PROBLEM

A hyperlink in ArcGIS Survey123 opens the website on the same page as the survey

Last Published: May 11, 2022

Description

In ArcGIS Survey123, clicking a hyperlink in the survey opens the website on the same page as the survey, causing data in the survey to disappear without being saved. With certain browser settings, a dialog box pops up to warn of the risk of proceeding to open the website, as shown in the image below.

A warning message appears when clicking the hyperlink.

Cause

In the ArcGIS Survey123 Connect XLSForm, the hyperlink is configured using a general HTML <a> tag, as shown in the code and image below. The general HTML <a> tag opens the website to the same page as the source page.

<a href=https://WebsiteURL>WordsToAppearOnScreen</a>
The HTML tag in the Excel form

Solution or Workaround

To open the hyperlink in a new tab, add the target="_blank" attribute after the website URL, as shown in the code below.

<a href=https://WebsiteURL target="_blank">WordsToAppearOnScreen</a>

In the ArcGIS Survey123 Connect XLSForm, identify the cell containing the hyperlink and configure the HTML <a> tag with the target="_blank" attribute in the label field, as shown in the image below.

This is the Excel form

Clicking the hyperlink configured with the target="_blank" attribute opens to the website on a new tab.

The webpage opens on a different tab

Article ID: 000020436

Software:
  • ArcGIS Survey123 Connect
  • ArcGIS Survey123 Website

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