Latest Contributions by ToddPayne

‎01-26-2018

We use survey 123 for preventative maintenance on many of our field assets. Most of our forms have a few questions and a long todo list. (Clean area, grease fittings, fill tank, etc.) Currently we use a select multiple question to present the worker with the punch list and then we use multiple selected() functions in the constraint to make sure required items in the list are completed. We have tried other things, yes_no lists with different appearances, but the workers much prefer the check box we get with the select multiple question type. But select multiple questions make it difficult to extract the individual tasks performed because the tasks are listed in a comma separated list. So as the survey 123 result is logged into the maintenance system the values in the field must be parsed. It would be nice to have each task as it's own question and a check box to indicate it is done.

‎02-22-2017

Our frustration is after the last user removes his or her login, the collector app (on our Android tablet) no longer remembers our portal connection and the new user must type in the url of our portal connection before logging in. We don't want one user choosing to log in as another so we have our users remove their login after the return from the field and sync with our portal. But the next morning when a different user grabs the tablet he or she is stuck typing in the portal url before logging in. It would be nice if we could configure and remember the url of our portal but not the user credentials. Our work around is to have a dummy account that has no access to any items in our portal. This user is never removed and only exists so that the portal connection remains in the recent connection list. But this is basically a wasted named user just so we can allow the user to choose our portal url and sign in. If some one has a better way I would sure like to hear from you. Thanks Todd

‎12-01-2016

The size of the data does not seem to be the issue. The collector app simply won't let me choose a bigger work area when I try to download the map to collector. Changing the base map to one of the standard ESRI basemaps and choosing the tpk I have side loaded The android device displays the entire district but won't zoom out any further. And the square that is the work area is about 1/4 of the district. I am going to try and increase the overall extent of the tile package and add one more level of zooming out. Perhaps if I add an additional zoom level to the web map's base map (my tile packages). I could get the entire district in When I try choosing the work area on the device. If that works I am happy.

‎11-23-2016

What I would like to do is upload my District's base maps as a tile packages to our Portal. and then have collector app for Android see the .tpk files for download and use as a base map. We have about 15 Android devices and side loading these .tpk files via a USB connection is just a little too much for the field workers and way too much for me. We rebuild the tile packages on a weekly basis. There are three tile packages that total about 2 Gigabytes in size. If collector could see these tile packages on portal and provide an interface to download them for off line use as base maps it would sure save me a lot of busy work. I have tried publishing the tile packages as hosted tiled map services. unfortunately I can't seem to figure out how to get our entire district into the work area when taking the map offline. I can get about 25% of the District but that creates a somewhat disjointed work flow. Having these three complete tile packages on the device makes everything very easy on the crew. Updating them is a hassle. I did notice the collector app for windows allows me to side load .tpk files from our filing system via the app. Switching to windows would be my first option but the field staff would push back hard on that one. I was just hoping for a similar work flow using Portal or ArcGIS Online instead. If I could rebuild the tile packages, add them to portal, share them, and the field workers could download them for use with the collector app, well it would be a beautiful world. Just a little add button that displays the tile packages available from the portal and downloads them to the proper folder. Dare I ask for a search tool? I have seen posts about using an external SD card for larger tile packages and other posts asking to interface with third party cloud storage apps like Box or Drop Box for tile packages. But how about using Portal or ArcGIS Online for cloud storage, staying within one security model, and getting the tile packages on the devices for off line use from within the app itself. Ok rant over. But if anyone has an idea on how to make this a little easier I am all ears. Thanks Todd P Payne Northshore Utility District

‎10-26-2011

Dojo has a lot of built in animations such as fade out. dojo.fadeOut({ node:"Your Element", duration:700, onEnd: function(){ dojo.style("Your Element", "display", "none"); } }).play(); Some examples can be found here http://dojotoolkit.org/reference-guide/dojo/fadeOut.html I would just add that the node we are most likely looking for can be referenced from the graphic object that represents the selected feature. graphic.getDojoShape().getNode()

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Latest Contributions by ToddPayne

Punch List Question with Check Box Appearance

Re: Improved Collector App log in workflow

Re: Download TPK files for basemaps from Portal

Download TPK files for basemaps from Portal

Re: Selection: How to implement fade out effect?

Re: Improved Collector App log in workflow