Calling eSearch query outside of eSearch

[TomLeMahieu]

Is there any way to initiate an eSearch query outside of eSearch.  Is it possible, for example, to send a query that will open eSearch, use the eSearch widget to run a query on a particular layer and update the AttributeTable widget?

[RobertScheitlin__GISP]

Tom,

  The eSearch widget has a documented URL Search parameters section in the help.

[TomLeMahieu]

Robert,

Ok I read the help. In my case I want to take the parcel number from one widget in a WAB app and send it through the eSearch widget in the same app.  Is that possible?

This is the expression I would use:

     ?esearch=1819251005&slayer=7&exprnum=0

Or is this just designed to fire off outside of the WAB app?   Something like this:

     https://gis.xxxx.com/wab_dev/?esearch=1819251005&slayer=7&exprnum=0

Tom

[RobertScheitlin__GISP · Accepted solution]

Tom,

  Correct the url search is just for doing a search on app start. For you do do a search using eSearch widget from another widget then you would have to get a reference to the eSearch widget using WidgetManager and then call the search function like this

eSearchWidget.search(null, slayerId, exprNum, valsArr, null, false);

[TomLeMahieu]

Robert,

That makes sense.  I can see where both options could come in handy.

Thanks for your help and quick response.

Tom

[Anish_Adhikari]

Hi Robert, 

I am trying to create a custom feature action in webmap popup which basically passes the value of the feature clicked to the eSearch WIdget and perform a search. I have been able to successfully add the feature action to the popup and it opens the eSearch widget, but when trying to use the Search function like you mentioned above, I get an error message saying "Search failed". Looking at the console, it looks like it is sending an empty String to the function.

I would appreciate any help.

Here is my feature action code :

define([
'dojo/_base/declare',
// 'esri/graphicsUtils',
'../BaseFeatureAction',
'jimu/utils',
'jimu/WidgetManager',
'jimu/PanelManager',
'dojo/_base/array'

], function(declare, /*graphicsUtils,*/ BaseFeatureAction, utils, WidgetManager, PanelManager, array){
var clazz = declare(BaseFeatureAction, {
name: 'ShowShwComplaints',
iconClass: 'icon-statistics',

isFeatureSupported: function(featureSet){
return featureSet.features.length > 0 && featureSet.geometryType !== 'point';

},

onExecute: function(featureSet){

var parcelid = featureSet.features[0].attributes.RP_ACCT_ID;

wManager = WidgetManager.getInstance();
wManager.triggerWidgetOpen("widgets_eSearch_Widget_23");

var widgetCfg = this._getWidgetConfig('eSearch');
console.log("Widget config value: " + widgetCfg);
console.log("Widget config label : "+widgetCfg.label);



setTimeout(function() {

var eSearchWidget = wManager.getWidgetByLabel(widgetCfg.label);
console.log("esearch widget value : " + eSearchWidget);
console.log("Parcel id: "+parcelid);
//https://localhost/myapp/?esearch=1663590&slayer=9&exprnum=0
eSearchWidget.search(null, 0, 9, parcelid, null, false);


}, 3000);

},

_getWidgetConfig: function(widgetName){
var widgetCnfg = null;
array.some(WidgetManager.getInstance().appConfig.widgetPool.widgets, function(aWidget) {
if(aWidget.name == widgetName) {
console.log("aWidget Name : "+ aWidget.name + " Passed value : " + widgetName);
widgetCnfg = aWidget;
return true;
}
return false;

});
if(!widgetCnfg){
/*Check OnScreen widgets if not found in widgetPool*/
array.some(WidgetManager.getInstance().appConfig.widgetOnScreen.widgets, function(aWidget) {
if(aWidget.name == widgetName) {
widgetCnfg = aWidget;
return true;
}
return false;
});
}
return widgetCnfg;
}

});
return clazz;
});

Here is the console message I am getting:

[RobertScheitlin__GISP]

Anish,

   So based on this code:

eSearchWidget.search(null, 0, 9, parcelid, null, false);

You have 10 different expressions configured for the first layer in the eSearch widget?..

[Anish_Adhikari]

Robert,

There are 10 different Search layers and the layer I am intending to search is the very last and that one has only one search expression. 

[RobertScheitlin__GISP]

OK.  So you have the zero and nine reversed then

eSearchWidget.search(null, 9, 0, parcelid, null, false);

[Anish_Adhikari]

I am still seeing the error message after the change. I deleted all the browsing history data just incase but I am still having the same issue. Here is the screenshot.