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Please check out this blog for more details: What’s New in Esri U.S. Demographics (July 2022) To access the updated crime indexes data and summary report in Business Analyst or Community Analyst Web Apps, please make sure to switch to the Esri 2022 dataset here: You will see the Crime category in the data browser for all supported workflows:  You will find the Crime Summary report as well.   ... View more

Overview In a previous article, we covered the various data sources you can use to build custom infographics with your own data. One of those data sources is Map Layers. In this article, we will discuss a special feature available when building infographics with this type of data source, and export the infographics to dynamic HTML, or share it in ArcGIS Dashboard and StoryMaps. One of the main advantages of building your infographics from map/feature layer attributes is that you get the latest data whenever you run the infographics. This is very import if your data is frequently updated and you want those changes reflected in your custom infographics right away. You can also enable this functionality when exporting your infographics to dynamic HTML, or share it via Dashboard and StoryMaps. Let's use the following use case to demonstrate this functionality. Build infographics with map layer attributes Let's say our task is to build a custom infographics that shows the daily Covid-19 trends in US counties. The first step is find the right data source and use the Map Layer attributes from that feature/map layer. 1. Go to Maps tab > Add Data > Web Maps and Layers 2. Click on the Living Atlas tab > and search for "Daily COVID-19 Trends" 3. Click Open to add it to the map.  4. Click on one of the counties on the map and expand the attributes. We will build a sample infographics using some of these attributes. 5. Go to Reports > Build Report > Build Infographics  6. Click Add element > Infographic > click + Create infographic panel  7. You will see the Map Layers category. Click and open it. Please note that this option becomes available only when you have map layer on the map.  8. You will see two layers listed for the Daily COVID-19 Trends web map you added above. Expand the County Trends (Map Layers) and select the following 3 variables: Total Cases, Trend Rank, and Trend Type 9. You can further customize your infographic panel to look something like this.  10. Save the panel and add it to your template. Then save the template.  Run and export infographics with map layer attributes We are now ready to run the sample custom infographics.  1. Switch to the Maps tab and click on any county on the map. The site menu will open. 2. Click the Infographics button and select the custom infographic from the list.  Since the data source is updated daily, this infographics will show the latest values from today. Now, let's export this to a dynamic HTML.  3. Click Export infographic and select Dynamic HTML from the list. Notice the option to Enable dynamic feature query from HTML files is available because the infographic template contains attributes from a Map Layers data source. 4. When this option is enabled, the exported infographic HTML will automatically update with the latest data from the feature/map layer whenever you open or refresh it. Please note that the data source (feature/map layer) must be publicly accessible for this functionality.  Sharing infographics with map layer attributes to ArcGIS Dashboard and ArcGIS StoryMaps Instead of exporting individual infographic to HTML one at a time, you might want to share it in a dashboard/storymaps by embedding the infographics for multiple sites or export the Dynamic HTML for multiple sites using Run Infographics workflow.  1.Go to Preferences > Reports > Infographics > Export infographics > check this option:  2. Click Save and Close 3. Let's say we want to share this infographic to a dashboard by including only the counties in Arizona.  4. Expand the project table of contents and click the Filter by attributes option for the County Trends layer. 5. Filter the layer using State Abbr. and selecting AZ from the list. Notice only the counties in Arizona are shown on the map now. Click Done.  6. Click the action option for the County Trends layer again and click Setup layer to prepare the layer for use in analysis and reports.  7. Select County Name as item name and click Setup Layer 8. You can leave the default Polygon layer option and click OK.  9. Now we're ready to create a dashboard. Go to Maps tab > Share Results > ArcGIS Dashboard 10. Select Many sites ---> Same infographic option. And then Side layout 11. Click Add Sites and select the From layers tab. Select all counties in Arizona and Apply 12. Click Next and select the custom infographic from the list.  13. Add a title to the dashboard and click Create. 14. Open the dashboard app when ready. The embedded infographics will dynamically update for each county when the data is updated daily from the data source. This is a great feature to have since your audience will see the latest daily data whenever they access the dashboard application. You can apply the same workflow when sharing the infographics in StoryMaps.  Additional notes: You can use attributes from Map Layers in other infographic elements like charts, advanced texts, and tables. Simple calculations (sum and average) created from these attributes are also supported.  Currently, only infographics with attributes from feature/map layers support this dynamic update feature. Custom data or other Esri standard variables do not dynamically update after being exported/shared. This functionality is also available when adding nearby panels in infographics using your own point feature layers. Please note that the feature/map layers must be publicly available for the data update query to work. Otherwise, users will be prompted to sign in to access the data source when opening the exported infographics.  This functionality is not available in the Business Analyst Widgets for Web AppBuilder and Experience Builder. ... View more

Overview The June 2022 release of ArcGIS Business Analyst includes Esri 2022 Updated Demographics and Census 2020 data in the U.S. This is a once-in-a-decade situation, where we transition from the Census 2010-based geography to the Census 2020-based geography. As a Business Analyst Widget user in Web AppBuilder, these changes may affect your content. This article discusses the actions you need to take to migrate and update your custom infographics and reports to the Esri 2022 data vintage.  Esri Infographics and Reports  If you use only the default Esri infographics and reports, no additional action is required from you. These templates are automatically updated with the Esri 2022 vintage and you can continue to use them as usual. Custom Infographics and Reports  It is very important that go through the following migration and update workflow if you have created any custom infographics or reports. If you use shared infographics or reports, the owner of those templates should do the same. This action is required even if your templates contain your own data and no Esri data. If the migration and update is not complete, you will not see your custom infographics and reports listed under My/Shared Infographics/Reports. If your app is previously configured with a default custom infographic or report, you might notice the missing template from the list.     Steps to migrate and update your custom infographics and reports:   1. Depending on which app your organization uses to create custom infographics and reports, sign in to Business Analyst Web App or Community Analyst Web App  2. First you will see these welcome messages explaining what's new in this release. Please take a moment to read through these notes.  3. Then you will be prompted with this data update notification. Click Yes here.  Clicking Yes creates copies of your reports and infographics in the new data source, Esri 2022, and updates the variables. Your original reports and infographics are still available in the Esri 2021 data source. 4. The Updating reports progress window is shown while the migration is underway. The process time will depend on the number of custom reports and infographics that you have.  5. After the migration, you will see all your custom reports and infographics that require label updating. Click Update this & remaining reports button to update all labels at once. 6. You will see the Updating reports progress window again while your templates are being updated with the Esri 2022 labels.  7. When the process is complete, you will see this final message. Your migrated/updated templates might contain variables that are no longer available in the Esri 2022 vintage. If that is the case, you will have to manually edit and update your templates. For more detailed instructions, check out this blog: Migrate custom Business Analyst content to 2022 Esri Demographics 8. If you go to the Build Reports or Build Infographics workflows, you will see your templates are now migrated and contain (Esri 2022) in the names.  9. You can now go back to your Web AppBuilder app and simply refresh it to see your updated infographics and reports. You can also edit your widget and set the default template at this point.  10. Going forward, just make sure to select the Esri 2022 data source before creating custom infographics and reports so that your templates are automatically available in the Business Analyst Widget for Web AppBuilder. Additional Resources Understanding Change between Decennial Censuses How to Leverage Esri Data in ArcGIS Business Analyst Use 2022 demographic data in Business Analyst and Community Analyst Web Apps How to replace missing variables in report templates ... View more

Overview The June 2022 release of ArcGIS Business Analyst includes Esri 2022 Updated Demographics and Census 2020 data in the U.S. This is a once-in-a-decade situation, where we transition from the Census 2010-based geography to the Census 2020-based geography. As a Business Analyst Widget user in Web AppBuilder, these changes may affect your content. This article discusses the actions you need to take to migrate and update your custom infographics and reports to the Esri 2022 data vintage.  Esri Infographics and Reports  If you use only the default Esri infographics and reports, no additional action is required from you. These templates are automatically updated with the Esri 2022 vintage and you can continue to use them as usual. Custom Infographics and Reports  It is very important that go through the following migration and update workflow if you have created any custom infographics or reports. If you use shared infographics or reports, the owner of those templates should do the same. This action is required even if your templates contain your own data and no Esri data. If the migration and update is not complete, you will not see your custom infographics and reports listed under My/Shared Infographics/Reports.   If your app is previously configured with a default custom infographic or report, you might notice the missing template from the list.     Steps to migrate and update your custom infographics and reports: 1. Depending on which app your organization uses to create custom infographics and reports, sign in to Business Analyst Web App or Community Analyst Web App  2. First you will see these welcome messages explaining what's new in this release. Please take a moment to read through these notes.  3. Then you will be prompted with this data update notification. Click Yes here.  Clicking Yes creates copies of your reports and infographics in the new data source, Esri 2022, and updates the variables. Your original reports and infographics are still available in the Esri 2021 data source. 4. The Updating reports progress window is shown while the migration is underway. The process time will depend on the number of custom reports and infographics that you have.  5. After the migration, you will see all your custom reports and infographics that require label updating. Click Update this & remaining reports button to update all labels at once. 6. You will see the Updating reports progress window again while your templates are being updated with the Esri 2022 labels.  7. When the process is complete, you will see this final message. Your migrated/updated templates might contain variables that are no longer available in the Esri 2022 vintage. If that is the case, you will have to manually edit and update your templates. For more detailed instructions, check out this blog: Migrate custom Business Analyst content to 2022 Esri Demographics 8. If you go to the Build Reports or Build Infographics workflows, you will see your templates are now migrated and contain (Esri 2022) in the names.  9. You can now go back to your Web AppBuilder app and simply refresh it to see your updated infographics and reports. You can also edit your widget and set the default template at this point.  10. Going forward, just make sure to select the Esri 2022 data source before creating custom infographics and reports so that your templates are automatically available in the Business Analyst Widget for Web AppBuilder. Additional Resources Understanding Change between Decennial Censuses How to Leverage Esri Data in ArcGIS Business Analyst Use 2022 demographic data in Business Analyst and Community Analyst Web Apps How to replace missing variables in report templates   ... View more

The Business Analyst widget in ArcGIS Experience Builder is out of beta with the February 2023 release of ArcGIS Online. Learn more about the release here. The Business Analyst widget allows you to view demographic, Tapestry, market potential, and business information about a specific location using ready-to-use interactive infographics. You can also create custom infographic templates in ArcGIS Business Analyst Web App (Advanced) or ArcGIS Community Analyst. Your custom templates will be available for use in Business Analyst (BA) widget when creating an Experience Builder (ExB) application.  As the app creator, you are in full control of the end user experience that fits your specific business needs. This article will guide you through some of the common workflows.  Creating an Experience Builder app with a Business Analyst widget (Workflow mode) 1. Sign in to your ArcGIS Online. 2. Click the Content tab, click Create app, and select Experience Builder. Or, simply open Experience Builder from the app launcher.  Experience Builder 3. Click + Create new. Here you can select any template with the layout that works best for your application. Hover over the Pocket template and click Create.  Select a template to start 4. Start by adding a title on the top left corner. For this example, I have titled my app 'Demographic Profile Report'. Toggle off the Lock layout on top to start modifying the application.  5. Drag the Business Analyst widget to the canvas and drop it on the right side pane. Adding the Business Analyst widget 6. Notice the BA widget defaults to the Workflow mode. The Workflow mode is a new functionality that provides the end user with step-by-step panels for defining location or geography and then running an infographic.  The Preset mode allows you to embed an infographic by predefining the default location or geography boundary, and buffer type and units for point location. You can learn about creating an application in preset mode in: How to create an Experience Builder application with Business Analyst widget in Preset mode 7. Notice the widget shows 3 steps (Search, Buffers, and Infographic) which you can customize as needed. Click the help (?) link to learn more.  Workflow mode 8. Now let's configure the BA widget for a specific project by exploring the available options. Make sure the BA widget is selected on the canvas to see the settings panel to the right.  9. Click the drop down menu for Select map widget and select Map. This option allows you to link the BA widget to a map. This action also adds a new search bar to the map.  10. Notice that there are two search bars on top of each other now as the Pocket template we used here had it's own. Select the search bar on the top and delete it.  Delete duplicate search bars 11. Click on the BA widget on the canvas to select it again and we will continue the configuration. Use the options under Location settings to select a country/region and also to Customize search experience. Location settings 12. Click Customize buffers and set your desired buffer types (rings, drive time, or walk time) and default values. You can also disable the User-configurable buffers toggle and preset the values for end user. Notice the Buffer step will be hidden from the widget on the canvas.  Customize buffers 13. Click on Customize infographics to define the set of infographic templates available for use. You can also disable the Allow infographic choice toggle and select a single infographic if you want your users run the same single infographic in the application. Notice the Infographic step will be hidden from the widget on the canvas. Customize infographics The Esri Infographics list contains ready-to-use templates available to all ArcGIS users. The My Infographics list contains custom templates you created in ArcGIS Business Analyst (Advanced) or ArcGIS Community Analyst Web Apps. The Shared Infographics list contains templates in your organization shared by other members.  Infographics list 14. Expand the Infographic settings for additional options to control the appearance and layout of the infographic when running it.  Infographic settings 15. The GeoEnrichment option is optional and only needed if you plan to share this application with your ArcGIS Organization members who don't have the privileges required to use the BA widget. Learn more here.  Select utility 16. You can click the Live view button on the top to interact and test your Experience Builder app.  Live view 17. If everything looks good, click Save and then click Publish to publish your application.  Save and Publish 18. Click the Preview button and your application will open in a new tab.  Preview Using Experience Builder app with Business Analyst widget 1. To share the application with your organization members, click on Change share settings > Share. You can then simply share the application link with other ArcGIS users.  Sharing Note: Users must be signed in with an ArcGIS account to view and use the Business Analyst widget you shared. The widget does not support public sharing currently.  2. Open the Experience Builder application and follow the step-by-step instructions to run infographic. The search bar in the BA widget allows you to search for a location or a geography boundary.  Sample ExB app with BA widget 3. In addition, you can use the search bar in the Map widget to find a specific location or click anywhere on the map to define a location if the Run on map click option is enabled under Infographic settings. 4. The controls on top of the infographic allow you to toggle between selected buffers or compare them side-by-side.  Site options 5. Additional controls are available on the header based on your selection under Infographic settings.  Export and view options Note: To show or hide the header controls, use the Header toggle button in Infographic settings. Advanced options when your map contains polygon, geography, or point layers If your map contains feature layers and you want to run infographics by selecting the features on the map, follow these instructions to configure the application: 1. Click Select map and click Add new data. Select a web map that contains polygon, geography, or point layers. Select map 2. Then select the added web map as shown in the image below and it will load on your Map widget.  Add data to map 3. Click on the Action tab for the Map widget > Add a trigger > Record selection change > Business Analyst > Select feature. Your configuration will look like this.  Add action trigger 4. Save and publish the application. Open your application and click on any feature on map. Notice the selected feature will populate in the BA widget. Click Next and run any infographic with the selection.  Select map features Get started with sample Experience Builder templates with BA Widget You can find various ready-to-use Experience Builder templates configured with the BA widget when creating a new application.  1. Click + Create new and select the ArcGIS Online tab. Enter 'business analyst' in the search bar to filter.  2. Click on the Preview icon to open the sample templates. 3. Click on the Create button to customize and use it as starter template.  Sample templates with BA widget Additional Resources The Business Analyst Widget in Experience Builder is coming out of beta with great new features. Business Analyst widget help documentation How to create an Experience Builder application with Business Analyst widget in Preset mode ... View more