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Update the arcgis.apps.dashboard to support the new ArcGIS Dashboards

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05-24-2023 09:32 AM
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SimonSchütte_ct
MVP Regular Contributor

Reading the arcgis.apps.dashboard module documentation, it says "Deprecated as ArcGIS Dashboards Classic  is retiring."

There is an increasing demand for Dashboard automation. We had the hopes, that the arcgis.apps.dashboard would some day provide this functionality.

Please provide us with a way to automate dashboard creation, changing and deployment using the Python API. We love Dashboards, but large scale use without automation is really difficult.
If the implementation of an official API is not possible in the short term, please provide the Dashboard JSON Schema Documentation, so we can make changes and write our own scripts.

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8 Comments
ADClark

Absolutely agree!

MarshalBrandt_BOE

This would be great.  Disappointed to learn the API dashboard module is deprecated.

RachelStevenson

This is such a needed tool! Please make this happen!

SimonSchütte_ct

As far as I know, the ArcGIS API for Python Team is all for it, however, they were waiting for the new Dashboards code/backend to become mature before implementing something. With ArcGIS Enterprise 11.5 I would assume that new Dashboards have reached some maturity backend/code wise.  @JenniferAcunto It would be great if you (Esri) could make this a priority 🙂

JenniferAcunto

@SimonSchütte_ct I wish I had that kind of power! I am not on the product team and have zero authority 🤣. I'm just a dashboard user like you all. 

SimonSchütte_ct

@JenniferAcunto Just saw your name in the Dashboards channel, not sure who is the right person to address 😉 If you could mention the right person, this would be great 🙂 Martin Copping does not seem do be active here.

chris_del101

Upvote for this feature

CarlVricella

needed, especially since dashboards randomly break from time to time with no obvious cause. When that occurs you're out of luck and have to rebuild from scratch. Be great if I could just run a script in that scenario. Also would be much better for making copies with different content sources instead of using AGOL Assistant. We won't get this though, they're too busy putting AI features into everything that no one needs.