Latest Contributions by DAVIDDAS1

Hi Maria, Let's wait for Robert's response. If it worked for you using eSearch 1.2.0.6, then it should work at version 1.3. ... View more

Hi Maria, You are correct! The Enhanced Search Widget 1.3 does not support related tables yet. ... View more

Hi Robert, Thanks for updating all your Custom Widgets to make them compatible with Web AppBuilder 1.3. I started with a clean slate and created 7 new apps to showcase the 7 Themes in WAB 1.3 using your 10 Custom Widgets. Enhanced Search Widget 1.3                              12/14/2015 https://community.esri.com/docs/DOC-1731 Enhanced Basemap Gallery Widget 1.3                  12/15/2015 https://community.esri.com/docs/DOC-2888 Google Street View Widget 1.3                               12/15/2015 https://community.esri.com/docs/DOC-2991 Share Widget 1.3                                           12/15/2015 https://community.esri.com/docs/DOC-3247 Identify Widget 1.3                                          12/14/2015 https://community.esri.com/docs/DOC-3250 Elevation Profile Widget 1.3                              12/15/2015 https://community.esri.com/docs/DOC-3342 Map Progress Indicator Widget 1.3                  12/15/2015 https://community.esri.com/docs/DOC-6416 Enhanced Bookmark Widget 1.3                  12/15/2015 https://community.esri.com/docs/DOC-6889 Enhanced Locate Widget 1.3                              12/15/2015 https://community.esri.com/docs/DOC-7046 Popup Panel Widget 1.3                              12/15/2015 https://community.esri.com/docs/DOC-7355 Other Widgets: Add Service Widget 1.2                              11/17/2015 https://community.esri.com/docs/DOC-6263 Add Shapefile Widget                                 9/18/2015 https://community.esri.com/docs/DOC-6907 Zoom PreviousNext Widget 1.1.1               5/13/2015 https://community.esri.com/docs/DOC-6111 I used the Community Buildings in Arizona to set up the test cases. Foldable Theme: http://www.tapasdas.com/wab/app1 Launchpad Theme: http://www.tapasdas.com/wab/app2 Dart Theme: http://www.tapasdas.com/wab/app3 Tab Theme: http://www.tapasdas.com/wab/app4 Box Theme: http://www.tapasdas.com/wab/app5 Jewelry Box Theme: http://www.tapasdas.com/wab/app6 Billboard Theme: http://www.tapasdas.com/wab/app7 They are all working like a well oiled machine. I will be using these as templates to create my web apps in WAB 1.3. Thanks for the new draw_point.png that replaces: \widgets\eSearch\css\images\draw_point.png \widgets\identify\css\images\draw_point.png I noticed that the manifest.json file under your eLocate 1.3 download is still showing: "version": "1.2.0.3", "wabVersion": "1.3", I edited them to read: "version": "1.3", "wabVersion": "1.4", The manifest.json file under MapProgress 1.3 download needs to be updated as well: I like how my settings persists in WAB 1.3. For example, I can turn on the ZIP Codes layer, and zoom to a new location. If I reload the app, it remembers my settings in the Layer List Widget, and zooms me to my last map extent. This will be a welcome feature in our apps that use 50 plus data layers. You have created a solid WAB 1.3 release of all your Custom Widgets. I especially like how well Identify 1.3 works in tandem with eSearch 1.3 without ever raising any conflicts. Each one of your Custom Widgets is a gem and performs an essential task not covered by the standard ESRI widgets. I never thought I will ever see all the Flex functionality carried over to the JavaScript environment using the Web AppBuilder. You have made this happen in less than a year. As an added bonus, these WAB apps are compatible with touch enabled devices, folds down gracefully to fit your smartphone or tablet, and does not require the end user to download a plug-in. Thanks to your intuitive configuration wizards, any lay person can configure your widgets without ever having to write any code. It looks like the Web AppBuilder has finally eclipsed the FlexViewer ... View more

Michael, Upgrading to WAB1.3 with eSearch 1.3 is very simple. Make sure you are starting a brand new project with a fresh install of Web AppBuilder 1.3. Download Roberts eSearch Widget (version 1.3) and copy the eSearch folder to the widgets folder: \client\stemapp\widgets Select the Theme and Style color within the Web AppBuilder. Open the Map Tab and point to your ArcGIS Online Web Map. Add the eSearch Widget and all other widgets that you would need in your Web App. At this stage the eSearch Widget will show the default data layers that comes preconfigured with it. Exit out of the Web AppBuilder. Replace the config_Enhanced Search.json file under: \server\apps\[AppID]\configs\eSearch with the one that you already configured using eSearch 1.2.0.6 from your previous project. When you reopen the Web AppBuilder, and edit the eSearch widget, you will see all your previously configured layers. ... View more

Robert, Your fix on replacing the new image = draw_point.png also works on your Enhanced Search Widget widget in the folder: [install dir]\server\apps\[app#]\widgets\eSearch\css\images I like this new Point Marker symbol better ... View more

Robert, Thanks for the quick fix! ... View more

Robert, Thanks for making me aware of the new changes in WAB1.3. The new point icon looks better and easily stands out. ... View more

Hi Robert, Thanks so much for releasing your Identify Widget 1.3 for Web AppBuilder 1.3 I made 7 test cases to see how they work under the 7 different Themes in WAB 1.3 I was curious to find how it interacts with your Enhanced Search Widget 1.3 Foldable Theme http://www.tapasdas.com/Maps/Phones/app137 I noticed a quirk. When you deactivate the Select by Point tool, you get a different marker symbol. This happens under all themes. This may be the new default point symbol under WAB 1.3 Identify works very fast under WAB 1.3 The ability to custom format your Attribute Labels and Values makes it very easy to read the list. Normally, an Identify Popup would partially hide the graphics. However, opening the Popup Panel widget allows me to get an unobstructed view of the graphics. This is also the perfect solution for viewing a long list of attributes. I wish you would add the attribute formatting option to this widget so that ESRI Popups will appear in my own custom format. Otherwise, ESRI Popups would appear in gray like this: Launchpad Theme http://www.tapasdas.com/Maps/Phones/app138 Works perfectly. Dart Theme http://www.tapasdas.com/Maps/Phones/app139 The Dart Theme allows the user to have multiple widgets open and simultaneously interact with the graphical selection tools. You have made Identify 1.3 and eSearch 1.3 completely independent of each other as you promised! This was a big fix for me. I can now open the Identify Widget and make a selection. While the Identify Widget is open, I can open the eSearch Widget and make a different selection, and this does not affect my Identify Selection. I can proceed to add to my current selection within the eSearch widget. My Identify selection remains unaffected. I can make a new selection using the Identify widget. This does not affect my eSearch selection. This is exactly what I was hoping for. The end user can freely use the selection tools from the Identify and eSearch Widgets while both are open. This must have taken some clever coding on your part to pull this off with so many graphic layers. The Identify and eSearch are the two most important tools in the Web AppBuilder. I am delighted to see that they are working in harmony. There were no issues in the other themes. Tab Theme http://www.tapasdas.com/Maps/Phones/app140 Box Theme http://www.tapasdas.com/Maps/Phones/app141 Jewelry Box Theme http://www.tapasdas.com/Maps/Phones/app142 Billboard Theme http://www.tapasdas.com/Maps/Phones/app143 Thanks for releasing the WAB 1.3 versions of all your Custom Widgets so promptly. Your support is outstanding to our Web AppBuilder Community. ... View more

Hi Robert, Thanks a million for releasing version 1.3 of your Enhanced Search Widget to quickly. I made up a few test cases. They include all your Custom Widgets with the exception of the Identify Widget version 1.3 that you also released this afternoon. Foldable Theme http://www.tapasdas.com/Maps/Phones/app130 I like the Edit Result Formatting option that you added similar to your Identify Widget. The preview makes it very easy to dial in the colors for the Attribute Label and the Value. I am applying this simple color scheme to differentiate between the Label text and Value text. Label Color = RGB (100,100,100) = Light Gray Value Color = RGB (0,110,0) = Green Here is how last section of the config.json file for the eSearch Widget looks like: This gets me a clean, easy-to-read attribute display. Subtle enhancements like this makes it so much easier for the end-user. This eliminates all confusion between the Attribute Label and the Value, even when the Value Text wraps around. I like how the Popup information from the eSearch Widget can be shunted off to your Popup Panel Widget when opened. This trick will come in very handy when we need to display a long list of attributes without cluttering up the graphics. I like how my custom formatting shows up in the Popup Panel. When I close the eSearch Widget, and click on a School, the Popup Panel shows the ESRI Popup that I had configured inside the ArcGIS Online Web Map. Now, all the information is showing up in gray. I would have liked the gray-green color scheme. I had an enhancement request on your Popup Panel Widget. Would it be possible to add the Edit Result Formatting option to this widget so that I could make the color scheme match what I had configured for the eSearch Results even for ESRI Popups? The Filter by Map Extent is a great feature now prominently displayed on the Attribute Table. This default setting makes it so much easier to navigate through the attribute table listing. Launchpad Theme http://www.tapasdas.com/Maps/Phones/app131 eSearch 1.3 works flawlessly. Dart Theme http://www.tapasdas.com/Maps/Phones/app132 You have explained that formatting is not possible on the Dart Theme. This is a limitation. At least the formatting works in the Popup window. Your Enhanced Search Widget 1.3 is working fine on all the remaining themes. Tab Theme http://www.tapasdas.com/Maps/Phones/app133 Box Theme http://www.tapasdas.com/Maps/Phones/app134 Jewelry Box Theme http://www.tapasdas.com/Maps/Phones/app135 Billboard Theme http://www.tapasdas.com/Maps/Phones/app136 I found one minor issue when you open the By Shape Tab for the first time. The Select by Point Tool shows the wrong symbol. However, the moment you click on this Select by Point Tool, you get back the correct symbol. This behavior shows up on all themes. Thanks for all your hard work in updating this complex widget to make it compatible with WAB1.3. I was not expecting such a quick turnaround time! ... View more

Hi Glenn, I will be adding Robert's Enhanced Search Widget 1.3 to create new test cases today. I agree, it would be a good idea to document all the steps. This is what I am doing now. Download WAB1.3 from: https://developers.arcgis.com/web-appbuilder Unzip to folder C:\WAB30 (or whatever you want to name this top level folder) Add all your custom widgets to: C:\WAB30\client\stemapp\widgets Make sure you edit the manifest.json file in each custom widget to read: "wabVersion": "1.4", Start Node.js with C:\WAB30\startup.bat Open Firefox and Launch Web AppBuilder 1.3 with: http://localhost:3344/webappbuilder Create New | Default This launches a brand new 2D web app. Notice that this first app will have an ID = 2 http://localhost:3344/webappbuilder/?id=2 Next, I am opening the Map Tab, and Selecting my Web Map to point to the ArcGIS Online Web Map that I had previously created. Nothing changes here. Then I am adding all the standard widgets and custom widgets I would need. After all my widgets have been loaded, I am exiting the Web AppBuilder. Then I am going into this folder: C:\WAB30\server\apps\2 This has a configs folder which holds all config.json files for each widget that I have added to my web application. I am manually replacing each config.json with the corresponding config.json that I had previously configured with Web AppBuilder 1.2. For example, Replace C:\WAB30\server\apps\2\configs\ElevationProfile\config_Elevation Profile.json with C:\WAB20\server\apps\2\configs\ElevationProfile\config_Elevation Profile.json where C:\WAB20 was the top level folder for my Web AppBuilder version 1.2 projects. This means you do not have to reconfigure all your widgets a second time. This saves a lot of time. Finally, I am launching WAB 1.3 one more time with http://localhost:3344/webappbuilder When I go to edit the first app (APP ID = 2), my new configuration files take effect. I can now save this app and download the ZIP file and deploy it to my web server. ... View more

Moxie's Team did a fantastic job overhauling the Attribute Table! The Attribute Tables seems more responsive and robust at version 1.3. In version 1.2, when you opened the Attribute Table, it would attempt to list all the records irrespective of your current map extent. http://www.tapasdas.com/Maps/Phones/app114 Here it is trying to display the attributes of all 1377 public schools in Arizona. It was possible to limit the listing to only the features within the current map extent. When this option was checked, you got back a faster readout. In version 1.3, the default option is to Filter the attribute display by Map Extent. http://www.tapasdas.com/Maps/Phones/app123 This can be toggled on demand to show all records. This simple enhancement at version 1.3 will help us a lot in getting a faster readout from the Attribute Table. ... View more

Thanks to Moxie Zhang and his Web AppBuilder Team! Web AppBuilder 1.3 is a solid release with many bug fixes. I am delighted to verify that Moxie fixed an important issue with area calculations. In version 1.2, the perimeter calculation was dropping the last segment while summing up the total length in the Draw Widget. So a typical city block (1mile x 1mile) was incorrectly reporting the perimeter as 3 miles. http://www.tapasdas.com/Maps/Phones/app114 In version 1.3, the perimeter calculations are correct. It is reporting the correct perimeter as (1 + 1 + 1 + 1) = 4 miles. http://www.tapasdas.com/Maps/Phones/app123 This was a very important fix for us. Without this we could not use the Draw Widget for calculating the perimeter of buildings. Moxie took care of the issue within 24 hours of bringing this to his attention. I like all the subtle improvements that went into this 1.3 release. For example, it is a lot easy to read the running Lat/Long coordinates with the shaded background. When the display mode is toggled, you get a useful tip: Click the map to get coordinates. A green point marker is placed at the point where the map is clicked, and the coordinates are displayed. This product is getting more powerful with every release, and at the same time becoming more user friendly. ... View more

Hi Robert, There are several new Widgets in WAB 1.3 When I try to add your Enhanced Search Widget 1.2.0.6 I get this Loading GIF and nothing happens. I get the same Loading GIF when I try to add your Identify Widget 1.2.0.4 The remaining Custom Widgets all loaded fine. The Enhanced Basemap Gallery Widget 1.2.0.2 is working fine on all 7 Themes. The Google Street View Widget 1.2.0.2 is working fine on all 7 Themes. The Elevation Profile Widget 1.2 is working fine. However, when I use the Launchpad Theme, I see that the text is missing. http://www.tapasdas.com/Maps/Phones/app124 The Enhanced Bookmark Widget 1.2.0.1 is working fine. The Enhanced Locate Widget 1.2.0.3 is also working fine. The Popup Panel Widget 1.2.0.1 is working fine on all Themes. Here is a regular Popup. In WAB 1.3, all the ESRI Popups now match the Style Color! Great job ESRI. Here is the Popup information displayed in the Popup Panel. This widget will be very useful to us for displaying a long list of attributes without blocking the graphics. ... View more

Hi Robert, I created a few test websites using the new version 1.3 of the Developer Edition of the Web AppBuilder. https://developers.arcgis.com/web-appbuilder I was curious to see how your existing Custom Widgets would work in this new release. I added the latest versions of all your Custom Widgets designed for Web AppBuilder 1.2 Enhanced Search Widget 1.2.0.6                                     11/12/2015 Enhanced Basemap Gallery Widget 1.2.0.2             10/28/2015 Google Street View Widget 1.2                               8/25/2015 Share Widget 1.2.0.2                                                 12/10/2015 Identify Widget 1.2.0.4                                     11/24/2015 Elevation Profile Widget 1.2                                           8/24/2015 Map Progress Indicator Widget 1.2.0.1             10/23/2015 Enhanced Bookmark Widget 1.2.0.1                         10/23/2015 Enhanced Locate Widget 1.2.0.3                         10/23/2015 Popup Panel Widget 1.2.0.1                                     12/10/2015 I also included the following 3 Add Service Widget 1.2                                           11/17/2015 https://community.esri.com/docs/DOC-6263 Add Shapefile Widget                                                 9/18/2015 https://community.esri.com/docs/DOC-6907 Zoom Previous/Next Widget 1.1.1                            5/13/2015 By Larry Stout https://community.esri.com/docs/DOC-6111 Before adding the Custom Widgets, I edited the manifest.json file of each widget and changed the wabVersion to 1.4 I made 7 test cases based on the 7 different Themes in WAB 1.3 Foldable Theme http://www.tapasdas.com/Maps/Phones/app123 Launchpad Theme http://www.tapasdas.com/Maps/Phones/app124 Dart Theme http://www.tapasdas.com/Maps/Phones/app125 Tab Theme http://www.tapasdas.com/Maps/Phones/app126 Box Theme http://www.tapasdas.com/Maps/Phones/app127 Jewelry Box Theme http://www.tapasdas.com/Maps/Phones/app128 Billboard Theme http://www.tapasdas.com/Maps/Phones/app129 I was pleasantly surprised to find that most of your Custom Widgets work fine in this new version of the Web AppBuilder. I will share the results of my testing in my next post. ... View more

Hi Kevin, This is what I had to do to get the hyperlinks to work in Robert’s Identify and Enhanced Search Widgets. I created a new folder named “WEBSITE” under the D drive of my web server. D:\WEBSITE I copied the PDF, XLS, and RTF files to this WEBSITE folder like so: D:\WEBSITE\summary.pdf D:\WEBSITE\charts.xls D:\WEBSITE\info.rtf Next, I launched the Internet Information Services Manager and right clicked on Default Web Site and clicked on Add Virtual Directory… I added a Virtual Directory named WEBSITE using: Alias = WEBSITE Physical path = D:\WEBSITE I right clicked on the newly created virtual directory named WEBSITE and selected Edit Permissions… I opened the Sharing Tab and clicked on Share… I added Everyone with Permission Level set to Read The folder D:\WEBSITE is now shared with everyone having Read permissions. This means if my Website URL is: http://www.Kevin.com I can enter this URL to view the Summary.pdf file: http://www.Kevin.com/WEBSITE/summary.pdf I can view the Excel Table by entering: http://www.Kevin.com/WEBSITE/charts.xls I can view the RTF file by entering: http://www.Kevin.com/WEBSITE/info.rtf If you could get these links to work, and can view these documents by opening a Web Browser, you are all set. You can then add an Attribute Item named LINK in your data layer. This LINK field may contain URLs like: http://www.Kevin.com/WEBSITE/summary.pdf http://www.Kevin.com/WEBSITE/charts.xls http://www.Kevin.com/WEBSITE/info.rtf You can then configure this LINK attribute to be a hyperlink in Robert’s Identify or Enhanced Search Widget. The trick is to make sure the D:\WEBSITE folder is added as a Virtual Directory inside IIS, and is shared by Everyone with Read Access. ... View more