new slice tool.
We've been working with ESRI support and there's a known BUG related to custom road network service in the Directions widget of ExB. Do you know if it will be resolved in the upcoming release? I believe it might be related to the JavaScript 4.x, since custom road networks also don't work in the new map viewer.
We have been waiting for URL parameters to be supported in ExB, having recently built a solution based on Web AppBuilder because it supports the parameters, and unfortunately knowing it would be retired soon. And here we are. We use the id, center, level, and showLayers URL parameters in WAB. Are you able to disclose a complete list of parameters that are planned to be supported, or whether or not these particular ones will be? This will help drive our migration schedule. Thanks!
Thanks for the update @Jianxia, it looks like Experience Builder development is really picking up steam!
I have spent a fair amount of time trying to figure out Experience Builder, and have found the existing online training sparce, even for organizations like me with online training included. I see full fledged two-day paid courses are coming later this year, but that will be financially out of reach for many people. Adoption of Experience Builder will be greatly accelerated, and with less grumbling if more free online training is made available for organizations with free online training, which I suspect is most users.
Hi @Jianxia , thanks again for the update. This morning I added five suggestions to the Experience Builder ideas page. but I wanted to summarize them here, in case you could shed some light on whether or not these ideas are already being considered, or have any other helpful suggestions.
Add App State Checkbox, like Web AppBuilder Please add a checkbox similar to what exists in Web AppBuilder, to enable or disable the current state of the Application. Checked on, it will retain the map extent and layers visiblity while leaving the app. Checked off, the app will be refreshed to a clean start.
Open Feature Info Widget when selecting a map feature The Feature Info widget does not automatically open when clicking on a map Feature. Requiring the user to manually open the Feature Info widget is very confusing, especially after years of being conditioned to seeing a pop-up appear upon clicking on a feature. I have tried configuring every variation of triggers and data actions I can find, but no luck. Is there a setting I am missing, or is this functionality missing from EB?
Add Web AppBuilder Classic Tab Theme to Starting Templates I find the implementation of widgets in the Sidebar Instant App to be to be a superior way to display any tool widget rather than the traditional window on top of the map that usually needs to be moved, resized and does not show enough information. This is also why the Tab Theme is my favorite Web AppBuilder Template. I think it would be very useful to many people to add the Web AppBuilder Tab Theme as one of the WebAppBuilder Classic starting templates.
Configure Feature Info Widget to display attributes from multiple layers One of the limitations in the Feature info widget I have found is it can only display attributes from one feature. This then forces configuration of a separate feature info widget to display attributes for each layer, which will be very confusing for the user. The Sidebar Instant App has a very elegant implementation that drills down through all layers that have pop-ups enabled in the web map, and displays a header for each layer in the sidebar view. Please enable the Feature Info Widget to display attributes from multiple layers, similar to function in the Sidebar Instant App.
Add "Clear Selection" button to Feature Info display One of the limitations in the Feature info widget I have found is that there is no "Clear Selection" button within the attribute display. The only option to clear the selection is to enable the select option on the map, which I find to be a poor implementation (looking forward to the stand-alone Select widget!), and will confusing for the user to look in a different place than the Feature attribute window. The Sidebar Instant App has a clear and simple method of clearing the feature selection from within the attribute display window. Please add a "Clear Selection" button to the attribute window of the Feature Info widget, similar to how it is implemented in the Sidebar Instant App.
Hi @Jianxia - Thanks for the roadmap and Q1 release.
Excited for the BA widget to finally be out of beta and to include the workflow mode! After testing it out, I have a couple of comments.
I've noticed than when using both the BA widget and the Map Layer List widget in a published app, running the BA widget will add random "unnamed layers" to the Map Layer List. These layers do not go away unless the user closes / refreshes the browser page.
Will the ability to use the BA widget by drawing a freehand or custom polygon be added in future versions? I have users that rely on this option in WAB.
Is there any plan or thought to be able to easily add google analytics to an experience builder app, similar to how we can currently do it in hub and story maps? Our management is pushing me to get some better analytics other than number of hits on the main app, and we do not have the ability to host a custom app where we can add google analytics to the html. We want to be able to get analytics on all of the pages within our exB as well.
Hi @Jianxia , The Near Me super widget is due in Q2 - is that still on track and do you know yet when it will be released? Thanks, Sarah Cornwall Council
@ClayDonaldsonSWCA Currently the Add Data widget supports adding KML layer via URL. If you want to upload KMZ/KML files, you may submit an enhancement request.
@KennyLohr1 The goal is to reach the parity of WAB App URL parameters in ExB at the end of this year. Thanks for sharing the URL parameters you are using in the WAB app. Your request has been added to the backlog.
@Jianxia thanks for the training and resources links. I have found many of those, but I had not see many others. I'm looking forward to release of the new training resources.
@TomDuncanGIS , thanks for sharing these ideas and summarize them! For ideas #1,3 4,5, they have been added to issues in the backlog. For #2 Open Feature Info Widget when selecting a map feature, Could you please clarify it a bit? Looks like you add the Feature Info widget to a Widget Controller and would like to have it open when a feature on the map is selected. Is that correct? Otherwise, you can add it outside the Widget Controller widget like a side panel so it opens all the time as shown below.
@LindaSlattery, your request to support google analytics has been added to a backlog issue. It is under the consideration of the development team. No timeline yet. Thanks for letting us know.
1. We are aware of this bug and plan to fix it for the next release. When you use the BA widget, the sites you create are added to the map and that's why you see "unnamed layers" label in the legend and map layer list widgets.
2. We are also working on this feature for the next release. The BA widget will work with the Draw widget when you create polygon features or drop a point feature using the draw widget.
