Use the config.js to configure the Event Locator application to your organization's needs.

General settings

The application title, icon, theme, and splash window content can be changed by modifying the following parameters:

    

// Set application title
ApplicationName: "Event Locator",
// Set application icon path
ApplicationIcon: "/js/library/themes/images/logo.gif",
// Set application Favicon path
ApplicationFavicon: "/js/library/themes/images/favicon.ico",
// Set custom logo url, displayed in lower left corner. Set to empty "" to disable.
CustomLogoUrl: "",
// Set Legend Visibility
ShowLegend: false,
// Set splash window content - Message that appears when the application starts
SplashScreen: {
    SplashScreenContent: "Welcome to the Event Locator. The Event Locator helps you discover festivals, shows, concerts, and other activities in a community and then add these events to your calendar before scheduling a visit or trip.",
    IsVisible: true
},
// Set the application theme. Supported theme keys are blueTheme and greenTheme, orangeTheme, purpleTheme.
ThemeColor: "js/library/themes/styles/blueTheme.css",
// Set the bottom Pod Toggle Button Text
BottomPanelToggleButtonText: "Search Results",
// Set the Search Panel Title
SearchPanelTitle: "Search",
// Set sequence for info pods in the bottom panel
PodSettings: [{
    SearchResultPod: {
        Enabled: true
}],
// Following zoom level will be set for the map upon searching an address
ZoomLevel: 12,
            
        

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Map settings

The application consumes an ArcGIS Online map. To use a map, specify the web map ID.

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Basemap settings

Optionally, change the group name and owner if you would like to use your own basemaps.

     

// Specify the title of group that contains basemaps
BasemapGroupTitle: "Basemaps",
// Specify the user name of owner of the group that contains basemaps
BasemapGroupOwner: "GISITAdmin",
// Specify spatial reference for basemaps, since all basemaps need to use the same spatial reference
BasemapSpatialReferenceWKID: 102100,
// Specify path to image used to display the thumbnail for a basemap when portal does not provide it
NoThumbnail: "js/library/themes/images/not-available.png",
            
        

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Search settings

The application can be configured to search for events. To configure the events search, use the following parameters:

     

EventSearchSettings: [{
Enable: true,
UnifiedSearch: "true",
Title: "CommunityEvents",
QueryLayerId: "0",
SearchDisplayTitle: "Events",
SearchDisplayFields: "${EVENTNM}",
SearchDisplaySubFields: "${EVENTSTART},${FULLADDR}",
SearchExpressionForDate: "(EVENTEND >= DATE ${0} AND EVENTEND <= DATE ${1}) OR (EVENTSTART <= DATE ${0} AND EVENTEND >= DATE ${1}) OR (EVENTSTART >= DATE ${0} AND EVENTSTART <= DATE ${1})",
SearchExpression: "UPPER(EVENTTYPE) LIKE UPPER('${0}%')",
SortingKeyField: "${EVENTSTART}",
   AddToCalendarSettings: [{
        IcsFileName: "${EVENTNM}",
        StartDate: "${EVENTSTART}",
        EndDate: "${EVENTEND}",
        Location: "${FULLADDR},${PSTLCITY}",
        Summary: "${EVENTNM}",
        Description: "${EVENTDESC}",
        Organizer: "${SPONSOR}"
}]

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Functions and formatting

Use the following settings to define the functions and formatting of the application:

    

//Set the color of the circle around the selected point
RippleColor: "35,35,142",
//Set the size of the circle around the selected point
LocatorRippleSize: 40,
// Minimum height should be 270 for the info-popup in pixels
InfoPopupHeight: 270,
// Minimum width should be 330 for the info-popup in pixels
InfoPopupWidth: 350,
// Set string value to be shown for null or blank values
ShowNullValueAs: "N/A",
			
        

Use the following settings to define the behavior of the buffer slider for defining the buffer distance when searching:

DistanceUnitSettings: {
    DistanceUnitName: "Miles", 
    MinimumValue: 1,
    MaximumValue: 50
},
			
        

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Routing

The application provides routes and directions using the ArcGIS Online World Route Service. To use routing for this application, an ArcGIS Online for Organizations subscription is required and routing must be enabled.

    

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// DRIVING DIRECTIONS SETTINGS
// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// GetDirections: if variable is set to false directions cannot be enabled
// RouteServiceURL: Set URL for routing service
// RouteColor: Set color for route
// RouteWidth: Set width for route
// Transparency: Set transparency for route
// RouteUnit: Set unit for route, units supported by Direction widget are MILES, METERS, KILOMETERS, NAUTICAL_MILES. If there is a Typo error in any of these four units then the unit will be displayed in KILOMETERS. If the unit is specified other than these four units then unit will be displayed in MILES
DrivingDirectionSettings: {
    GetDirections: true,
    RouteServiceURL: "http://route.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/World/Route/NAServer/Route_World",
    RouteColor: "0,0,225",
    RouteWidth: 6,
    Transparency: "0.5",
    RouteUnit: "MILES"
},
                
        

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Address search settings

By default, the application is configured to use ArcGIS Online geocoding service. To use your geolocator or to modify location-related parameters such as the default search address, modify the following parameters:

    

DisplayText: "Address",
LocatorDefaultAddress: "160 Duke of Gloucester, Annapolis, MD, 21401",
LocatorURL: "http://geocode.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/World/GeocodeServer",

        

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