Configurable application templates
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Application templates allow you to build web apps from the web maps and groups you create without having to write code. Esri provides the following options to build apps from configurable app templates:
- Use configurable app templates from the map viewer to embed your map and build an application.
- Download configurable app templates from the portal and deploy them on your web server. You would do this if you want to customize the template before deploying applications from it.
Tip:
Another option for creating web apps is to use the interactive Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS.
The following sections can help you decide which configurable app template to use to meet your web application needs:
Choose an app template
You create apps to serve specific purposes. The following information (presented in two tables for readability purposes) can help you decide which app template to use based on what purpose you want the app to fill. Use the links to get more information on each configurable app template.
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Download and customize
You can download configurable app templates from Portal for ArcGIS, alter them, and deploy them in your own web server. You must alter the sharing host to your portal, change the JavaScript API references to point to the JavaScript API copy local to the portal, and add a map ID for every configurable app template you download and deploy to your own web server. Additional steps may be needed for individual app templates. These Instructions are included in a readme file that is included with the .zip file you download.