After adding and authenticating an ArcGIS Connection, you can easily send form entry data to the ArcGIS API by configuring the ArcGIS form connector, as shown in this article.
Adding the Connector
Follow these steps to add the connector to your specific form:
- Navigate to App Workshop > Forms.
- Hover over your desired form and click the Connect icon.
- Click the Add Connector button (top-right).
- Select ArcGIS from the options.
Note: The page will refresh with the connector added. Changes are not live until you click Save.
Quick Access Tip
If you are already inside the Form Builder or Settings view, you don’t need to go back to the main menu. Simply click the Connectors tab located directly under the form title at the top of the screen.
Configuring the Connector
After adding the form connector, the following configuration options are available.
- Feature Layer URL
This is where you enter the feature layer URL to which you would like to send data. This article provides instructions for finding your feature layer URL below. - Action
This is where you specify the action you want to perform on the specified feature layer. Options are: Add Feature, Delete Feature, or Update Feature.
Getting the Feature Layer URL
On the ArcGIS portal, access your content and add a new item (feature layer). When the feature layer is added, click on the “Layers” section, as shown in the screenshot below:
When the layer details page loads, look on the right-hand side for the URL property. The URL specified here is the one you need to use as your Feature Layer URL to configure the form connector, as shown in the screenshot below.
To complete the configuration of your form connector, paste the feature layer URL from the ArcGIS portal into our platform and click the Get Fields button.
All the data columns associated with your feature layer will be imported, and you will be able to map the ArcGIS data to a field on your form.
When your form connector successfully pulls in the fields from the ArcGIS layer, you can specify which field to use to specify a single X and Y coordinate.
Connector Logs
After devices are synced and a user uploads a form, form-captured data should be pushed to your ArcGIS Online database, which can be confirmed in the external system or by viewing the form’s connector logs on the platform’s Data Feed views.
