Using Fiddler to Troubleshoot ArcConundrums

My work in our Technical Support team here at Esri Australia has exposed me to a variety of web traffic related incidents. You can find many useful resources to track and disseminate this web traffic online, but I have found one (free) program to be more useful and intuitive than the rest – Fiddler. Fiddler is a fantastic tool that provides information on any web interaction within your ArcGIS Enterprise system, web mapping and mobile applications. This can empower you with a better understanding of your problem, deployment or user workflows.This post will not explore the ins and outs of Fiddler, as this has been well documented by a large and involved community (including Esri), but I would like to introduce you to an easy and tangible way you can look ‘under the hood‘ of web GIS.

A Brief Look at the Query and Search Widget for Web AppBuilder

While delivering Arc 2: Essential Workflows, I was enthusiastically describing the wonders and practical uses of the search widget in the Web App Builder for ArcGIS Online or Portal and the capability it has to search content within your feature layers. When asking my students, “which widget should I use?” Some referred to the functionality of the query widget which I had previously demonstrated, while others preferred the power of a search widget. Hopefully by the end of this post you will be well placed to make an informed decision as to whether you should use and configure a query or search widget for your web apps in ArcGIS Online or Portal.

Updating ArcGIS Pro with a checked out license

So there has been a new release of ArcGIS Pro and you want to update to the latest version so you can begin using all the new tools and tricks. However, when you access the licensing window within ArcGIS Pro you are met with a similar sight to the below.