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Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS (Developer Edition) 2.13 version now is available on developer site. See the blog.   Cheers, ... View more

This document shows how to set up Experience Builder Developer Edition on your machine, access the developer guide, and create an experience from scratch. Set up Experience Builder Developer Edition on your machine Download and install Node.js (V10.x and up) on your computer.   Unzip the arcgis-experience-builder-beta.zip file.  Open the Command Prompt window, cd to the /server directory of the Experience Builder installation, and type npm ci to install necessary modules.  Type npm start to start the server.  Register your Experience Builder client on ArcGIS for Developers site to get the Client ID. The URL to open Experience Builder https://[machine_name]:3001/ needs to be one of the Redirect URIs under the Authentication tab.   Enter your ArcGIS Online Organization or Portal for ArcGIS URL and Client ID.   Log in with your ArcGIS Online Creator account or Portal for ArcGIS account.  Note: Currently, only built-in account is supported if connecting to Portal for ArcGIS.  For the complete developer guide, see https://[machine_name]:3001/doc/index.html.   Create an experience You may create an experience by choosing a template or from a scratch with Experience Builder. The following workflow demonstrates how to create an experience from scratch. 1. Log in with your ArcGIS Online Creator account. 2. On the Experience Builder home page, click Create New. 3. Choose the Blank Scrolling Page template and click create to start the editor. 4. Click the + to open the Insert panel. 5. Drag and drop an Image widget to the page. 6. Make sure the Image widget is selected on the page. On the right-side panel browse to a local image file and configure the properties. 7. Drag and drop a Text widget to the page. 8. Select the widget and type your sample texts. 9. Drag and drop a Map widget to the page. 10. Make sure the map widget on the page is selected. Set web map or/and web scene as the data source and configure properties on the right-side panel. 11. Drag and drop the widgets on the page to arrange them in the layout you want. 12. Optionally, close the Insert panel then click the Add page button to add a new page. 13. Click Save to save the experience. 14. Click Preview to preview the experience. 15. Click Publish to publish the experience. 16. Click View published item from the dropdown list beside the Publish button to view the experience. Create a widget See Widget Development Guide at https://[machine_name]:3001/doc/index.html ... View more

What is ArcGIS Experience Builder? ArcGIS Experience Builder provides you with a new way of creating web experiences. You can create unique web apps using flexible layouts, content, and widgets that interact with 2D and 3D data. Start with templates to create mobile-optimized apps quickly, modify template layouts for a custom design on different screen sizes, or build apps from scratch for more creative freedom. ArcGIS Experience Builder requires the Creator user type or higher to create apps and is available in three editions: ArcGIS Online Edition, ArcGIS Enterprise Edition (on the roadmap), and Developer Edition. What are the key features of ArcGIS Experience Builder? ArcGIS Experience Builder takes advantage of modern web technologies and enables a wide variety of new capabilities, including Visually create web apps and pages with drag-and-drop. Your choice of mapcentric with multiple maps or nonmapcentric apps on a fixed or scrolling screen on single or multiple pages A mobile-adative design. In addition to being responsive, the same app running in a mobile browser can be configured separately from the desktop. Interact with 2D and 3D content in one app. Add interconnected tools with ready-to-use widgets. Choose from designer-made templates or build your own. A durable URL that contains app state information, so everyone you share the app with can see it in the same state. Dynamic data binding with text and image. Performance optimization. Will ArcGIS Experience Builder reach the functional parity of Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS? Starting with the core and popular widgets, Experience Builder is planned to reach most of the functional parity of Web AppBuilder through incremental releases. Is ArcGIS Experience Builder going to replace Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS? No. Experience Builder will not replace or obsolete Web AppBuilder. Both builders will be running and maintained in parallel. Web AppBuilder will continue to be available. Can anything be transferred between Web AppBuilder and Experience Builder? No. You need to re-configure apps or rewrite custom widgets created with Web AppBuilder if you choose to move them to Experience Builder.  If I have custom widgets built on Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS, will I be able to use them with ArcGIS Experience Builder? No. While ArcGIS Experience Builder maintains a very similar programming pattern for building custom widgets, all widgets will need to be rewritten to work within the new framework. This is because ArcGIS Experience Builder is built on ArcGIS API 4.x for JavaScript, whereas Web AppBuilder is built on version 3.x. ArcGIS Experience Builder takes advantage of modern web development technologies, including React and TypeScript, which are part of the new widget development platform. Can I use ArcGIS Enterprise portal with ArcGIS Experience Builder Developer Edition? Yes,  Developer Edition is planned to support ArcGIS Enterprise 10.6 and up. What can only Experience Builder do and what can only Web AppBuilder do? Flexible layouts, a mobile-adaptive design, integrated 2D and 3D, and action triggers are four key features in Experience Builder that are not available in Web AppBuilder. On the other hand, Web AppBuilder is empowered with 70+ widgets so you can quickly build your own workflow. More specifically:  Experience Builder provides flexible layouts so you can build apps that are mapcentric or nonmapcentric, display them on a fixed or scrolling screen, and on single or multiple pages, whereas Web AppBuilder enables you to create apps that are mapcentric and displayed on a fixed screen, on a single page. Experience Builder has been built with a mobile-adaptive design, whereas Web AppBuilder is mobile-friendly. Experience Builder integrates both 3D and 2D content so you can interact with both within one app, whereas Web AppBuilder separates 2D and 3D content so you cannot apply 2D widgets to a 3D app. Experience Builder adds action triggers so you can make a widget respond accordingly based on actions the other widget performs, whereas Web AppBuilder does not have this mechanism built in at the framework. For example, when a 2D map is zoomed to an area, you can configure a trigger to make the 3D map zoom to the same area, and vice versa. Web AppBuilder is empowered with 70+ widgets, whereas Experience Builder currently is not there yet. We plan to rewrite most of the widgets through incremental releases. ... View more

The 2019 Esri User Conference is just around the corner! The Web AppBuilder team is excited to meet you there. We will be hosting a variety of sessions, a Special Interest Group (SIG) Meeting, as well as open hours in the UC Expo where you can meet with us to get all your questions answered. We created an agenda below (see attachment) to help you find your way to the Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS focused sessions at UC.    Stop by the Web AppBuilder Expo area or attend sessions and SIG to: Learn what’s new and what’s coming for Web AppBuilder Learn about Experience Builder, the next generation of Web AppBuilder Ask any question or provide your feedback to the team   The Web AppBuilder Team ... View more