Configure Experience Builder Search Widget to Select Feature from Map

[KristinJ]

I’m wondering if it’s possible to configure the search widget actions to select a feature from the map widget that the search result (address) is within AND if it’s possible with a custom locator service?  So, if you search for an address and it falls within a census tract in your web map, I’d like to be able to configure the search widget to select that census tract that contains the address.  Thanks in advance!

[SerjStol]

Map widget can be configured to filter data based on Map Extent change via Action Trigger

But Search Widget doesnt have an option to Connect to a Data Source, so I don't think it will apply that filter to search by out of the box

[DaveFullerton]

The Search widget (using a locator) results in a data source containing a single point that you can use as a spatial filter in the Query widget.  When users run the query this can select the corresponding polygon in the Map widget.  https://doc.arcgis.com/en/experience-builder/configure-widgets/query-widget.htm

Of course this is not as simple as what you are asking - the users would have to use the Search widget and then the Query widget to achieve your objective.  I am pretty certain that you would need to create a custom widget using the developer edition to perform the spatial query and selection if you don't want the users to deal with the Query widget.

[KristinJ]

Thanks, Dave.  That's a great suggestion and more or less achieves what I was hoping to do.  

[NvF]

Also running into this issue. Dave offered a great workaround that works, but I provide data for people who want less tools and just want a quick answer. More processes means less people will use it, unfortunately. 

Filtering, using the actions/triggers, doesn't work if you have a large dataset (say, parcel layers or zoning district layers) where the neighboring features and information contained therein are just as important as the feature in question.

ESRI, this was offered in Web App Builder and it would be great in Experience Builder.

[johnbrosowsky]

I too am seeking a solution for this.  A most basic common task is to search for address using the world geocoder, the map zooms to the location and adds a marker to the map, and automatically displays a popup showing attributes from layers in the map at that location. 

Using the search tool built into the map adds a marker to the map and zooms to the location, but then the user has to close the callout that appears on the map, and then has to click on the map at the location to get the popup.  That is a lot more steps for the user than what they did previously in a WAB app I am migrating, and customers are not accepting it.

As a result I will have no choice but to modify the existing search widget, with EXB developer, but that code is nearly completely undocumented so its hard to know where to even start!

If someone has come across this already and has a custom widget or pointers for modifying the search widget code it would be greatly appreciated!

[bdoventures]

Robert Scheitlin's Enhanced Locate Widget places a marker on the map.  https://community.esri.com/t5/experience-builder-custom-widgets/enhanced-locate-widget-1-9-8-4-22/ta...

It might be a good starting point for you.  If you know anyone who has the time and knowledge to tweak the code to allow for customization of the marker, multiple locator sources, and the functionality you're looking for, I'm sure it would be very well received.

[MicahWilliamson]

Bringing this back up to the top to see if there was a resolution or workaround solution. The ExB Search widget is all kinds of awful and sometimes just doesn't work. I've have to tell users, "if you don't find any addresses, refresh,  it will probably work." It's faulty functionality is why I still have a WAB app running - well that and URL Parameters. 

[MackenzieBetz5]

Boosting this as well. This is one of the most useful map tools you could provide. Let me set a locator, have the user search for an address, drop a a pin on the map and show a pop up for the polygon that pin is in. Having that feature would make ALL of my web applications so much more user friendly.