What widget do you want most

[RobertScheitlin__GISP]

I have been working on a few custom widgets for the Web App Builder, but I would like some input as to what widget/functionality people are wanting most.

The WAB has several great OTB widgets but what (realistic) widgets are missing and would be (in your opinion) great to have?

[CharlesBailey3]

Robert we have a widget that will append a KML file to an existing layer (feature service) but it doesn't work for multi-part features. I think I've identified the pertinent code section that refers to the graphics index [0]. If we could just loop a cursor through the indices that are present I think it would work, but I can't figure out how to do it (not very good with json). Can you help? I can send you the whole widget privately but can't link it here at this time. Thanks! cob

[helenchu]

I'd really like the ability to edit record from table grid.  Select the feature -> highlight the record on the grid (& vice versa) and give you the option to edit that record right on the grid.

Reason: case that you have multiple multiple features on top of each others, it's hard/ and take too much time to loop through all features to find the record you want from identify and edit.

Thanks,

[EricMcAvoy]

I would really like to have a widget that would sketch/draw based on input bearing and distance.

[EricMcAvoy]

We can do this now! Check out Tom Sellested's Traverse Widget .

[CourtneyGordon1]

A widget that factors in the extent and visible features of a particular layer...when printing  a pdf the legend only shows those features form the layer that are visible in the extent. This is capable in ArcMap (since 10.1 release, I think) and I am wondering why it isn't OTB for WAB. I need this very badly, but I am not a programmer. I am researching and researching and it seems no one has come up with this yet. 

[BrianOevermann]

Courtney,

We have shifted to using Latitude Geographic's Geocortex platform so I haven't used WAB beyond the beta, but doesn't the print function use the Export Web Task from Server? If so, you can implement those legend abilities in your map templates. But... you'll find that implementing legends for any viewer that isn't fairly focused in scope can be a lesson in futility. Hopefully others more directly knowledgeable with WAB can confirm or debunk my assumptions.

[LeoLadefian5]

It does use Export Web Task, and I'm not having the issue of layers not in the extent not printing.  Any Layer that is activated in the layer list shows up in the legend.  Brian do you have a custom Print Service?

[BrianOevermann]

Leo,

Reference my comment regarding my lack of WAB use beyond the beta. My experience with the Export Web Task comes from multiple years of using the Flex Viewer. I implemented my own print templates (letter-size up to E-size) for the Export Web Task, which is generally a matter of creating a layout in ArcMap and saving the project without any data layers within it. (I added data initially to help visualize how the layout might react to various data but removed it before final use.)

I followed a help document from Esri. Tutorial: Publishing Additional Services for Printing seems to be a "current" version of what I originally used. I recommend registering your folder of layouts because you can then tweak your existing layouts and also add more into the folder without a lot of extra hassle.

Hopefully someone with a bit more direct WAB experience will comment and fill in any details specific to printing with WAB.

[CourtneyGordon1]

Thank you Brian. I am going to give this a try. If this is it, than it is much more simple than I was making it out to be. I will be sure to share.

[RobertScheitlin__GISP]

There is nothing specific to WAB when it comes to printing or using custom templates/print services. The only thing that really separates WAB from other platforms like Flex Viewer is the UI that interacts with the print service. I personally have not done any testing on the ability of the mxd used by the print template to limit the legend contents but I have my suspicion that it would have minimal impact.