Latest Contributions by berniejconnors

‎11-01-2025

I agree with @RyanUthoff , that sounds like a python script. If you have Notebook Server you could use the built-in scheduler to run the script once a week. Even if you're not a coder you could likely create a functioning script with the help of generative AI. What do you currently do with the content users have created when deleting accounts? That may be the hardest part to code. Bernie.

‎10-29-2025

Earlier this year I was suprised and delighted to discover my ExB and WAB apps were creating GeoPDFs. But today I am very disappointed to discover the PDFs created with Instant Apps Sidebar are not GeoPDFs. We have many users that like to create GeoPDFs to make simple, offline maps for use with the Avenza Maps app. GeoPDFs and Avenza Maps are very important during wildfire season. The Wildfire Management Team frequently works with volunteer fire departments. GeoPDFs and Avenza Maps offer a low barrier system for quickly distributing vital wildfire information. Please improve the Export/Print widget in Instant Apps to support GeoPDF output. Thanks, Bernie.

‎10-29-2025

@KellyHutchins I have come across this same problem with one of my users. They need GeoPDF output from the Instant Apps we publish. I have created an "Ideas" post for this issue: https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-instant-apps-ideas/add-geopdf-capability-to-instant-apps-export-print/idi-p/1661880 Bernie.

‎10-28-2025

@ShengdiZhang , Yes, I primarily use map services. Bernie.

‎10-24-2025

@ShengdiZhang I believe the problem exporting to Shape File is my ExB app is iframed into another page so we can share it with a URL on our own domain: iframed ExB app - https://geonb.snb.ca/geonb If I open my ExB app directly from the AGOL URL it will work - https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/e9ea86e76928479297fd4f18114929d8 Sorry - this was a false alert. Bernie.

‎10-24-2025

@ShengdiZhang - Unfortunately, we primarily publish map services so the improvements to Shape File export do not solve our problem. Additionally, the process to login to AGOL to create the Shape FIle as an iten in AGOL no longer works. In Chrome and Edge I get a new browser window for the AGOL login but it is either blank or it turns blank after I enter my AGOL credentials. It does not matter to me if this gets fixed. As I said previously in this thread, requiring an AGOL account to export a tiny amount of data is ludicrous. Bernie.

‎10-24-2025

@Jianxia Would it be possible to have an option in ExB to limit the published app to basic graphics with the hopes of supporting users with weaker hardware? The most advanced graphics operation we allow in our ExB is map rotation. We do not provide any web scenes or 3D views. Just basic 2D maps. Bernie.

‎10-24-2025

@TD1 I have added a comment on your thread: Poor Slow Performance with Experience Builder It's great that ExB and JS API 4.x provides support for more complex graphics for 3D scenes, etc. But it's very bad that publishing simple 2D maps with ExB increases hardware requirements for everyone. Would it be possible to have an option in ExB to limit the published app to basic graphics? Bernie.

‎10-20-2025

I agree. I am in the same boat. We are migrating WAB apps to ExB. We have published one so far and I have several users complaining they cannot get the ExB app to load. I suspect it all comes down to WebGL support. Hardware with weaker support for WebGL will have a harder time running ExB apps. ExB app - https://geonb.snb.ca/geonb/index.html WAB app - https://geonb.snb.ca/geonb/index_orig.html Our primary goal in creating the ExB app was to maintain a similar layout between the WAB app and the ExB app. I think we did a good job with the layout but we still have users complaining about problems running the ExB versions. In my opinion, this issue is exacerbated if the audience for your app is the Public. We cannot dictate hardware requirements to the Public. Just imagine, you have been using a WAB app for 5 or more years, and all of a sudden it is replaced with an ExB app and it will no longer run on your computer. Bernie.

‎10-20-2025

Under the ArcGIS JavaScript API 3.x the Web AppBuilder (WAB) was the best tool to configure online map viewers. My organization, GeoNB, created many WAB apps. Under the newer ArcGIS JavaScript API 4.x the Experience Builder (ExB) is the best tool to configure map viewers. GeoNB has released one ExB app and is planning to replace more WAB apps with ExB apps. Unfortunately, ExB apps require a GPU, WebGL support, and 8 GB RAM. WAB apps do not require WebGL support and run very well on older computers with low resources and no GPU. Feature Web AppBuilder Experience Builder JS API 3.x 4.x Rendering DOM/Canvas (2D) WebGL (GPU) Depends on GPU ❌Minimal ✅Heavy Browser requirements Lower Higher Typical weak point CPU GPU / VRAM / drivers Compatibility Older browsers fine Needs modern GPU and WebGL support We have just begun to discover that we have a significant number of users that cannot run the new ExB version of the GeoNB Map Viewer. This may become a big issue for GeoNB and other GIS teams that are migrating apps from WAB to ExB. When we released the ExB version of the GeoNB Map Viewer we also allowed users to continue to use the WAB version. We expected some users were just accustomed to the old interface and reluctant to change. We did not expect to find many users unable to run the ExB version. We may keep the WAB version and call it "GeoNB Map Viewer Lite". But is this sustainable? Can we maintain WAB and ExB versions for all GeoNB apps? To help identify users that cannot run the ExB version I have created a simple web page that will report the WebGL capabilities of a user's computer. You can access the web page here: WebGL Capability & Performance Test. GeoNB Map Viewer ExB ⁠GeoNB Map Viewer WAB Please tell me, are you also experiencing problems with users that cannot run ExB apps? What are you doing to accomodate users with older/weaker computers. Best regards, Bernie.

‎10-09-2025

We have been doing this for such a long time now, but yes it is preventative maintenance. We find our system is more stable with fewer unexpected\unexplained interruptions when we reboot our ArcGIS Server VMs twice a week. We have 3 Windows VMs running ArcGIS Server in a single site. We reboot server A on Monday, server B on Tuesday, and server C on Wednesday, then repeat. Bernie.

‎10-09-2025

I reboot our servers twice a week on an automated schedule at 1 am. Our services are public facing and we get about 1 million requests per day. Bernie.

‎10-06-2025

@DarrylHilton, We solve this problem by building a very thin web page and then use an iframe to embed the ExB URL into the web page. This way we can control and maintain a URL that never changes on our own webserver. Here is an example we have been using since 2009. Feel free to look at the page source (<Ctrl-U>) to see what I mean - https://geonb.snb.ca/geonb/index.html. Over the years this URL has pointed to a FlexViewer, Web App Builder, and an Experience Builder app. The key is to never share the ExB URLs with your users because you know some future change will inevitably create a new item ID. We use our own Linux web server for this but you could do something similar with ArcGIS Enterprise Sites or ArcGIS Hub. Bernie.

‎07-30-2025

@Jianxia Has the functionality for pop-up windows on added layers changed? I was certain layers added with the Add Data widget would display a default pop-up window that included all attributes. But I just added a couple layers to my ExB app and no pop-up windows are displayed when I click on a feature. Did this functionality change with the June 2025 update to AGOL?? Thanks, Bernie.

‎07-10-2025

Testing is the only way to know for sure. Publish the service in your DEV environment using both methods. And then examine your ArcGIS Server log file to see which service generates more log messages.

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Latest Contributions by berniejconnors

Re: Disable User accounts after a set amount of time.

Add GeoPDF capability to Instant Apps Export/Print widget.

Re: Export Georeferenced PDF from InstantApps

Re: Export Shapefile from ExB pop-up window without an AGOL account

Re: Export Shapefile from ExB pop-up window without an AGOL account

Re: Export Shapefile from ExB pop-up window without an AGOL account

Re: Poor Slow Performance with Experience Builder

Re: Experience Builder apps require more resources than Web AppBuilder apps

Re: Poor Slow Performance with Experience Builder

Experience Builder apps require more resources than Web AppBuilder apps

Re: Do you restart ArcGIS Enterprise monthly?

Re: Do you restart ArcGIS Enterprise monthly?

Re: Allow Pointing and Repointing of URL to ItemID in Enterprise

Pop-up windows for layers added by the ExB Add Data widget

Re: Reducing server load

Re: Poor Slow Performance with Experience Builder

Re: Poor Slow Performance with Experience Builder

Experience Builder Lite

Re: ten million rows of data in one service layer-...

Re: Improve performance of MapService