Latest Contributions by LindsayRaabe_FPCWA

IDEA Add an Arcade function which will generate a value list dynamically based on options such as intersecting features, nearest features, selection of dates (yesterday/today/tomorrow in date form), values from another table, etc.  USE CASE When using feature services in webmaps, we can currently perform one of the following 3 options for data entry: 1. Manually entered (typed) 2. Choose from a pre-determined list (set in the item page) 3. Calculate value using Arcade My proposal is an improvement to the 2nd option - lists. Instead of manually creating a list via the item page of a feature service, Arcade could be used to return a list of values dynamically which would be returned in the form drop down list. This would be a good step towards dynamically updating lists based on external datasets.  ... View more

IDEA: When using an online map, cache the calculations when the map is loaded so that they don't need to access web-resources to return and evaluate the expression each time a feature is created/edited.  USE CASE: When using Arcade expressions in Field Maps to calculate fields, we have noticed behavior that seems really illogical (if maybe intentional). Currently, when you create or edit a feature that contains fields with arcade calculations, there is a delay whilst the calculations (I believe) access web-resources to return the expression then perform the calculation. This also seems to happen when in an offline map (unless in Flight Mode - see other idea here: Improve performance of Arcade calculations when OF... - Esri Community).  This has become a bit of an issue in the field. Staff working in online mode in good to marginal service areas have found that the arcade calcs not only take a long time to happen, but it also has a huge impact on device battery life, draining it a lot faster than it should. If the expressions were all cahced locally when the map was initially opened, then instead of having to access the web to load each and every calculation, it would occur instantly, improving form loading times, increasing staff efficiencies and consuming less battery power.  ... View more

IDEA: When using an offline map area, default Field Calculations to using the locally stored arcade expressions instead of accessing web-resources, even when not in flight mode.  USE CASE: When using Arcade expressions in Field Maps to calculate fields, we have noticed behavior that seems really illogical (if maybe intentional). Currently, when you take an offline area in a map and create a feature that contains fields with arcade calculations, there is a delay whilst the calculations (I believe) access web-resources to return the expression then perform the calculation. This is in contrast to when the device is in Flight Mode (completely disconnected) when the calculations instead occur instantly, using locally stored expressions.  This has become a bit of an issue in the field. Staff take an offline area, and move in and out of marginal and no-service areas throughout the day. With their phone not in flight mode (so that it still receives messages, etc when signal is available), the arcade calcs not only take a long time to happen when signal is marginal/non-existant, but it also has a huge impact on device battery life, draining it a lot faster than it should.    ... View more