Latest Contributions by JayJohnsonWashoeCounty

I don't see any way to do this.  You might submit this as an Idea. ... View more

Awesome!  😎 ... View more

UTC is more often than not a pain.  I've ended up creating date fields specifically to store our local time and having to calculate the offset.  Or, store the date or the year as a text field (I know that is a cardinal sin against the data gods, for a variety of reasons).  Yes, web apps will do on-the-fly conversion to local time based on the viewing device, but if you are doing database queries not in a web environment you have to do extra steps to get what you want.  And yes, maybe if you go Portal you can avoid UTC(?). I do appreciate WHY Esri did this -- and I'm sure if I worked for a multi-national conglomerate that operated in five different time zones I'd think UTC was great.  But for the majority of Esri users it is a flaming hoop through which to jump.    Okay, I feel better now.  🙂 ... View more

Joe, See my other post in this thread.  It works, it is just fussy. This works:  @Anonymous User   ... View more

Rickey, The Splash screen is a good idea, but that only works for apps that have splash screen capability.  And then you have to keep that app live indefinitely.  I do really like the re-direct Idea that you pointed to and have voted it up.  But I'm not holding my breath... ... View more

Yes, absolutely, this is becoming a critical need as web apps become a larger part of our GIS toolkit. Esri, please put this in your product plan. ... View more

This app is completely hosted in AGOL (and is still publicly shared, even though its useful life is over): https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/2fe9e44b691a4e32a9f0b84df16531c0 I don't see why the source of the data would make any difference. What I'm concerned about is public users having a bad experience that tarnishes their perception of the GIS apps we create. Examples of bad user outcomes: Experience Builder app deleted or with public permissions removed: Public user is sent to https://experience.arcgis.com/page/landing and will have no idea why they were re-directed or what to do from there. Dashboard or WAB app with public permissions removed: Public user is sent to AGOL main login page and again they will have no idea what this means. Dashboard deleted - User gets arcane message that will only confuse them: Error The item 'b9e8918b741a45c08459e4df4188dc7c' cannot be found. The item may have been deleted or you may have entered an incorrect URL. WAB app deleted - somewhat better error message, but still kind of ugly and not a good place to dead-end a user: 😞 Item does not exist or is inaccessible. I'm interested in what other agencies have done to mitigate this and what ESRI has to recommend as best practice.   ... View more

This particular app is completely hosted on AGOL (and at the moment is still publicly shared, even though its useful life is over):  https://experience.arcgis.com/builder?id=2fe9e44b691a4e32a9f0b84df16531c0 I don't see why the source of the data would matter @RickeyFight . To me, the problem is that users in the general public are bound to bookmark apps and then when they try to access them after those apps are retired they don't get any kind of message that will make sense to them. Examples of what happens when general public tries to go to an app they've previously bookmarked, but which has been retired: Experience Builder app deleted or app with public permissions removed:  Sends public user to https://experience.arcgis.com/page/landing  They will have no idea what that is or why they got re-directed there. Dashboard app or WAB app with public permissions removed:  Sends public user to ArcGIS Online login page; again, public user has no idea what is happening. Dashboard app deleted:  Returns arcane error message, confusing to general public:   Error The item '130f23e5cdf7478582decce90ba78b2f' cannot be found. The item may have been deleted or you may have entered an incorrect URL. WAB app deleted:  Slightly better error message, but still rather ugly and not a good place for the general public to end up:   😞Item does not exist or is inaccessible. I want to know how other agencies have managed this or what ESRI thinks we should be doing.  In particular, I don't want potential users of GIS apps to come away with a bad experience that discourages them from using the technology. ... View more

Totally agree this would be useful to almost every agency that maintains many apps. ... View more