Status update on Geoportal Search Widget in Web App Builder?

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12-17-2015 11:15 AM
KristenWobbe
Occasional Contributor II

Seasons Greetings for 2015!

Has there been any progress made in discussions between the Geoportal Server Team and the Web App Builder Team in adding the Geoportal Search Widget as a configurable app to Web App Builder?

It makes so much sense for these two ESRI Teams to work together and add an app developed by another ESRI Team to Web App Builder to provide functionality that does not currently exist to Web App Builder.  The Geoportal Search Widget allows for search and discovery of GIS resources like data, metadata, map services, etc.  Then when a map services is discovered it includes the capability to "Add-to-Map" for quick mash-up and display of map services.

There is some very useful programming behind the Geoportal Search Widget that could benefit the broader GIS Community, and take note the code behind this widget is pretty sophisticated and not easily reproduced or replicated.   For non-developers it would be most useful to add the Geoportal Server Search Widget as a configurable app to Web App Builder so it an be easily added to your viewer of choice, as downloading, developing, and hosting is not always an option for some users.

Does anyone from the ESRI Geoportal Team (Marten) or from the Web App Builder Team have an update to share from the November meeting where this issue was discussed?

Curious minds would like to know from Rainy Portland, OR!

Cheers!   Kris

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DerekLaw
Esri Esteemed Contributor

Hi Kristen,

> Has there been any progress made in discussions between the Geoportal Server Team and the Web App Builder Team in adding the Geoportal Search Widget as a configurable app to Web App Builder?

I'm not sure what you mean when you refer to a "November meeting" in your post, but I can confirm that the two Development teams have met and discussed working on a Geoportal Search widget for Web AppBuilder. We'll be able to provide you with an update around the Esri Developer Summit timeframe (early March 2016).

Hope this helps and happy holidays,

KristenWobbe
Occasional Contributor II

Thanks Derek! What I was referring to regarding the "November" meeting,

was that the Geoportal Product Manager - Marten Hogeweg indicated the two

Teams would be meeting, and I'm happy to hear you already have!

That may be a reason to try to head to the Developer's Conference this year

instead of the big dance in San Diego!

Thanks again for your reply. I will look forward to hear more about this

in the near future!

ESRI is awesome!

Best...~Kris Wobbe

GIS Specialist

BLM - Oregon State Office

Portland, OR

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "May the Forest be with you!"

Kristen Wobbe

GIS Specialist

BLM - OR State Office

1220 SW 3rd Ave, Portland OR 97204

(503) 808-6467 / kwobbe@blm.gov

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This Geoportal functionality sounds useful and discoverable, good idea. For our site for adding layers I created a widget by combining the Add Shapefile Widget and the Add Service Widget in the Custom Widgets thread in to one widget.  I'm excited to attend the Dev Conf. We're loving WAB!

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DerekLaw
Esri Esteemed Contributor

Hi Kristen and Kevin,

FYI, there is a developer sample version of the Geoportal Search widget available on GitHub here:

geoportal-server/components/wab/GeoportalSearch at develop · Esri/geoportal-server · GitHub

Not something officially supported by Esri, just a developer sample.

Hope this helps,

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