Latest Contributions by Jay_Gregory

So if I have a spreadsheet with zip codes in one column and number of residents in another column (for example), I can use Esri Maps for Office in Excel and connect to AGOL, select cell range, and choose Zipcode for Location Type.  This will result in a zip code polygon layer that is symbolized by my # of residents column.  It's a great way to turn an excel spreadsheet quickly into a choropleth map.  However, I cannot seem to replicate this functionality in Portal 10.3.  Is there a way to do this? I've tried the following Created a zip code Geocode service based on a polygon zip code feature class, and registering that zip code geocode service with my Portal.  However, that just allows me to geocode points by zip code in Maps for Office.  It doesn't end up with a choropleth map like it does in AGOL.  What is the difference between AGOLs geocode service for zip codes and my own?  What are the correct steps for creating an internal geocode service based on zip code polygons that will allow me to create choropleth maps in Maps for Office?  I could be successful in replicating this task in Excel by adding my own location type and using a zip codes feature class in Portal (not the geocode service), but I would like to create a central locator that all users would be able to select in the Location Type drop-down (instead of walking each user through the steps of creating their own location type).  thanks! ... View more

I recently downloaded the map-tools-template from Esri/map-tools-template · GitHub  and configured defaults.js to connect to my 10.3 Portal for ArcGIS Instance and a web map I had created earlier (i'm hosting the application on a entirely separate web server).  Most of the core functionality works great, but I have some problems when trying to enable some enhanced features. 1: Print task - the print task executes successfully using our internal Export Web Map Task - if I check response in the Chrome console, I can see the uri for the resultant pdf (ie,https://ourgisserver.domain.com/arcgis/rest/directories/arcgisoutput/Utilities/PrintingTools_GPServer/_ags_a9f6356224014f44bd08ed32495ff169.pdf). However, the app doesn't automatically download the pdf. At some point in the JS, window.location would have to be set to the uri for the pdf but that doesn't seem to happen and the casual user does not get the pdf.... 2. Table view: I can't seem to control the table view.  In defaults.js, there is a tableLayer object with id and fields parameters, but no matter what I put in there, I can't seem to control what appears in the table view (right now it is arbitrarily the 9th layer in my map).  I also don't know what to put for the tableLayer id attribute (the name of the layer in the web map?  I can't seem to find any "layer id" associated with layers in a Portal web map). 3. Search layers: in addition, I can't seem to control the searchLayers function.  The search function works well on my various locators I've configured with portal, but I can't figure out how to include an attribute from one or more of my layers in the search query.  Again, in defaults.js there is a searchLayers object with id and fields attributes, but if I add anything to this section, it breaks the entire search box.  In addition, editing the web map properties itself to Search by Layer also breaks the search functionality in my application.   If anyone has any tips on how to make these features work, please let me know! Thanks so much! ... View more

I would like to know if the following is possible using the Portal REST API - I want to programatically update a filter on one of the layers (probably using Python) on my web map.  I have a web map in Portal for ArcGIS 10.3 that contains a layer (which itself is hosted on our ArcGIS for Server) with a time field.  I want the filter on this layer to always be set to the current day.  However, I can't configure that in the web map itself, you can only specify a specific date or date range, but not specify 'always today' or 'always the most recent week' - I would have to edit the web map manually each day to achieve this effect.  So I'm curious if it is possible to do this programatically with a recurring script.  I'm pretty familiar with the Server API, but not so much with ArcGIS Online / Portal API, and couldn't find anything useful in my quick research.  Any thoughts? My other option would to just host another service in ArcGIS for server (or a table view in my geodatabase), but would prefer to minimize the number of services and just programatically change the filter itself.  Thanks! ... View more

I had Esri Maps for Office 2.x working perfectly with my ArcGIS for Portal 10.3 (with dedicated hosting ArcGIS for Server 10.3).  Everything worked as expected.  I recently upgraded to Esri Maps for Office 3.0, and suddenly I can't log in.  When I click the sign-in button, instead of being presented with my Portal's login page, I get en error that says Invalid redirect_uri Error:400.  Any thoughts on what's going on here? ... View more