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How to get a hyperlink to open a PDF of an image from a file on my organization's server for users to view In AG ONLINE

AnissaHiggins

I need to hyperlink hundreds of files that are on my organizations server for the user to view an PDF image.

All works in ArcGIS Pro. I imported .csv Table/spreadsheet with XY coordinates and paths to the files located on my organization's server. I then converted table to point. I can now right click on any point and the pop-up appears with a hyperlink that opens the pdf. Perfect!

However, and understandably, AGOnline does not understand where to retrieve the pdf from.

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BobBooth1

Have a look at this blog post.

https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-online/mapping/url-parameters-pop-ups/

Laura

You can create virtual directory in IIS that holds copies of everything from your local servers. AGOL can read from that IIS.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/networking/create-virtual-directory-folder-remote-computer

I have hyperlinks that users can open and access in Pro but in order to use via AGOL and Portal I use the virtual directory hyperlinks. IIS is pretty straight forward, easy to use, and widely adopted.

ThomasHoman

Since the hyperlinks work in Pro but fail when pushed to AGO, this feels more like a networking/permissions issue than a strictly GIS one..

Will your AGO users be internal, external, or mixed within the context of the organization firewall?

If users are opening their map from inside (external users with VPN) the organization and receiving failures, then you might have a permissions, web server, or DNS issue on the resource providing the documents. Coordination with your IT folks might help here.

Make sure the link you are trying to set up follows the appropriate URI scheme.

If users are external only (without a vpn - with vpn they are internal) , you will probably need to set up a web server with internet visibility that https://... inquiries would go to. The web server would need to be appropriately secured. The other option would to be attaching the documents themselves into the data and taking the storage credit hit in AGO.

Regards,

Tom

AnissaHiggins

Yes, I have tried this, and it did not work. I'm sure it's because AGOnline is trying to open from my organizations, server not a website like in this that blog.

AnissaHiggins

Virtual Directory was a thought and might be the only solution. Just wanted to see if there were any other ways to consider before going that route.

AnissaHiggins

Defiantly could be a permission issue. I'm going to set up a chat with IT to see what they say. I need to consider a storage credit hit, but I'm hoping that uploading hundreds now and will touch thousands (Files with single Pdfs) eventually will not be the solution to this issue.

KHUSH_295

Any updates on this? I have run into something similar to this. Trying to link PDFs from a SharePoint folder to Features in ArcGIS Online. No Luck.

AnissaHiggins

HI.

Cannot do unless you create a Virtual Directory. I just manually added them to my point the pop-up and Image in ArcGIS ONLINE . It's only 1 page per point , there is a max size you can attach . I cannot remember what that is . Oh and it will not attach PDF's so I converted all of them to JPG.

ThomasHoman

Is the SharePoint folder configured for appropriate access permissions? Our IT does not allow external SP access for security so a link from AGO would not work. Maybe your situation is similar.

KHUSH_295

I got it working using this 'URL for the folder' + "File Name" + '.pdf'. The URL I used for the ArcGIS Online is different from the ArcGIS Pro. The one I used in Pro looks like a regular address but the one I used in ArcGIS Online has a bunch of % signs in it. We are only using it for our organization, and SharePoint is also configured for the same.

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