Latest Contributions by JohnDye

This doesn't work. param0 = arcpy.Parameter(     displayName="Table",     name="in_Table",     datatype="GPTableView",     parameterType="Required",     direction="Input") param0.filter.list = ["Table"]‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ It should. Please fix it. ... View more

Trying to set a filter on a Python toolbox parameter to only allow tables to be input. Currently doing this:         param0 = arcpy.Parameter(             displayName="Table",             name="in_Table",             datatype="GPTableView",             parameterType="Required",             direction="Input")         param0.filter.list = ["Table"]‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ However, the filter doesn't seem to work. ... View more

Currently, when you drag and drop a CSV or Text file into a web map in Portal or AGOL, the Portal attempts to geocode that file and display the records on the map - which is a fantastic feature.  However, what happens if the data in your file represents a Standard Geography like Blockgroups, Tracts, Counties, ZIPs, CBSAs, Congressional Districts, DMAs or US States? I'll tell you what happens - the Geocode returns the result as the centroid of each of those geographies. While that makes sense if you technically understand what's going on behind the scenes, in practice it's actually delivering a really poor user experience. Let's use the example of U.S. States. I have a CSV or Text file that contains 50 records. Each record has let's say - 10 attributes. of those 10 attributes, one of those attributes is a field called 'NAME' or 'STATE' or 'ST' or 'STATE_ID'. When I drag this CSV or Text file onto a map in AGOL or Portal, Portal should analyze my file before sending it to the Geocode. Specifically, it should: Assess whether or not I have the exact same number of records as a known standard geography, such as States - which would be 50 records. (Blockgroups: 217,740 records, Tracts: 73,057 records, Zips 43,000 records, Counties: 3,142 records...so on and so forth) Determine if each record is unique Determine if each record can be mapped to a single geography within that standard geography If these conditions are met, ArcGIS Online should not send the dataset to the Geocoding Service as the user probably doesn't want centroids - the user wants to create a cloropleth (aka. color coded map). So what it should do instead is automagically join the data to the matching standard geography then pass it off to Smart Mapping to help the user classify and symbolize their data. ... View more

Currently, when you drag and drop a CSV or Text file into a web map in Portal or AGOL, the Portal attempts to geocode that file and display the records on the map - which is a fantastic feature.  However, what happens if the data in your file represents a Standard Geography like Blockgroups, Tracts, Counties, ZIPs, CBSAs, Congressional Districts, DMAs or US States? I'll tell you what happens - the Geocode returns the result as the centroid of each of those geographies. While that makes sense if you technically understand what's going on behind the scenes, in practice it's actually delivering a really poor user experience. Let's use the example of U.S. States. I have a CSV or Text file that contains 50 records. Each record has let's say - 10 attributes. of those 10 attributes, one of those attributes is a field called 'NAME' or 'STATE' or 'ST' or 'STATE_ID'. When I drag this CSV or Text file onto a map in AGOL or Portal, Portal should analyze my file before sending it to the Geocode. Specifically, it should: Assess whether or not I have the exact same number of records as a known standard geography, such as States - which would be 50 records. (Blockgroups: 217,740 records, Tracts: 73,057 records, Zips 43,000 records, Counties: 3,142 records...so on and so forth) Determine if each record is unique Determine if each record can be mapped to a single geography within that standard geography If these conditions are met, ArcGIS Online should not send the dataset to the Geocoding Service as the user probably doesn't want centroids - the user wants to create a cloropleth (aka. color coded map). So what it should do instead is automagically join the data to the matching standard geography then pass it off to Smart Mapping to help the user classify and symbolize their data. ... View more

Assignment Dependencies - that is the ability to make the starting of one assignment dependent on another assignment having a specific status, would be a very useful feature. Consider the following scenario: Assignments A, B and C and assigned to workers 1, 2 and 3 respectively. Each assignment is given a Due Date. Assignment B is dependent on Assignment A having a status of Complete. Assignment C is dependent on Assignment B having a status of Complete or Declined. Once a project is established with these interdependent assignments, the end user workflow would be something like the following: Worker 1 starts Assignment A, changing it's status to In-Progress. Workers 2 and 3 who are assigned Assignments B and C respectively (which are in turn dependent on Completion/Decline of Assignments A and B respectively) would see their assignments in the Workforce App, but the ability for them to start the assignments would be disabled and indicate that their dependencies have not yet been met. Worker 1 Completes Assignment A Worker 2 who is assigned Assignment B, which is dependent on Completion of Assignment A, would receive a notification that all dependencies for Assignment B have been met. Worker 3 who is assigned Assignment C, which is dependent on Completion or Decline of Assignment B sees no change. Assignment C still cannot be started and indicates that not all assignment dependencies have been met. Worker 2 Declines Assignment B Worker 2 who is assigned Assignment B (which has had all of its dependencies met) Declines Assignment B. Perhaps this is because they review the notes for Assignment A (which maybe they could do since it is a dependency of Assignment B) and they see something in Assignment A's notes that indicates Assignment B should not be performed. In any case, Worker 2 declines Assignment B. Worker 3 receives a notification that all dependencies for Assignment C have been met. Worker 3 Completes Assignment C Worker 3 reviews the notes of Assignment B and determines that Assignment C should be completed. Worker 3 completes Assignment C and marks it as such within the Workforce app. This kind of interdependent assignment would allow organizations to use Workforce much more dynamically for longer running assignments such as construction projects, store openings, relocations or any other project that has lots of moving parts. It doesn't need to be overly complicated either. I don't think there would be a need to allow assignments to be dependent on multiple assignments because using the workflow above, that could be achieved by creating "dependency-chains" (ie. Assignment D is dependent on Assignment C which is dependent on Assignment B which is dependent on Assignment A).  I realize this is actually a really, really big scope but I think the use case would add a ton of value to Workforce. ... View more