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Exercise 3: Adding a step with navigation tools

Complexity:
Beginner
Data Requirement:
ArcGIS.com
Goal:
Learn how to associate tools with a specific Task Assistant Manager workflow step.

Once a task assistant workflow has been created, you can add tools to use with it. In this exercise, you will add the following tools:

  • Pan
  • Zoom In
  • Zoom Out
Note:

Highlight the last item on the list in the Task Assistant window to make sure the next step you create is added below the previous steps.

  1. Click the New Step button New Step on the Task Assistant window.

    A new step appears in the Task Assistant window.

  2. Click to highlight New Step.
  3. Click the Designer tab.

    Designer tab

  4. Click the cell next to Description and type Adds Pan, Zoom In, Zoom Out to Tool Palette.
  5. Click the cell next to Name, double-click the existing text, then type Navigation Tools.

    The Task Assistant window displays the following:

    Step 5 Task Assistant window

  6. Click the cell next to Commands and click the ellipsis (...) that appears.

    The Command Item Editor dialog box appears.

  7. In the Categories list, click Pan/Zoom.
  8. In the Commands list, double-click the following:

    • Pan
    • Zoom In
    • Zoom Out
    Each command appears in the Selected Commands area.
    Command Item Editor dialog box

  9. Click OK to close the Command Item Editor dialog box.
  10. To review the complete configuration information for the step, press SHIFT and click the step in the Task Assistant window to display the configuration information.

    Step 10 configuration information

  11. Click the Close button Close in the upper right to close the window.

The tools have been associated with a workflow step. To proceed to the next exercise, click Exercise 4: Adding a step to configure feature layers.

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