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Create apps from scenes

A published web app is based on a scene authored with Scene Viewer or ArcGIS Pro. Any changes the author makes to the scene, including its extent, layers, description, and so on, are reflected in the web app. If a scene that was available to everyone in the organization is made private (or deleted), the scene no longer appears in the app.

Create an app starting from Scene Viewer

To create an app starting from Scene Viewer, follow the steps below.

  1. Verify that you are signed in with privileges to create and share content.
  2. Open a saved scene in Scene Viewer and click Share Share. You can only make an app with a scene that is shared.

    Note that both the scene and the layers in it must be shared. If the layers are not shared, you will be prompted to update the sharing status for layers before you can create an app.

  3. Click Create a Web App.

    The Create a Web App pop-up opens with two tabs: Templates and Web AppBuilder.

  4. To use Templates, do the following:
    1. Choose what you want the app to do.
    2. Click a template thumbnail to see a description of the template and access the Create a Web App button.
    3. Click Create a Web App to start configuring your app.
    4. Type a title, tags, and a summary for your app and choose the folder in which to save the app.
    5. Click Done to publish the app.
    6. Change any configurable components of the app, such as the theme, widgets, and miscellaneous items.
    7. Click Save when you are done configuring the app.
  5. To use Web AppBuilder, do the following:
    1. Click the Web AppBuilder tab.
    2. Type a title, tags, and a summary for your app.
    3. Choose the folder in which the app will be saved.
    4. Click Done to configure your app in Web AppBuilder.

Create an app starting from the content page

To create an app starting from the content page, follow the steps below.

  1. Verify that you are signed in with privileges to create content.
  2. From the My Content tab of the content page, click Create, and hover over App.
  3. To use Web AppBuilder, click Using the Web AppBuilder and do the following:
    1. Choose 3D.
    2. Type a title, tags, and a summary for your app and choose the folder in which to save the app.
    3. Click OK to open Web AppBuilder and continue creating your app.