At ArcGIS JavaScript API version 4.16, we added a new property called tickConfigs on the TimeSlider widget. This property opens up endless possibilities for you to customize the default ticks and labeling system for the TimeSlider widget. This was a commonly requested enhancement. Please check out the video below to understand and how to take advantage of this property for your time slider. You can find the source code and live sample used in the video from here.
Applying custom ticks and labels for the TimeSlider widget
Thank you! We looked for this last week and couldn’t find it (because the blog wasn’t available yet). We were going nuts. Templates are due tomorrow for multiple services and this saved us.
So happy it helped!
Thanks for the article! This approach doesn’t look to work with conditional expressions from what I can tell. Even just making a duplicate form with cond. expressions will break the form from what I can tell.
Hi Randall – thank you for the comment and apologies for the delay in response! I just tested this and was able to successfully copy over a form containing conditional visibility to another layer in a different map using AGO assistant. A few things could have happened that caused your form to break, most likely revolving around ensuring the entire object is copied over. Make sure that the entire formInfo object is copied over including the expressionInfos property. If you don’t include this property, the expressions will not carry over. If you’re replacing an existing formInfo object, be sure you… Read more »
I need to create and manage Field Maps for many projects in dozens of parks. We’re likely to reach the limit of 16 offline areas per map fairly quickly, so duplicating maps should be a big help. This article mentions making “slight adjustments” to the copy of the map. Do you mean to imply that some types of changes would cause problems with the original map or forms? Is it okay to add or remove layers, and if so, does this apply to both operational and reference layers? Change a form or create a form for an additional layer? Filters?… Read more »
Hi Jill – thank you for your comment. I’m glad to hear this is helpful for your park workflow! I used the phrase “slight adjustments” for the context of the scenario in this blog post – it was not meant to imply that changes made to the map copy will cause problems to the original map. You can add and remove operational and reference layers, edit the form for additional and existing layers, and edit other properties of the map copy without changing the original map. If you make changes at the layer level, such as enabling sync, allowing editing,… Read more »
Is the technique of copying forms available in the Map Viewer as well as Field Maps? I’ve attempted copying the forminfo in the AGO Assistant without luck and I’m wondering if it’s just not an option for my application (or if I need to do more troubleshooting).
I was able to use the AGO Assistant approach, great instructions. For the python instructions, it would be helpful to include directions for folks that use SAML authentication.
When I look in AGO Assistant there is not a formInfo JSON object in my layer. Is it because I saved my form to the layer and not to the map? If so is there another way for me to create the formInfo JSON object?
I’m in the same boat as Jim as we will need to make several maps for several project and I would like to reuse the form on a new layer without having to re-create it every time.
I used AGO Assistant and copied everything over. I’m looking at the syntax and everything seems to be there but it’s not working. I even copied the entire JSON and it did not work either. Thankfully, I kept all of my forms open in a separate browser. So that I can painstakingly copy everything over one by one. There must be a better way. ugh