Story Map Series - Tabbed Layout: Open specified Tab

[MartinRinner]

Hello,

first, the Story Map Series Builder is great.

I'd like to use this template, but I have one recommodation. It must be possible to open the Story Map Serie with an specified tab open like this:

http://storymaps.esri.com/stories/2015/celebrating-a-world-of-cheese/?tab=1

In this example, the tab "Cheese Production" (the second int the Story Map Series) shoud be opened and the map loaded.

Do you know it's possible?

Thanks!

Martin

[RupertEssinger · Accepted solution]

Hi

You can use the parameter "entry" in the URL to launch a map series story map at a particular tab, bullet or side accordion entry:

http://angp.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/?appid=9980c2d2a5f94441bb123c69e68be52c&entry=3

http://story.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/?appid=ed44254add784433bcbf0bacdc48e717&entry=14

http://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/?appid=f65cc11e3b7d4cdc9cec1b27ef6b7be3&entry=3

[MartinRinner]

Thanks Rupert, that's it!

[KenBuja]

Is this in the documentation at all? If not, it would be a helpful addition. And are there other parameters that are available for use?

[GregoryL_Azou]

Thanks for the suggestion, no it's not in the documentation yet, we will fix that soon.

In the meantime, I confirm there is no other magic parameters in Map Series

[MollyWatson1]

Hi Rupert,

Is there a way to combine the entry parameter (for the tabbed series) with the index parameter (for a tour stop) in the same URL? I have 5 story map tours that are embedded into the tabbed series. I'd like to link to the specific tab and then the specific tour stop within that tab. I tried writing my URL like this but it only opens to the specific tab - it does not include the tour stop:

http://bouldercounty.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=5c7f59623d7d445cb45b34293b43bbb...

[OwenGeo]

Hi Molly -- When you first embed one story within another story you can specify a URL parameter at that time, but that is the tab/location that will always show when the story is first opened.

Unfortunately, URL parameters specified on the parent story aren't honored on any embedded stories due to web security limitations.