Creating an Info Summary App in ArcGIS Online

This tutorial demonstrates how to create an info summary web app in ArcGIS Online. Info summary apps provide a panel of containing a summary of information about features. While this simple example shows information on churches, the same style of app could be used for providing information to the public on business locations or government offices.

Example Map

To create an info summary app, you first need to create a web map.

This example uses an existing web map of FedEx locations in Urbana-Champaign, IL. The CSV data file for this map is here. Map creation is described in the tutorial Basic Mapping With ArcGIS Online.

Example web map of FedEx locations in Urbana-Champaign, IL

Create the App

  1. On your ArcGIS Online Content page, select Create and Web App Builder.
  2. Give the app a meaningful Name and provide Tags that will help people find your app.
  3. For the Theme, select the Jewelry Box Theme (0:33)
  4. For the Map, choose a map as described above (0:36).
  5. For the Widget, click the Widget icon and and choose Info Summary (0:47).
  6. For the Attribute, adjust the logo and subtitle as needed (1:47).
  7. Save the app.
  8. Preview to test on mobile devices.
  9. Launch to test the app and get a URL to the app from the location bar.
Creating an info summary web app

Share the App

In order for the public to be able to use your app, you need to share it with Everyone.

On your ArcGIS Online Content page, click the sharing button beside all of the app components (map, feature layer, and web app) and change the sharing.

Sharing an info summary web app