Map Book Generator
  • 24 Apr 2025
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Map Book Generator Widget

When configured, it represents a modal window that allows users to input and submit queries to obtain GIS data of the selected entry as a map file in pdf format.

Map Book Generator configuration settings

Field

Description

Visualization

Name

  • Can be set any name

  • Name will not be visible in Clearion Web

Base URL

  • URL to ArcGIS server where Map Book Generating flow is taking place

  • Provided by Clearion team

  • If there are several projects in one workspace, for example, the Test project and the Prod project, in which the MapBook Widgets links are different, the following logic works:

    • If the names of a pair of widgets match, the links will not be overwritten when merging projects

    • if the names of a pair of widgets are empty or do not match, the links will be overwritten when merging projects, that is, the link from the source project will be set insteaf of the link in the recipient project

Result Data Type

  • “File” by default

Texts

  • Texts represent messages that the user sees on different steps of the Map Book generation process.

    Texts:

    • Form Header

    • On Submit Title - text that is used for the pop-up header when Map Book flow is started.

    • On Submit Msg - text that is used for the pop-up body when Map Book flow is started.

    • On Succeeded Title - text that is used for the pop-up header when Map Book flow is completed.

    • On Failed Title - text that is used for the pop-up when Map Book flow is not completed.

Parameters

  • Parameters represent Map Book modal fields

  • Parameters can be added manually via Add Column

  • Parameters can be added automatically via Generate Fields:

    • select an appropriate table

    • select all the necessary fields

Settings:

  • Header Text - can be added any text which represents a column name

  • Field - should correspond to a field name in a table

  • Type - field type should be specified

  • Lookup Key - lookup should be added if this is a lookup field

  • Is Active - determines if the field is visible or hidden by default.

Role

  • Customizes widget settings for a specific role including URL and modal fields

Save

  • Saves the configuration

Save - Export - Import

Export / Import

Logic of mechanism that prevents the link overwriting during the merge:

  • The logic is based on the Name field:

    • The links are not being overwritten if each pair of widgets has the same names >> e.g., Map Book Generator widgets in both test and prod projects have the same names

    • The links are being overwritten if a pair of widgets has different names >>e.g., Map Book Generator widgets in both test and prod projects have different names

    • The links are being overwritten if a pair of widgets doesn’t have names >>e.g., Map Book Generator widgets in both test and prod projects don’t have names

Configured widget preview

Studio:

Clearion Web:

Created Map Book:



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