Creating feature layer using local json file in arcgis API for javascript 4?

Question

i'm new to using arcgis javascript api and to data visualization in general . my supposed use case is the following ::

I have a database of employees information that's stored in JSON format like this ::

[
 {
 "name":"lorem ipsum",
 "role":"software engineer",
 "location":"london, uk"
 } ,,,,,,,
]

how can i represent this data on an arcgis map ?

i've been drowning in the sample code section of the docs but really didn't get my answer.

• PolyGeo: Cross-posted as stackoverflow.com/q/42999380/820534

Answer 1

Here is a straightforward walk-through of how to add a popuptemplate to a feature. You will need to load your json objects into each features attributes. This can be done through arcgis software itself. The popuptemplate populates based on the properties of feature.attributes.

Answer 2

To plot anything on arcgis map you need to have geojson data which contains geometry type and longitude and latitude coordinates for example:

var geojsonFeature = {
 "type": "Feature",
 "properties": {
 "name": "Coors Field",
 "amenity": "Baseball Stadium",
 "popupContent": "This is where the Rockies play!"
 },
 "geometry": {
 "type": "Point",
 "coordinates": [-104.99404, 39.75621]
 }
};

you can append other details of data.