How to set custom geocoder for geopoint by URL rather than item ID?

[PaulCone2]

I have a survey with a geopoint question that I want to use our custom geocoder for, so it just shows local addresses rather than all over the world.  A couple of references explain how to do this with the geopoint question type:

Geopoints—ArcGIS Survey123 | Documentation

To set a specific locator to return results from, supply the locator's item ID in the bind::esri:parameters column, for example, geocode=36ff9e8c13e042a58cfce4ad87f55d19

also

Survey123 Tricks of the Trade: Addresses, and the XLSForm geocode appearance

Additionally, you can also use the bind::esri:parameters column of your XLSForm to specify the item ID of the ArcGIS locator service or locator view to be used. If you do this, the organization’s geocoding service configuration will be ignored, and the specified locator service will be used instead.

The screenshot below shows how to use the geocode bind::esri:parameter to work with a specific locator service. 

In the same survey I am using a pulldata on the same geocoder, to do a reverse geocode...

pulldata("@geopoint",${gpslocation},"reversegeocode.address.Address","https://www.portlandmaps.com/arcgis/rest/services/Public/Geocoding_PDX/GeocodeServer/reverseGeocode","distance=100","outSR=4326")

This custom geocoder does not have an item ID, so how do I set the geocoder in the geopoint to use the URL?  

[ZacharySutherby · Accepted solution]

Hello @PaulCone2, 

You will need to add the PDX geocode service as an item to your ArcGIS organization. Then you will use the item ID for that item in your org in the bind::esri:parameters. 

Please see the Create a locator documentation for more information, the Create a locator from a geocode service would be the workflow needed for adding the PDX geocode service to your organization.  

[PaulCone2]

It's a bit odd to basically have to point to the same thing from a survey using two different methods -- but it works!  Thank you!