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Batch Attribute Editor in Experience Builder

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08-27-2024 10:05 AM
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emontague_napsg
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Real-world Problem: First responders are working on an Urban Search & Rescue team during a tornado or flooding event. To organize their search operations, they use a Web AppBuilder product called Intel Manager within SAR Common Operating Platform (SARCOP) to quickly create search segments and monitor what has been searched. By using the Batch Attribute Editor widget within Web AppBuilder, first responders can quickly select numerous points that they previously assigned as "Needs to be searched" and change this attribute to "Complete - No Follow-Up Needed." This workflow is critical to minimize time spent searching for disaster victims and reduce duplication of effort. Many teams work within the same app. The ability to filter to a specific attribute (e.g., Team Name) while selecting for a batch attribute edit is also significant to reduce mistakes and streamline the workflow.

The screenshot below shows an example incident within SARCOP with about 60 points.

SARCOP Legend.png

 

See below, the user can choose to select a group of points by drawing a freehand polygon.

Batch Select.png

 In the screenshot below, the points in the selection polygon were selected and the user can update attributes for the group of points all at one time.

Batch Attribute Editor.png

 

Audience: First Responders, Urban Search & Rescue Team Members,

Technical Problem: Batch Attribute Editor widget is not available within Experience Builder. We are migrating these apps from Web AppBuilder to Experience Builder in anticipation of the deprecation.

Potential Solution: Ability to edit attributes using a batch selection within Experience Builder, similar to Batch Attribute Editor widget from Web AppBuilder. Batch editing attributes without the need to utilize a separate ArcGIS product is important to this workflow because our users are often working in time sensitive environment on a tablet or mobile and might not have any prior GIS experience outside of our app SARCOP.

25 Comments
Scott_Sambell

@ScottStepro1 We also gave up waiting for batch editing in Experience Builder and embedded WebEditor into all our desktop interfaces for all our clients, to finally retire their Web App Builder editor pages. (the only remnants of WAB left in their systems)

Then Esri restricted the access to WebEditor so that the user had to be at least Creator User Type to access it, and all our clients' data collectors  (the ones who need access to it more than anyone) suddenly lost access. Now we are stuck in a chaotic limbo between returning some editor pages back to WAB, borrowing as many Creator licenses as we can, and/or asking clients to edit one feature at a time.

Unfortunately WebEditor is a brilliant product, but we can't use or recommend it.

AlixVezina

Bulk editing is still planned for the next release of Experience Builder in ArcGIS Online (end of June 2025).

Miralem_Zeljo

Thank you for working on this @AlixVezina Please tell us it is not going to be limited to 20 records at the time similar to webeditor. Any updates on when this release is coming out?

AlixVezina

@Miralem_Zeljo Right now, the release is planned to be out by the end of next week.

Also, the records limit was increased with some considerations based on if a Form with asynchronous Arcade expressions were configured. The details for these limitations will be explained with the release documentation. 

Miralem_Zeljo

Thank you so much for the reply.