ArcGIS StoryMaps is a web-based application for storytelling. Using the ArcGIS StoryMaps workflow in Business Analyst, you can create a story to share your Business Analyst sites, maps, and infographics alongside narrative text and other multimedia content. Create your story in Business Analyst, and edit and publish it in ArcGIS StoryMaps.
License:
The ArcGIS StoryMaps workflow is available to users with a Business Analyst Web App Advanced license. To learn more about Business Analyst license types, see Licenses.
Create an ArcGIS StoryMaps story
You can start the ArcGIS StoryMaps workflow with sites already on the map or add them within the workflow. To create a story, do the following:
- On the Maps tab, click Share results and select ArcGIS StoryMaps.
The ArcGIS StoryMaps workflow pane appears.
- Click Add sites.
Use the Add sites window to select up to 100 recently used sites, sites currently on the map, or sites from any project. Click Next to add the sites to your story or Cancel to revert the changes.
- In the Configure items window, choose the items you want to include in your story, such as maps, site photos, attributes, notes, an infographic, and reports.
- For Site photos, you can choose to include the most recent photo or all photos.
- For Attributes, you can click Edit
to modify the list of attributes included for each site in your story. - For Infographic, use the drop-down menu to choose an infographic template. You can choose an infographic display mode: auto, full page, stack mode, slide mode, or side-by-side.
- For Reports, you can choose to include the most recent report or all reports.
- Once you have selected your story items, click Apply.
- Modify your story contents by adding and rearranging sites and layers, adding more items for the sites, and modifying and rearranging items for each site.
- Add a site or layer—To select sites or browse web maps and layers, click the Add sites and layers drop-down menu. Click Sites to choose more sites and click Apply or click Content from ArcGIS and select content in the Select web map window by hovering over an item and clicking Open.
- Modify a site or layer—You can move a site or layer by clicking the up arrow
or down arrow 
, or by dragging it to the desired location. You can remove a site or layer by clicking Remove 
.
You can replace a basemap or layer by clicking Edit . You can duplicate a layer by clicking Duplicate this element 
. - Add items to sites—To add an item to all the sites, click Add item for all sites. To add an item to a single site, click Add item in that site's content list. Then, on the drop-down menu, choose an item to add.
- When you are finished modifying your story contents, click Next.
- Select a story layout—such as floating, docked, slideshow, or classic—and click Next.
Note:
Click Preview and click View sample to open a story example of that layout option in a new tab.
- Type a title for your story and, optionally, a subtitle.
- Use the drop-down menu to select a basemap for displaying your sites.
- Optionally, share content such as maps and infographics that are included in your story. Check the check box for Entire organization or for individual groups within your organization.
- Click Create to create the story and click Done to close the workflow pane.
Tip:
You can use other workflows while the story is being created.
When the story draft has been created, a Story ready message appears.
- Do any of the following:
- Click Open to view the story in ArcGIS Online in preview mode.
- Click Edit to open the story in ArcGIS Online in edit mode.
- Click Close
to close the message.
Note:
To complete your story, you must publish and share it in the ArcGIS StoryMaps story builder. To display all the content in a publicly shared story, you must share any web maps and infographics publicly. See the Share a story section below to learn more.
Share a story
When you have completed the ArcGIS StoryMaps workflow in Business Analyst, the Story ready message appears. Click Edit to open your story in the ArcGIS StoryMaps story builder.
- Click Publish in the story builder header.
- Choose the audience for your story: Private, Organization, or Everyone (Public).
You can also share the story to groups in which you have sharing permissions.
- Click Publish.
- If you select Everyone (Public) as your audience, update the sharing settings for the story items in ArcGIS Online. See Share items with everyone and follow the instructions to publicly share the story and any infographics and web maps contained within it.
Note:
Business Analyst content appears in the BA - My Maps folder under My Content. Your story may consist of three item types:
- Your story
- Application (infographics contained in the story)
- Web map (maps contained in the story)
- When you have updated the sharing settings for each story item, open the story builder and publish the story again.
Set preferences
You can set preferences for Business Analyst Web App in the application preferences. For the ArcGIS StoryMaps workflow, you can turn off the workflow overview page. Administrators can set preferences for the entire organization.
On the app header, click My preferences 
. Expand the Maps section, expand the Share results section, and click Story map. Set the following preference:
| Preference | Description |
|---|---|
Select default infographic display | In this section, choose the default infographic display mode for stories from any of the following:
|
To restore the default settings, click Restore defaults. To save your changes, click Save or click Save and close to close the Preferences window. To view your changes, refresh the app.
Workflow video
To see a video of this workflow, watch Share your results with ArcGIS StoryMaps in Business Analyst Web App.