Latest Contributions by DougBrowning

First make sure you are logged into AGO in ArcMap.  No red exclamation on the HFS.  Second you must login to AGO first then add the HFS.  If you open a map with the HFS then login it will not figure out you are now connected.  This is my best guess as to your issue. Third are you adding the filed using Insert -> Dynamic Text -> Data Driven Page Attribute Then the text box should look like this  <dyn type="page" property="attribute" field="UnitName" domainlookup="true"/> You should be in layout view. ... View more

Yep I did.  Code is here  Triggers in Collector/ArcGIS Online? Also why is there no way to search posts in the new geonet?  Hard to find even my own post. ... View more

I use Survey123 on Win7 not sure about 8.  Download the Survey123 for Windows (NOT the Connect).  Player vs Builder. ... View more

Thanks but I have tried 3 different machines now all with the same result.  Going to try at home. ... View more

I mean you build 1 map with all the areas in it.  Then use the AOI parameter so that it only builds the cache in those areas drastically reducing the size.  Then you just have 1 tpk to worry about. Of course there are some bugs in it  see it all here  Create Cache and TPK without ArcGIS for Server - Workflows for Desktop users If that is too large it is pretty easy to script the tpk building.  ... View more

You could use 1 large one with a Area of Interest parameter also. ... View more

No ArcMap does it all.  Here is a good tutorial  Create Cache and TPK without ArcGIS for Server - Workflows for Desktop users Also do not worry about it building levels 1-15 they are super tiny compared to the higher levels. Also going to Level 20 will only work for small areas or it will get really big.  We usually stop at 16 which is a decent size/quality pay off (its what google goes to).  Some Esri products will "overzoom" a L16 down to L20 for you while other products go blank after your levels end.  Ni idea why the difference. A mention that 10.4 now added a AOI parameter to the Create Map Tile Package tool which can really help the size for non contiguous area.  There are several bugs in the other tools when using AOI so I hope this one actually works - have not tested it yet. ... View more

No I mean you take a tpk rename it .zip then unzip it.  Then you can use the Layers raster or the lyr files in there to view it.  It is much faster unzipped esp when the file is 3-5GB. ... View more

My guess is you only built it down a few levels.  What did you set the cache level to? ... View more

I thought I had asked this already but can not find it.  Will there be support for unzipped TPKs also?  We unzip our imagery to make our app faster but then Survey123 can not find it. thanks ... View more

Most tablets\phones let you lower the picture resolution in settings.  That way it is small to begin with. ... View more

Yes it would be helpful to get a copy.  Forms are still thought up as paper in most companies.  For us the big one was after a contractor signs it they need a nice paper form looking copy for their records.  But after setting up this Data Driven Pages solution I realized your biggest hurdle with Survey123 will be designing the reports.  You really do not control the look now - its just a list of fields.  When using something like layout in ArcMap it allowed me to add a logo/address at the top, split fields into columns or even a spreadsheet look, add a map, place the captured signatures anywhere, hide some of the fields, use colors and fonts, etc.  So then it becomes a problem of having to build a form designer...which is always a big undertaking.  If it is just going to spit out a list of fields with no real formatting I do not think it will help anyone much.  The "designer" you have now has no free flow formatting. ... View more

Drawbacks For us having to download the work area each time was a pain.  Esri designed this for small areas that would be downloaded and synced each day.  We wanted all the area all the time since, like you, devices might not hit wifi for a week or more.  You can only side load a basemap not any other layers.  Also can not use the sd card so it limits space.  In the end we used a 3rd party app that lets us carry all our layers and basemaps for over 3 million acres all offline.  It could also carry 30gb of offline data on a sd card. Battery   In our 3rd party app with a new tablet we are getting 10-12 hours or more of near constant use.  The screen being the biggest issue since sun requires the brightness to be cranked all the way up.  Turning the tablet on and off all the time can burn battery also.  30 days is asking a lot for any full color screen device these days.  That said our lighter users are down to charging every other week now. Devices We picked up some last model down Samsung tablets for $130 from Costco.  The newest ones with rebate are still $150 or so.  Has a good built in GPS, great screen, good battery, and a external SD card (which was critical).  Hard to beat that price.  Compared to the old trimbles they are pretty much disposable.  We are at 2.5 years now on the originals and they are still going.  Battery life is not as good as it was of course.  Had maybe 3-4 out of over 100 that died.  Also note these are WIFI only tablets - so we only sync in the office.  GPS is separate so it works fine off wifi - many cheaper tablets have no GPS anymore so be careful. ... View more

I came up with a way to make PDF reports that are emailed overnight.  Little extra work but it also gives you the ability to control what the pdf looks like, add maps, etc.  You could use this code to email a csv copy also.  You have to sync at some point but you would have to have someway to get the pdf off the tablet anyway. See here for code Triggers in Collector/ArcGIS Online? ... View more