{"id":1300072,"date":"2021-09-14T10:15:54","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T17:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=1300072"},"modified":"2021-12-31T07:13:23","modified_gmt":"2021-12-31T15:13:23","slug":"automate-email-notifications-for-field-updates","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/field-maps\/field-mobility\/automate-email-notifications-for-field-updates","title":{"rendered":"Automate email notifications for field updates"},"author":10102,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[23261],"tags":[761322,761342,147182,761332,207172],"industry":[],"product":[36591,679821],"class_list":["post-1300072","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-field-mobility","tag-automate","tag-field-update","tag-monitor","tag-update-features","tag-webhook","product-apps","product-field-maps"],"acf":{"short_description":"Use Integromat to automatically generate email notifications when features are updated in ArcGIS Field Maps. ","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

An email notification can go a long way when monitoring field activity\u2014alerting you when an inspection is completed, a new asset is collected, an incident is observed during an event, or anything else you need to be made aware of.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With Integromat<\/a>, a free third-party service, you can create a webhook that automatically sends an email every time a feature is created, updated, or deleted in ArcGIS Field Maps<\/a>. Follow this step-by-step blog post to create your own webhook like the one shown below:<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1304232,"id":1304232,"title":"gif with iterator","filename":"gif-with-iterator.gif","filesize":775699,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/gif-with-iterator.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/field-maps\/field-mobility\/automate-email-notifications-for-field-updates\/gif-with-iterator","alt":"Scenario being triggered (GIF)","author":"10102","description":"","caption":"","name":"gif-with-iterator","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1300072,"date":"2021-07-21 15:02:35","modified":"2021-07-21 15:02:46","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":780,"height":318,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/gif-with-iterator-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/gif-with-iterator.gif","medium-width":464,"medium-height":189,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/gif-with-iterator.gif","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":313,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/gif-with-iterator.gif","large-width":780,"large-height":318,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/gif-with-iterator.gif","1536x1536-width":780,"1536x1536-height":318,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/gif-with-iterator.gif","2048x2048-width":780,"2048x2048-height":318,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/gif-with-iterator.gif","card_image-width":780,"card_image-height":318,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/gif-with-iterator.gif","wide_image-width":780,"wide_image-height":318}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

For this example, you\u2019ll create a map for debris reporting and a webhook that sends an email every time a report is submitted.<\/p>\n

Create the layer and map<\/h2>\n

First, you’ll create the layer and map used to collect debris reports in the Field Maps mobile app. Browse to ArcGIS Online and sign in to your account. The Field Maps module in Integromat is not currently supported on ArcGIS Enterprise<\/em>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

On the Content <\/strong>tab, click New item<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1300142,"id":1300142,"title":"new item agol","filename":"new-item-agol.png","filesize":2132,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/new-item-agol.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/field-maps\/field-mobility\/automate-email-notifications-for-field-updates\/new-item-agol","alt":"Add new item","author":"10102","description":"","caption":"","name":"new-item-agol","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1300072,"date":"2021-07-16 19:30:40","modified":"2021-07-16 19:30:51","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":336,"height":127,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/new-item-agol-213x127.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":127,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/new-item-agol.png","medium-width":336,"medium-height":127,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/new-item-agol.png","medium_large-width":336,"medium_large-height":127,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/new-item-agol.png","large-width":336,"large-height":127,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/new-item-agol.png","1536x1536-width":336,"1536x1536-height":127,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/new-item-agol.png","2048x2048-width":336,"2048x2048-height":127,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/new-item-agol.png","card_image-width":336,"card_image-height":127,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/new-item-agol.png","wide_image-width":336,"wide_image-height":127}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Click Feature layer<\/strong>, then select\u00a0Use a template<\/strong> and click Next<\/strong>. In the Create a feature layer <\/strong>window,\u00a0 search for and select Debris Reports<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1450492,"id":1450492,"title":"new feature layer template window agol94","filename":"new-feature-layer-template-window-agol94.png","filesize":50996,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/09\/new-feature-layer-template-window-agol94.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/field-maps\/field-mobility\/automate-email-notifications-for-field-updates\/new-feature-layer-template-window-agol94","alt":"Debris Reports feature layer template.","author":"10102","description":"","caption":"","name":"new-feature-layer-template-window-agol94","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1300072,"date":"2021-12-31 14:23:13","modified":"2021-12-31 14:23:18","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":803,"height":412,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/09\/new-feature-layer-template-window-agol94-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/09\/new-feature-layer-template-window-agol94.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":238,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/09\/new-feature-layer-template-window-agol94.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":394,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/09\/new-feature-layer-template-window-agol94.png","large-width":803,"large-height":412,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/09\/new-feature-layer-template-window-agol94.png","1536x1536-width":803,"1536x1536-height":412,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/09\/new-feature-layer-template-window-agol94.png","2048x2048-width":803,"2048x2048-height":412,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/09\/new-feature-layer-template-window-agol94.png","card_image-width":803,"card_image-height":412,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/09\/new-feature-layer-template-window-agol94.png","wide_image-width":803,"wide_image-height":412}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Click Next <\/strong>and follow the on-screen instructions for creating the layer. Accept all the default options and title the layer ‘Debris Reporting’. Once you click Save<\/strong>, the feature layer is created and added to your content.<\/p>\n

On the item page for the new Debris Reporting <\/strong>layer, click Add to new map<\/strong> in the Open in Map Viewer<\/strong> drop-down menu.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1300162,"id":1300162,"title":"add to new map","filename":"add-to-new-map.png","filesize":4878,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/add-to-new-map.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/field-maps\/field-mobility\/automate-email-notifications-for-field-updates\/add-to-new-map","alt":"Add to new map","author":"10102","description":"","caption":"","name":"add-to-new-map","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1300072,"date":"2021-07-16 19:32:27","modified":"2021-07-16 19:32:33","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":397,"height":224,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/add-to-new-map-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/add-to-new-map.png","medium-width":397,"medium-height":224,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/add-to-new-map.png","medium_large-width":397,"medium_large-height":224,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/add-to-new-map.png","large-width":397,"large-height":224,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/add-to-new-map.png","1536x1536-width":397,"1536x1536-height":224,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/add-to-new-map.png","2048x2048-width":397,"2048x2048-height":224,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/add-to-new-map.png","card_image-width":397,"card_image-height":224,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/add-to-new-map.png","wide_image-width":397,"wide_image-height":224}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Map Viewer opens with the Debris Report<\/strong> layer.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1300182,"id":1300182,"title":"map viewer","filename":"map-viewer.png","filesize":98646,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/map-viewer.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/field-maps\/field-mobility\/automate-email-notifications-for-field-updates\/map-viewer","alt":"Debris Reporting layer added to a map","author":"10102","description":"","caption":"","name":"map-viewer","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1300072,"date":"2021-07-16 19:33:52","modified":"2021-07-16 19:34:04","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":801,"height":360,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/map-viewer-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/map-viewer.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":209,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/map-viewer.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":345,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/map-viewer.png","large-width":801,"large-height":360,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/map-viewer.png","1536x1536-width":801,"1536x1536-height":360,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/map-viewer.png","2048x2048-width":801,"2048x2048-height":360,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/map-viewer.png","card_image-width":801,"card_image-height":360,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/map-viewer.png","wide_image-width":801,"wide_image-height":360}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Click Save<\/strong>, provide a title for the map, and click Save map<\/strong>. Then click Share map<\/strong> and share the map with either your organization or a testing group. You\u2019ll use this map to collect a point in the Field Maps mobile app when testing the webhook. Once you share the web map, open a new tab in your browser.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"sidebar","content":"

This example uses a feature layer template with a preconfigured form. If you’re working with your own layer, or a layer that’s more complex, you can use the Field Maps web app to create a custom form. See <\/span><\/span>Configure the form<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0for more information.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","image_reference":false,"layout":"standard","image_reference_figure":"","snippet":"","spotlight_name":"","section_title":"","position":"Center","spotlight_image":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Create the webhook<\/h2>\n

Browse to integromat.com<\/a> and create a free account if you haven\u2019t already. Once you sign in, click Create a new scenario<\/strong> to get started.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1300202,"id":1300202,"title":"create a new scenario button","filename":"create-a-new-scenario-button.png","filesize":792,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/create-a-new-scenario-button.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/field-maps\/field-mobility\/automate-email-notifications-for-field-updates\/create-a-new-scenario-button","alt":"Create a new scenario button","author":"10102","description":"","caption":"","name":"create-a-new-scenario-button","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1300072,"date":"2021-07-16 19:35:39","modified":"2021-07-16 19:35:47","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":210,"height":40,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/create-a-new-scenario-button.png","thumbnail-width":210,"thumbnail-height":40,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/create-a-new-scenario-button.png","medium-width":210,"medium-height":40,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/create-a-new-scenario-button.png","medium_large-width":210,"medium_large-height":40,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/create-a-new-scenario-button.png","large-width":210,"large-height":40,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/create-a-new-scenario-button.png","1536x1536-width":210,"1536x1536-height":40,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/create-a-new-scenario-button.png","2048x2048-width":210,"2048x2048-height":40,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/create-a-new-scenario-button.png","card_image-width":210,"card_image-height":40,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/create-a-new-scenario-button.png","wide_image-width":210,"wide_image-height":40}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

In the window that appears, search for ‘Field Maps’ and select ArcGIS Field Maps<\/strong>. Click Continue<\/strong>. Click the module icon in the middle of the screen and select ArcGIS Field Maps from the menu. You\u2019re given two options for the module: a trigger called Watch Features<\/strong>\u00a0and an action called Make an API Call<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1302592,"id":1302592,"title":"two module options","filename":"two-module-options-1.png","filesize":14414,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/two-module-options-1.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/field-maps\/field-mobility\/automate-email-notifications-for-field-updates\/two-module-options-2","alt":"Watch Feature Service and Make an API Call options","author":"10102","description":"","caption":"","name":"two-module-options-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1300072,"date":"2021-07-20 15:22:03","modified":"2021-07-20 15:22:09","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":653,"height":272,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/two-module-options-1-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/two-module-options-1.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":193,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/two-module-options-1.png","medium_large-width":653,"medium_large-height":272,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/two-module-options-1.png","large-width":653,"large-height":272,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/two-module-options-1.png","1536x1536-width":653,"1536x1536-height":272,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/two-module-options-1.png","2048x2048-width":653,"2048x2048-height":272,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/two-module-options-1.png","card_image-width":653,"card_image-height":272,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/two-module-options-1.png","wide_image-width":653,"wide_image-height":272}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

For this workflow, select the Watch Features <\/strong>trigger. This allows the webhook to watch for features being updated in Field Maps.<\/p>\n

The Make an API Call <\/strong>action is used to retrieve information from ArcGIS Web Services. You can learn more about using this module in the Make an API Call documentation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After clicking Watch Features<\/strong>, the module icon changes to the Field Maps logo and you can begin setting up the webhook.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1302622,"id":1302622,"title":"Field Maps trigger module","filename":"Field-Maps-trigger-module-1.png","filesize":22058,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Field-Maps-trigger-module-1.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/field-maps\/field-mobility\/automate-email-notifications-for-field-updates\/field-maps-trigger-module-2","alt":"Field Maps trigger module","author":"10102","description":"","caption":"","name":"field-maps-trigger-module-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1300072,"date":"2021-07-20 15:23:58","modified":"2021-07-20 15:24:05","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":652,"height":345,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Field-Maps-trigger-module-1-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Field-Maps-trigger-module-1.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":246,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Field-Maps-trigger-module-1.png","medium_large-width":652,"medium_large-height":345,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Field-Maps-trigger-module-1.png","large-width":652,"large-height":345,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Field-Maps-trigger-module-1.png","1536x1536-width":652,"1536x1536-height":345,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Field-Maps-trigger-module-1.png","2048x2048-width":652,"2048x2048-height":345,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Field-Maps-trigger-module-1.png","card_image-width":652,"card_image-height":345,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Field-Maps-trigger-module-1.png","wide_image-width":652,"wide_image-height":345}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Click Add <\/strong>and the Add a hook<\/strong> window appears. Fill out the following:<\/p>\n