Latest Contributions by RupertEssinger

Hi Justin The places in a data-driven Shortlist tab are ordered based on the record order in which they appear in the layer's attribute table. You can also optionally add a numeric field called NUMBER that contains the order you want to apply to the places. When the Shortlist reads your data and finds a field called NUMBER, it will use it instead of the table record order. This enables you to control the number for each place via a field and override the record order.  Rules for the NUMBER field: If you are using separate layers for each of your Shortlist tabs, the NUMBER field values will be unique in each layer. If you are using a single layer (our recommended workflow) to define all your Shortlist tabs (i.e. using the TAB_NAME field to specify which tab each place is in), the NUMBER field values will be unique for the places of each TAB_NAME value. So if your single layer defines three tabs, there will be three records with a NUMBER field value of 1, one for each tab. The order in which the tabs will be shown in the Shortlist is based on the actual record order of the TAB_NAME field, not the order defined by the NUMBER field. This applies to Shortlist 1.x and also the updated Shortlist 2.0 we are about to release when you create a Shortlist using existing point data. But the new version's interactive builder makes place management much easier, so with the version you don't need to manage your ordering using fields at all and can drag and drop. ... View more

Thanks Tom That isn't supported currently but it is a good idea. It could be exposed in the UI via an enhanced sharing link that would let you choose to share the current tab. I'll make sure this is in our backlog if not already there. Another sharing option we have been discussing is ability to share a specific place in a Shortlist. That would let someone else open the Shortlist to see that place and the current tab and perhaps map extent could also be reflected in that URL. Rupert ... View more

Hi Thomas, for the Time Aware app, can you post in the ArcGIS Online space: ArcGIS Online because Time Aware isn't specifically a Story Map app. Rupert ... View more

Hi Dennis. It's a limitation of the Story Map Tour Builder and we have that on our enhancement list. The workaround is to start by making a web map in ArcGIS and uploading your address-based CSV into that map, then share that web map and publish it as a Story Map Tour. The Story Map Tour builder will load in that web map and recognize the point layer it contains. You can also do the same workflow with a shapefile or feature service in the web map. ... View more

HI Celeste You configure popups for features on your map when you author or edit the map. When you edit the map in ArcGIS, look for the Configure Popup command in the menu for the layer in your map that you want to configure popups for. So configuring popups isn't part of the Story Map Journal builder. It is something you do in the web map(s) that you use in your Story Map Journal. Rupert ... View more

Hi Andrew, they are there: click the Share button in the UR corner. In that dialog that appears you'll see Twitter and Facebook buttons. In Story Map Cascade we put them into a single dialog along with the short link and embed code. Nice Cascade by the way! Just saw your tweet with the link: https://aiz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=a6b7a19368be49eca1ccfdb1964e0add Rupert ... View more

Hi Laura The Story Map apps don't support exposing a layer list/table of contents for web maps. In story maps the model is more that the author chooses the map content and then presents it to the reader as part of their narrative. The exception to this which is in the Story Map Journal where you can create 'main stage actions' - clickable links in the narrative text next to a map that can change the map when clicked on, including turning specific layers on or off. The Vital Signs app you posted is cool: it's a customization of the Story Map Series app embedded into a web page. For that sort of customization, you would download the source code for the app, work with a dev to make changes and then self-host it. Another way to get the effect you want: create apps with the Web App Builder in ArcGIS Online that include the layer list widget, and them embed those apps in your Story Map Series instead of using web maps directly. It won't look like the Vital Signs app, but it will enable your readers to choose the layers in the map. Rupert ... View more

Hi. We'll be adding that capability to the Story Map Crowdsource app in an upcoming release. It is definitely something we want to add to make it easier for people to add contributions at specific locations. We also want to use the same mechanism to allow people to edit their contribution's location (for example if they specify the location by first typing it in and then want to move it to a specific location. Rupert ... View more