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Esri App End-of-Life Notifications
Esri is announcing the upcoming retirement of several apps and features included in your ArcGIS Online subscription, including metadata editor classic, ArcGIS AppStudio, Map Viewer Classic, ArcGIS Configurable Apps, ArcGIS Web AppBuilder, and classic Esri Story Maps.
Metadata Editor Classic is Planned to Retire in Q1 2025
Metadata editor classic will be removed from ArcGIS Online upon retirement and can no longer be accessed. We recommend that you start using the metadata editor, built on Esri’s latest web mapping technology, ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript. For more information, read the retirement announcement.
ArcGIS AppStudio is Planned to Retire in Q1 2025
ArcGIS AppStudio will be removed from ArcGIS Online upon retirement. While your existing published apps will continue to work, you will no longer have access to download AppStudio desktop, create new apps, or make edits to existing apps after retirement. You can continue to build and maintain your apps and use technical support from Esri until retirement, but you should start the process of selecting the best migration path for your apps. For more information, read the retirement announcement.
Map Viewer Classic is Planned to Retire in Q1 2026
Map Viewer Classic will be removed from ArcGIS Online upon retirement and can no longer be accessed. We recommend that you start using Map Viewer, built on Esri’s latest web mapping technology, ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript. For more information, read the retirement announcement.
ArcGIS Configurable Apps is Planned to Retire in Q1 2026
To provide users with more time to migrate their applications, the retirement date has been extended to Q1 2026. Apps built using Configurable Apps will no longer be accessible upon retirement, so we recommend you begin the process of recreating them in ArcGIS Instant Apps. For more information, read the retirement announcement.
ArcGIS Web AppBuilder is Planned to Retire in Q1 2026
You will not be able to create new apps or edit existing apps after retirement. Apps will continue to work after retirement. However, we recommend you migrate your apps to ArcGIS Experience Builder as updates to browsers could introduce functional or security issues which will not be addressed by Esri. For more information, read the retirement announcement.
Classic Esri Story Maps is Planned to Retire in Q1 2026
To provide you with more time to migrate relevant classic Esri Story Maps stories, the retirement date has been extended to Q1 2026. At that time, classic Esri Story Maps will be removed from ArcGIS Online, and any stories created with classic Esri Story Maps will no longer be available. We recommend that you transition to ArcGIS StoryMaps now to allow sufficient time to evaluate whether to recreate existing classic Esri Story Maps stories and build them in ArcGIS StoryMaps. For more information, read the retirement announcement.
November 2024
What's New in ArcGIS Online
Check out the ArcGIS Online Blog that discusses what's new in ArcGIS Online. The November 2024 update includes new capabilities in Map Viewer, an Express mode for Experience Builder, new and updated Instant App templates, along with other enhancements and new functionality throughout ArcGIS Online.
Important reminder: ArcGIS Desktop will be retired March 1, 2026. There are no plans for future releases of ArcGIS Desktop, and it is recommended you migrate to ArcGIS Pro. Western is no longer deploying ArcGIS Desktop. Contact Natalie Furness for assistance and questions.
See esri's Migrate from ArcMap to ArcGIS Pro for more information.
April 2024
ATLAS.ti News
Qualitative Analysis Redefined: AI Transforms Research with the ATLAS.ti Spring Release
The Spring Release of ATLAS.ti introduces a suite of innovative features that seamlessly integrate AI capabilities into your workflow, empowering you to unlock deeper insights, streamline processes, and elevate the rigor of your research. Explore the future of qualitative analysis and learn how the ATLAS.ti AI-driven tools can accelerate your research projects in their latest blog article.
Microsoft Loop
Microsoft Loop is now available to all faculty, staff and students!
Microsoft Loop is a transformative co-creation experience that brings together teams, content and tasks across your tools and devices. Loop combines a powerful and flexible canvas with portable components that move freely and stay in sync across applications — enabling teams to think, plan, and create together.
To get started, go to the Loop home page, start with template. You'll find helpful Loop mobile app guidance here.
The three elements of Loop
Loop components are portable pieces of content that stay in sync across all the places they are shared. Components allow you to collaborate in the flow of work – on a Loop page or in a chat, email, meeting, or document. They can be lists, tables, notes, and more - you’re always working with the latest information in your preferred app, like Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Word, Whiteboard, and the Loop app.
Loop pages are flexible canvases in the Loop app where you can bring together people and all your components, links, tasks, and data. Loop pages can start small and continue to grow to match the size of your ideas. Loop pages can be shared across M365 apps as a link or as an embedded Loop component.
Loop workspaces are shared spaces that allow you and your team to see and group everything important to your project, making it easy for you to catch up on what everyone is working on and track progress toward shared goals.