Latest Contributions by DAVIDDAS1

Hi Robert, I decided to start from scratch by just adding your eBasemapGallery: Create a New App using the Default 2D theme Add an In-Panel Widget Select Enhanced Basemap The Configure Enhanced Gallery comes up empty. Screenshot from Fidder. Request/Response Headers Screenshot from Firebug Console Retry to Add Enhanced Basemap Widget Screenshot from Fiddler ... View more

Robert, Certainly! Let me take a screenshot and post it... ... View more

Hi Robert, I love the slick new interface you have introduce to the Enhanced Basemap Gallery at version 1.2.0.1 I like how you have visually divided the panel into 2 regions. The active basemap is always shown on the top. The remaining basemaps are shown in the bottom. http://www.tapasdas.com/Maps/Phones/app90/ You can click on any basemap in the bottom region to select it. The selected basemap now moves to the top and becomes the new active basemap. When you hover over a basemap in the bottom region, a Plus Sign appears. Clicking on the Plus Sign adds this to the top region and creates a mashup. You can fade between the two basemaps. Clicking on the red X on any basemap on the top region removes it from the mashup. This takes you back to normal use. This implementation is so simple, clean, and intuitive, that it does not need any help text. I came across a minor issue with the GUI when you first add the Enhanced Basemap Widget. The Configure Enhanced Basemap Gallery window comes up empty! I was expecting to see the standard ESRI Basemap Gallery icons. It is possible to click on the Add a New Basemap Button. It brings up the Add Basemap Window. I can enter: Title = 2014 Aerials URL = http://gis.mcassessor.maricopa.gov/ArcGIS/rest/services/Aerials2014/MapServer However, nothing happens when I click on the image. I can always edit the config_Enhanced Search.json file and enter the relative path to the thumbnail image file like so: "thumbnailUrl": "images/2014_Aerials.jpg", Everything works fine when I manually copy 2014_Aerials.jpg to the images folder under eBasemapGallery. \server\apps\APP#\widgets\eBasemapGallery\images\ ... View more

Hi Robert, Thanks a million for releasing so many updates to your Custom Widgets last Friday! I decided to start with a clean slate and publish our PlanNet Web Application using the most recent versions of all your 9 Custom Widgets as of 10/23/2015. Enhanced Search Widget version 1.2.0.5            10/15/2015 Enhanced Basemap Gallery Widget 1.2.0.1         10/23/2015 Google Street View Widget 1.2                      08/25/2015 Share Widget 1.2.0.1                                      09/04/2015 Identify Widget 1.2.0.3                                    10/23/2015     Elevation Profile Widget 1.2                             08/25/2015 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     I also included these 3 custom widgets which I find very useful: Add Service Widget 1.1.3                            06/19/2015 By: Damian Robinson Add Shapefile Widget                                     09/18/2015 By: Dllamasgmtgis and Robert Scheitlin Zoom Previous Next Widget 1.1.1                05/13/2015 By: Larry Stout PlanNet – Foldable Theme http://www.tapasdas.com/Maps/Phones/app90 PlanNet – Launchpad Theme http://www.tapasdas.com/Maps/Phones/app91 PlanNet – Dart Theme http://www.tapasdas.com/Maps/Phones/app92 PlanNet – Tab Theme http://www.tapasdas.com/Maps/Phones/app93 PlanNet – Box Theme http://www.tapasdas.com/Maps/Phones/app94 PlanNet – Jewelry Box Theme http://www.tapasdas.com/Maps/Phones/app95 From all my preliminary testing this evening, this looks a like a solid release. I will run through a more thorough set to tests on different Tablets and Smartphones over the next few days and report back my findings to you. I am amazed at how all these powerful web apps can be created in one afternoon without having to write a single line of code! What you have done for the Web AppBuilder community is pure magic. ... View more

Hi Robert, Your Enhanced Search Widget 1.2.0.5 offers tremendous flexibility on how you can construct complex SQL queries by chaining together values from multiple items using the AND/OR operators. The most common example is to locate a specific Section from a specific Township and specific Range. http://www.tapasdas.com/Maps/Phones/app83/ The user can select from the 3 drop down User List values for Township, Range, and Section and easily locate the feature. It is very easy to enter the User List values by editing the config_Enhanced Search.json file. I can even add a null value in the User List by entering a comma at the beginning like so. "userlist": ", 1,2,3, This gives me the option to exclude the clause from the final SQL statement. Everything works perfectly when I directly doctor this json file. I had just one minor request. When there are many items in the User List, I cannot get to the bottom of the page. Would it be possible to include a scroll bar in the user interface? Edit Expression for Section: This is where it gets tricky to go to the bottom of the page. I can see values from 1 through 10. Without a scroll bar I cannot see the remaining values from 11 through 36. Again, this is a minor issue. I can always doctor the config_Enhanced Search.json file and have it configured exactly the way I want. ... View more

Robert, I have fixed the errors on pages 145 and 169 of the PDF guide and updated all associated graphics leaving the Definition Expression field empty. I have included your helpful explanation of the correct use of the Definition Expression in: https://community.esri.com/blogs/wab ... View more

Robert, In the PDF Guide on page 145, I had wrongly suggested to use: Definition Expression: 1=1 http://www.tapasdas.com/wabv2.pdf I am guessing many who have followed my instructions had added this 1=1 expression. I am gong to revise this PDF Guide and also include a note on my Using the Web AppBuilder Blog: https://community.esri.com/blogs/wab ... View more

Robert, Thanks so much for your detailed and clear explanation of the Definition Query Field. Now I understand why I should simply leave this field empty. There is no reason in my test cases to enter the expression "1=1" I also understand why one may need to limit search results for large datasets, and thus have the need for this filter. It does not apply to me. I would leave this field blank, and your searches will work just fine. Thanks for troubleshooting my case and figuring out exactly what I was doing to mess it up! ... View more

Hi Robert, Here are the rest of my tests using your 8 Custom Widgets on the remaining 5 Themes. Launchpad Theme http://www.tapasdas.com/Maps/Phones/app77 This is the perfect theme to use on Desktops and Laptops where you have the screen real estate to keep multiple widgets open. I like how all the Widgets can be resized, moved, and minimized. I like how the Search Results can be displayed in the Attribute Table when needed. Dart Theme http://www.tapasdas.com/Maps/Phones/app78 This is by far the most stylish theme! You have fixed the running text issue with the Enhanced Locate Widget. There is no need to manually widen the widget to show all the text. Your Elevation Profile Widget looks snazzy under this Theme. I like how you have enhanced your Google Street View widget to follow the Style Color. The borders matches the Style Color. However, the Enhanced Bookmark Widget text is not visible. Tab Theme http://www.tapasdas.com/Maps/Phones/app79 Box Theme http://www.tapasdas.com/Maps/Phones/app80 You have fixed all issues with running text on the Enhanced Locate Widget. All the controls on the Enhanced Search Widget fits the width. Jewelry Box Theme http://www.tapasdas.com/Maps/Phones/app81 I like how the Layer List can be moved out of the way by closing the Left Panel. Robert, this is an extraordinary amount of work you have done for our Web AppBuilder Community. These 8 Custom Widgets boosts the power and functionality of the Web AppBuilder platform to a whole new level. I am amazed to find how easy it is to create these fully responsive designs in a matter of hours without having to write a single line of code. Your GUI makes it idiot proof to configure these widgets. I find this far simpler compared to how we had to manually doctor the xml files in the Flex Version. ... View more

Hi Robert, I wish there was a way to make the Identify and Enhanced Search Widget work independently with one another, especially while using the Dart Theme which allows you to have multiple widgets open at the same time. I am using Identify 1.2.0.2 and eSearch 1.2.0.5 in this example: http://www.tapasdas.com/Maps/Phones/app78 I am performing a Search By Attribute. Name contains = ALFRED One School is found Open the Identify Widget Activate the Extent Tool. Select a School with the Extent Tool. The Identify Widget hangs! The only way out is to Clear the Results from the Enhanced Search Widget. Then, open the Identify Tab, and redo the Select by Extent Tool. With the Enhanced Search Results cleared, the Identify works as expected. This means the user has to remember, to clear the Search Results first before attempting to perform an Identify. However, it is not necessary to clear the Identify Results prior to performing an Enhanced Search. Click on the Search button. The Enhanced Search works, even though the Identify Results have not been cleared. It would be a nice enhancement if the Identify Tool could be made to work without having to clear the results from an eSearch. However, I do understand this can be a very complicated logic to implement with multiple graphics layers. You have already fixed the bug with duplicate listings that was very annoying. So, you can leave it the way it is. ... View more

Hi Robert, I am selecting a School by Value Name contains = ALFRED 1 School is Selected Now, I am opening my Shape Tab. I am Adding to my current results (already has 1 selected) I am adding 1 School. However, the new addition does not show up in the Results Pane. ... View more

Hi Robert, I like the clean readout from the Address Inspector Tool. This is much better than listing separate X and Y coordinate values. Your new options to Add and Delete from the currently selected set will be very useful. It all works like a charm when you are Selecting by Shape. Here I am making a New Selection to select 2 Schools using the Extent Tool. I am Adding to my current Results. I am adding one School to my Selection. I have a total of 3 Schools in my Results. Now I am Removing from my current Results. I have removed 1 School. There should be (3-1) = 2 Schools. The number of features selected is shown correctly as 2. However, 3 Schools are listed in the Results Panel. http://www.tapasdas.com/Maps/Phones/app76 ... View more

Hi Robert, I like how the Use Existing Enhanced Locate Widget Graphics Tool remains hidden when the user has not yet located a point using the Enhanced Locate Widget. You have fixed all the related issues with the Degrees Minutes Seconds input. The coordinates are being read correctly. I like how the Use Existing Enhanced Locate Widget Graphics Tool appears when the user locates a coordinate. When you  clear the results from Enhanced Locate Widget, this tool gets removed. This keeps the interface clean. This behavior is better than your Flex Version! ... View more

Hi Robert, Once again, you have done a spectacular job with your new enhancements to the Enhanced Search Widget and the Enhanced Locate Widget. I tested 8 of your Custom Widgets for the Developer Edition of the Web AppBuilder 1.2. Enhanced Search 1.2.0.5 Enhanced Locate 1.2.0.1 Identify 1.2.0.2 Elevation Profile 1.2 Enhanced Basemap Gallery Beta 1.1 Enhanced Bookmark 1.2 Google Street View 1.2 Share 1.2.0.1 Foldable Theme http://www.tapasdas.com/Maps/Phones/app76/ This is the most versatile theme, and gracefully folds to work on a smartphone. I like that the Tab Labels are now distinct on the Enhanced Locate Widget. I like how you can locate an Address Point based on a partial entry, and it returns all the possible choices. What I really like is how the output of the Enhanced Locate Widget can be used as an input to the Enhanced Search Widget. This makes it very easy to find all the Schools within 1 mile of your Address Point with two mouse clicks: Check the Buffer Graphic option (default is 1 mile). Click on the Use Existing Enhanced Locate Widget Graphics tool. There are two Schools within 1 mile of my Address Point. This is the cleanest implementation for answering the most common question - search for the entities within 1 mile of my location. The user can proceed to run a Spatial Search to find all the ZIP Codes that are intersected by this 1 mile Buffer. Select the Buffer option. There are 3 ZIP Codes within 1 mile of the Address Point. The user can also find all the ZIP Codes that are Touched by these 3 selected ZIP Codes. Use the Selection option. There are 11 ZIP Codes that touch the original 3 selected ZIP Codes. The user can easily find all the Schools within these 11 ZIP Codes. Use the Selection option. There are 69 Schools within these 11 ZIP Codes. Your Enhanced Search Widget allows the end-user to make complex Spatial Queries without having to seek a GIS Analyst. Our users are thrilled! ... View more

Robert, Yes, I see that you posted version 1.2.0.5 yesterday. You are faster than the wind! I like how you can now Add and Delete features to the Selection Set. This is an amazingly powerful widget. I have no clue how you have got all your complex code to work. I will be posting my test results on the 6 Themes using: Enhanced Search Widget 1.2.0.5 Identify Widget 1.2.0.2 Enhanced Locate 1.2.0.1 I like how the output of the Enhanced Locate widget can be used as an input to the Enhanced Search Widget. This is simply brilliant!! ... View more