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Are there different versions of Map Viewer?

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03-20-2024 09:03 AM
JenFrazer_USFS_NR-GISS-IRIN
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‎03-20-2024 09:03 AM

Q: Are there different versions of Map Viewer when content is saved?  If so, how can we make sure they are 'upgraded'?

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I am noticing differences in the settings of Map Viewer depending how you create your Web Map. If you create a brand new map with the Map Viewer in AGOL, the 'Use in ArcGIS Collector' is not there.

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When I create a Web Map from ArcGIS Pro (ver 3.2.2) or do a 'Save as' of an existing WebMap in ArcGIS Online, the 'Use in ArcGIS Collector' option is there.   I am not using Collector anymore, but this triggered the question why is that option still there when I do a save as?  In other platforms (like the ArcMap days) when you do a save as, to brings the product to the latest software version. 

Thanks for entertaining the question.

 

 

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MikeMinami
by Esri Notable Contributor
Esri Notable Contributor
‎03-20-2024 05:07 PM

@JenFrazer_USFS_NR-GISS-IRIN 

There are two Map Viewer apps:

  • Map Viewer 
  • Map Viewer Classic

As an organization administrator, you can configure which app you want to use by default on the Map tab by modifying the organization's settings on the Organization tab. Each member can also configure this through their profile.

Individual web maps do have an internal version number supplied by the application that you use to author your web map. Because ArcGIS apps get updated on different timelines, support for new features may come at different times. For example, if we introduce a new drawing option in ArcGIS Online Map Viewer, there may be a delay before ArcGIS Pro releases an update that supports it. Plus, people choose when they want to upgrade to new desktop versions. Thus, a web map may contain an enhanced feature that a given app may not support yet. Web map versions let the apps gracefully handle these differences.

In your example, ArcGIS Collector, now deprecated, doesn't support new features in web maps authored in Map Viewer. Thus, the Collector option is hidden.

You don't particularly need to worry about the web map version number (you can't really see it), unless you are using older apps that require an older web map version to run--like Collector.

Hope this helps,

Mike