ArcGIS Roadway Reporter is a web application that supports linear referencing system (LRS) reporting tasks associated with ArcGIS Roads and Highways. Roadway Reporter allows customers to create mileage, road segment, and road log reports from a map-centric experience. It is an optional application that customers have deployed alongside ArcGIS Roads and Highways Server.
Summary of changes:
Roadway Reporter’s final release was with ArcGIS Enterprise 10.8.1, which entered mature support in August 2024. Moreover, the application was built using ArcGIS API for JavaScript 3.x, which retired in July 2024. Hence, ArcGIS Roadway Reporter will no longer be sold and is set to be deprecated in Q2 2025. The deprecation primarily affects those still using ArcMap-based deployments. It is crucial for these users to migrate to the latest versions of ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Enterprise.
- Deprecation date: April/May 2025
- Retirement date: Roadway Reporter follows the same product life cycle support as ArcGIS Enterprise 10.8.1.
You can continue to use ArcGIS Roadway Reporter, however, there will be limited support for bug fixes.
A new reporting workflow that leverages ArcGIS Pro and the geoprocessing framework has been released in November 2024. This replacement workflow enables you to configure and automate the generation of reporting data products that are useable in commercial off-the-shelf reporting packages. Examples of these include ArcGIS Dashboards, Microsoft PowerBI, Crystal Reports, Business Objects, SQL Server Reporting Services, and ArcGIS Pro’s report creation tools.
We encourage users to transition to the November 2024 release to continue enjoying seamless reporting functionality within ArcGIS Roads and Highways. Web-based reporting workflows are expected to be made available in 2025.
Impacts and Actions:
The deprecation of the Roadway Reporter will primarily affect customers using ArcMap-based ArcGIS Roads and Highways extension. To mitigate the impact, it is crucial for these users to upgrade to the latest versions of ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Enterprise (either November 2024 or later releases).
ArcGIS Roads and Highways customers currently using ArcGIS Pro-enabled services workflows will need to upgrade to ArcGIS Pro 3.5 and ArcGIS Enterprise 11.5 (or later) and deploy the new reporting workflow.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ArcGIS Roadway Reporter?
ArcGIS Roadway Reporter is a map-centric web app that supports the configuration and creation of common industry reports using linear referenced data managed by ArcGIS Roads and Highways. This app was sold to organizations that utilize ArcGIS Roads and Highways.
What changes are happening to Roadway Reporter?
ArcGIS Roadway Reporter is built using Esri’s ArcGIS JavaScript 3.x API. On July 1, 2024, Esri retired this version of the JavaScript API. While many capabilities within Roadway Reporter are custom built by the Location Referencing product team, the application does utilize some of the classes provided by the JavaScript API. With JavaScript 3.x API retiring and ArcGIS Enterprise 10.8.1 entering mature support in August 2024, Esri is deprecating ArcGIS Roadway Reporter.
Will I still be able to run the application after July 1, 2024?
Yes, all released versions of Roadway Reporter will continue to work after July 1. While the JavaScript 3.x API classes will be retired, they will continue to work with the versions of each supported browser (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari) as of July 1, 2024.
After July 1, 2024, will any defects found in Roadway Reporter be fixed?
Roadway Reporter follows the ArcGIS Enterprise 10.8.1 life cycle, which is now in mature support and Esri does not offer software updates and patches in this phase. Similarly, for a defect found within a JavaScript 3.x API class, which is already retired, no fix to the issue will be made.
What’s the plan for a Roadway Reporter replacement?
A new workflow that leverages ArcGIS Pro and the geoprocessing framework will replace and expand on capabilities previously available in the Roadway Reporter web application. The new workflow enables you to configure and automate the generation of reporting data products that are useable in commercial off-the-shelf reporting packages. Examples of these include (but are not limited to) ArcGIS Dashboards, Microsoft PowerBI, Crystal Reports, Business Objects, SQL Server Reporting Services, and ArcGIS Pro’s report creation tools. The first release of the workflow will be in ArcGIS Pro 3.4 (released in November 2024) with additional capabilities available in subsequent releases of ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Enterprise.
Will the new reporting experience be functionally equivalent to Roadway Reporter?
At ArcGIS Pro 3.4, the new reporting workflow has most of the functionality available in Roadway Reporter for length (aka mileage, which includes all Esri supported length units) reports as well as new functionality such as being able to output to format and use in any reporting tool that supports .csv as input, and the ability to create dashboards from report outputs.
In 2025, there are plans to complete functional equivalency with Roadway Reporter along with several additional capabilities such as:
- Support for creation of count, segment, and log reports.
- Create form-based reports.
- Schedule reports.
- Do time comparison between reports.
- Create dashboards from report outputs.
Will Roadway Reporter be supported in future releases of ArcGIS Enterprise?
The last supported release of Roadway Reporter is ArcGIS Enterprise 10.8.1. Esri will not support Roadway Reporter in future releases of ArcGIS Enterprise.
What if I want report types that are not yet available in the new reporting experience?
Esri will continue to add new features and enhancements in future releases of the reporting workflow in ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Enterprise. In the meantime, you can continue using Roadway Reporter for reports not yet available in the product. We also encourage you to submit ideas for new report types and enhancements via the ArcGIS Roads and Highways Ideas site in the Esri Community.
Please reach out to your Esri account manager for any questions.
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