Configuring the Like option in Reporter Instant app

[MattCobb]

Has anyone had success configuring the "Like" option in the Reporter instant app?  I have a simple point layer for users to add a location of the POI, a text-entry field for supporting details, and an integer field 'NumLikes' to capture the Likes in the app.  I also have my related table to store the Comments submitted in the Reporter app for previously submitted records.

The issue is, when users go to submit a new point in the app, the 'NumLikes' field appears in the edit window.  I have it removed from the Pop Up in the map, I have disabled editing the field in the layer's Data window, so I'm not sure why it persists.  

Curious to see what the Community has found to work for this App, as I think it could be a great option for a simple public input app.

[SubaKrishnan]

Hi @MattCobb Your description sounds good to me and when you remove a field from the popup it will not (should not) appear on the form.  I'd suggest turning back on editing for that field, and open the config again and re-publish the app. 

[MattCobb]

Thanks for the reply, I enabled editing for the 'NumLikes' field, reopened the Instant App config, made sure the Like option was enabled and pointing to the correct field, and re-published.  But unfortunately, the NumLikes field still is showing when adding a new point, except now it is editable.  See the attached image.

[SubaKrishnan · Accepted solution]

@MattCobb You'll need to configure the form for controlling the field that appear in submit report form. Please try that and let me know if you have any issues. 

[jewa]

I'm having the same issue, did you find a solution? Thanks!

[MattCobb]

Hi @jewa , the solution ended up being what was suggested by @SubaKrishnan above, to configure the Form in the Map Viewer, rather than just the Pop Up, similarly to how a form would be configured in Field Maps.

[ErikBreedon]

I'm also having trouble configuring likes/dislikes to appear from the related table. Where can I find details about how to configure form in the map viewer? I tried the videos from Esri Canada and they didn't solve the issue. I've been struggling with this all day trying to get it working.

[SubaKrishnan]

Hi @ErikBreedon, does your layer have a numeric field?  Did you turn on like and dislike field from config and choose the field to store the values? The field has to be in the layer and not table.

You can read through this blog for more info 

https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/instant-apps/constituent-engagement/arcgis-instant-apps-in...

[ErikBreedon]

Thank you, soon after posting I realized that the Likes and Dislikes had to be in the feature layer and not the table. The table just needs to have a field for the "additional comments" then-- the comments people can leave on top of other peoples' comments?

[SubaKrishnan]

I'm glad you figured it out. Also, user can add their comment, and they can't comment on an existing comment. Here is another blog with the latest features from the last release. One of which is to display profile images next to user's comment. 

https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/instant-apps/constituent-engagement/whats-new-in-reporter-...