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Identify Widget Question

TomSedlacek

This question pertians to Robert Scheitlins' Identify Widget 2.3.1.
I have added the widget to my web app and it's exactly what I'm looking for. HOWEVER, it only seems to identify those layers that are a part of my basemap. I've modified the "onlythese" code in the compiled version six ways from Sunday and it will not id any of the layers in my 'operational layers'.

Any ideas anyone? Robert?

Thanks!

Tom Sedlacek GISP
Engineering Tech / GIS
Clark Regional Wastewater District
360-993-8811
Email: TSedlacek@CRWWD.com

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RobertScheitlin__GISP

Tom,

That is strange... What does your IdentifyWidget.xml look like?

TomSedlacek

Hi Robert,

Here is my .xml. It's pretty bare bones. The layer that works is 'Taxlots' and it is in my basemap service. The other, 'Mainline_Structures' is in my active layer service and is the one that can't be ID'd. Thanks for your input.

Tom

<?xml version="1.0" ?>

<configuration>
<betareturngeometryfix>false</betareturngeometryfix>
<identifylayeroption>visible</identifylayeroption>
<identifytolerance>5</identifytolerance>
<defaultzoomscale>5000</defaultzoomscale>
<keepidentifyactive>false</keepidentifyactive>
<returngeometryforzoom>true</returngeometryforzoom>
<labels>
<zoom2message>Click to Zoom to Point</zoom2message>
<identifylabel>Identify</identifylabel>
<resultslabel>Results</resultslabel>
<descriptionlabel>Use the identify tool to identify features on the map:</descriptionlabel>
<pointlabel>Identify by Point</pointlabel>
<linelabel>Identify by Polyline</linelabel>
<rectlabel>Identify by Rectangle</rectlabel>
<polylabel>Identify by Polygon</polylabel>
<clearlabel>Clear</clearlabel>
<loadinglabel>Loading...</loadinglabel>
</labels>
<useproxy>
<proxylayer>
   
</proxylayer>
</useproxy>
<layers onlythese="true">

                 <layer>
   <name>Mainline_Structures</name>
   <fields>Rim_Elev,High_Inv,Low_Inv,MH_Number</fields>
   <linkfield></linkfield>
   <linkprefix></linkprefix>
   <linksuffix></linksuffix>
   <iconfield></iconfield>
   <iconprefix></iconprefix>
   <iconsuffix></iconsuffix>
   <zoomscale>15000</zoomscale>
   <forcescale>true</forcescale>
</layer>

<layer>
   <name>Taxlots</name>
   <fields>ASSR_SN,STADDRS</fields>
   <linkfield></linkfield>
   <linkprefix></linkprefix>
   <linksuffix></linksuffix>
   <iconfield></iconfield>
   <iconprefix></iconprefix>
   <iconsuffix></iconsuffix>
   <zoomscale>15000</zoomscale>
   <forcescale>true</forcescale>
</layer>

</layers>
<symbols>
     <simplefillsymbol color="0x448ccb" alpha="0.4" style="solid">
      <outline color="0x448ccb" alpha="0.8" width="2"/>
     </simplefillsymbol>
     <simplemarkersymbol style="circle" size="12" color="0x448ccb" alpha="0.8" xoffset="0" yoffset="0" angle="0">
      <outline style="solid" color="0xffffff" alpha="0.8" width="1"/>
     </simplemarkersymbol>
     <picturemarkersymbol url="assets/images/i_info.png" height="30" width="30" xoffset="0" yoffset="0" />
<simplelinesymbol color="0x448ccb" alpha="0.8" width="2"/>
    </symbols>
</configuration>

RobertScheitlin__GISP

Tom,

So Mainline_Structures is the name of the layer exactly as it appears in your REST services directory right?

TomSedlacek

Robert,

Absolutely. Also, I have tried adding all of the other layers in that particular service with no luck.

Tom S.

RobertScheitlin__GISP

Tom,

Only thing I can suggest is what I would do to narrow the issue down.

1. <identifylayeroption>all</identifylayeroption>
2. <layers onlythese="false">

and see if the layer can be identified.
Also check the that identify is an option at the bottom of the REST Service directory page for that particular layer.

TomSedlacek

Robert,

Thanks for the suggestions, but no luck. Something must be going on with my active service. I'll try rebuilding and publishing and see if that works.

Thanks for help!

Tom

JORGELAGOS2

Hello,

This is a question regarding Mr. Robert Rscheitlin Identify version 3.0.

It seems there are two places to instruct the software which layers identify from Thus, we are instructing with identifylayeroption = visible to identify All visible layers ONLY. Also, with <layers onlythese="false"> we are instructing it that all mapservices and layers in the map will be identified right?

Isn�??t somehow conflicting?

thanks

Jorge

The identifylayeroption specifies which method to use when using Identify.
�?� "top": Only the topmost visible layer is identified (for the whole map, not each map
service as in previous versions).
�?� "visible": All visible layers are identified.
�?� "all": All layers are identified, even if they are not visible.

Layers:
<layers onlythese="false">
The only these attribute is either true or false and if true then only the listed layers will be identified and
if false all mapservices and layers in the map will be identified.

RobertScheitlin__GISP

Jorge,

we are instructing it that all mapservices and layers in the map will be identified right?

No, if the identifylayeroption is set to visible then only the layers that are visible will be identified. So if you have the identifylayeroption set to all and the onlythese set to true than you will only get results that match the layers in the layer list. So there is no conflicting or duplication of these two parameters.

JORGELAGOS2

Jorge,

No, if the identifylayeroption is set to visible then only the layers that are visible will be identified. So if you have the identifylayeroption set to all and the onlythese set to true than you will only get results that match the layers in the layer list. So there is no conflicting or duplication of these two parameters.

But we have the <layers onlythese="false"> and the identifylayeroption = visible

Could you explain to me what will happen in our scenario?

Thanks

jorge

AntGiles

Jorge,

With this scenario any layer currently visible in the viewer will be identifyable and the identify tool will return all fields for each layer.

But we have the <layers onlythese="false"> and the identifylayeroption = visible

Could you explain to me what will happen in our scenario?

Thanks

jorge

Regards

Anthony

JORGELAGOS2

Jorge,

With this scenario any layer currently visible in the viewer will be identifyable and the identify tool will return all fields for each layer.

Regards

Anthony

I guess I am not being clear in my confussion. Let me try again. What will be the diferrence of having the 2 scenarios below

<identifylayeroption>visible</identifylayeroption>
<layers onlythese="false">

VERSUS

<identifylayeroption>visible</identifylayeroption>
<layers onlythese="true">

Jorge

RobertScheitlin__GISP

Jorge,

<identifylayeroption>visible</identifylayeroption>
<layers onlythese="false">
ALL fields for any VISIBLE layers in ANY map service

VERSUS

<identifylayeroption>visible</identifylayeroption>
<layers onlythese="true">
Specified fields for specified layers in those map services

Somethimes it is easier just to try it, then try and understand exactly what it is doing.

JORGELAGOS2

Jorge,

<identifylayeroption>visible</identifylayeroption>
<layers onlythese="false">
ALL fields for any VISIBLE layers in ANY map service

VERSUS

<identifylayeroption>visible</identifylayeroption>
<layers onlythese="true">
Specified fields for specified layers in those map services

Somethimes it is easier just to try it, then try and understand exactly what it is doing.

Thanks so much everybody for the help.

Jorge

JORGELAGOS2

I am having problem implementing the IdentifyWidget tool (Mr. Robert Rscheitlin Identify version 3.0 ) in my projects. Regardless of any combination I use with the tags that filter what layers should be identifiable.

What I really would like to do is to Identify all the fields from all the visible layers so I tried this combination

<identifylayeroption>visible</identifylayeroption>
<layers onlythese="false">

However, despite of all these 20 layers being visible in the mapservice: layerA,layerB,layerC,layerD,layerE,layerF,layerG,layerH,layerI,layerJ,layerK AND layerL...........layerS
ONLY layers A,D,H,M, and R return values. This made me think is should be something specific about the mapservice thus I went ahead and created and individual Identify tool for each of the 20 layers (so I created 20 xml one for each layer). No surprisingly, only the individual Identify tool for the same 3 layers worked. The other 17 didn't returned anything when they finished processing. For the individual ones I used the following combination of tags

<identifylayeroption>visible</identifylayeroption>
<layers onlythese="true">
then for each one I included the corresponding fields

Does anybody has any idea why only those 3 layers respond? I printed out each MapServer but couldn't find anythig particular to the 3 layrs other than they were the only one that didn't have a Min. Scale value set.

I would appreciate any help.

RobertScheitlin__GISP

JORGE,

Well the fact that the other layer have a min scale is your issue when using the visible option. The visible option take into account scale dependency.

JORGELAGOS2

JORGE,

Well the fact that the other layer have a min scale is your issue when using the visible option. The visible option take into account scale dependency.

Thanks Robert.

Jorge

JORGELAGOS2

One more question:
Could you please check my code below and see why my Identify tool is returning only the name of the Layer which is Cultural Sites? It is the only layer in my widget CulturalSite.xml file which code I am including below. I understand that if I code the fields tag to :<fields all="true"> then all the fields will show right?
It works fine when I said <fields all="false"> but I don't want to go and list every field.

<?xml version="1.0" ?>

<configuration>
<betareturngeometryfix>true</betareturngeometryfix>
<identifylayeroption>all</identifylayeroption>
<identifytolerance>5</identifytolerance>
<defaultzoomscale>5000</defaultzoomscale>
<keepidentifyactive>true</keepidentifyactive>
<returngeometryforzoom>true</returngeometryforzoom>
<enablelineselect>true</enablelineselect>
<enableextentselect>true</enableextentselect>
<enablepolyselect>true</enablepolyselect>
<enablemouseovergraphicsinfo>true</enablemouseovergraphicsinfo>
<enablemouseoverrecordinfo>true</enablemouseoverrecordinfo>
<usemaptime>false</usemaptime>
<infoautoclosemilliseconds>2000</infoautoclosemilliseconds>
<autoactivatedtool>mappoint</autoactivatedtool>
<excludebasemaps>true</excludebasemaps>
<labels>
<zoom2message>Click to Zoom to Point</zoom2message>
<identifylabel>Identify</identifylabel>
<resultslabel>Results</resultslabel>
<descriptionlabel>Use the identify tool to identify features on the map:</descriptionlabel>
<pointlabel>Identify by Point</pointlabel>
<linelabel>Identify by Polyline</linelabel>
<rectlabel>Identify by Rectangle</rectlabel>
<polylabel>Identify by Polygon</polylabel>
<clearlabel>Clear</clearlabel>
<loadinglabel>Loading ...</loadinglabel>
</labels>
<useproxy</useproxy>
<layers onlythese="true">
<layer>
   <name>Cultural Sites</name>
   <fields all="true">
   </fields>
   <links>
    <link includeinresults="true" field="" alias="" tooltip="">
     <linkprefix/>
     <linksuffix/>
     <iconfield/>
     <iconprefix/>
     <iconsuffix/>
    </link>
   </links>
   <zoomscale></zoomscale>
   <forcescale>false</forcescale>
</layer>
</layers>

RobertScheitlin__GISP

Jorge,

Try this xml as I noticed that you had some syntax erros in yours:
Also be absolutely sure that "Cultural Sites" is the name of the LAYER (not the map service) that appears in the REST Service directory for that layer as stated in the documentation.

<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<!-- Environmental Site -->
<configuration>
    <betareturngeometryfix>true</betareturngeometryfix>
    <identifylayeroption>all</identifylayeroption>
    <identifytolerance>5</identifytolerance>
    <defaultzoomscale>5000</defaultzoomscale>
    <keepidentifyactive>true</keepidentifyactive>
    <returngeometryforzoom>true</returngeometryforzoom>
    <enablelineselect>true</enablelineselect>
    <enableextentselect>true</enableextentselect>
    <enablepolyselect>true</enablepolyselect>
    <enablemouseovergraphicsinfo>true</enablemouseovergraphicsinfo>
    <enablemouseoverrecordinfo>true</enablemouseoverrecordinfo>
    <usemaptime>false</usemaptime>
    <infoautoclosemilliseconds>2000</infoautoclosemilliseconds><!-- 2 seconds -->
    <autoactivatedtool>mappoint</autoactivatedtool><!-- possible values are extent or polygon or mappoint or polyline or nothing -->
    <excludebasemaps>true</excludebasemaps>
    <labels>
        <zoom2message>Click to Zoom to Point</zoom2message>
        <identifylabel>Identify</identifylabel>
        <resultslabel>Results</resultslabel>
        <descriptionlabel>Use the identify tool to identify features on the map:</descriptionlabel>
        <pointlabel>Identify by Point</pointlabel>
        <linelabel>Identify by Polyline</linelabel>
        <rectlabel>Identify by Rectangle</rectlabel>
        <polylabel>Identify by Polygon</polylabel>
        <clearlabel>Clear</clearlabel>
        <loadinglabel>Loading ...</loadinglabel>
    </labels>
    <useproxy />
    <layers onlythese="true">
        <layer>
            <name>Cultural Sites</name>
            <fields all="true" />
            <links>
                <link includeinresults="true" field="" alias="" tooltip="">
                    <linkprefix />
                    <linksuffix />
                    <iconfield />
                    <iconprefix />
                    <iconsuffix />
                </link>
            </links>
            <zoomscale />
            <forcescale>false</forcescale>
        </layer>
    </layers>
</configuration>

JORGELAGOS2

Jorge,

Try this xml as I noticed that you had some syntax erros in yours:
Also be absolutely sure that "Cultural Sites" is the name of the LAYER (not the map service) that appears in the REST Service directory for that layer as stated in the documentation.

Hello Robert. Thanks so much again for your tremendous help. However, I used your corrected code and still didn't work for me. For the meanwhile, I ended up coding each field and that work fine. The fact that the code work fine when I list all the fields make me believe that I am indeed using the correct name for the layer as appear in the REST Service directory. I still want to make the <fields all="true" /> to work to avoid typing all the fields.

Thanks again for your help

Jorge

<?xml version="1.0" ?>

<configuration>
<betareturngeometryfix>true</betareturngeometryfix>
<identifylayeroption>all</identifylayeroption>
<identifytolerance>5</identifytolerance>
<defaultzoomscale>5000</defaultzoomscale>
<keepidentifyactive>true</keepidentifyactive>
<returngeometryforzoom>true</returngeometryforzoom>
<enablelineselect>true</enablelineselect>
<enableextentselect>true</enableextentselect>
<enablepolyselect>true</enablepolyselect>
<enablemouseovergraphicsinfo>true</enablemouseovergraphicsinfo>
<enablemouseoverrecordinfo>true</enablemouseoverrecordinfo>
<usemaptime>false</usemaptime>
<infoautoclosemilliseconds>2000</infoautoclosemilliseconds>

<autoactivatedtool>mappoint</autoactivatedtool>

<excludebasemaps>true</excludebasemaps>
<labels>
<zoom2message>Click to Zoom to Point</zoom2message>
<identifylabel>Identify. Set scale under 1:288,895.</identifylabel>
<resultslabel>Results</resultslabel>
<descriptionlabel>Set scale under 1:288,895.                                                                Use the identify tool to identify features on the map:</descriptionlabel>
<pointlabel>Identify by Point. Set scale under 1:288,895.</pointlabel>
<linelabel>Identify by Polyline. Set scale under 1:288,895.</linelabel>
<rectlabel>Identify by Rectangle. Set scale under 1:288,895.</rectlabel>
<polylabel>Identify by Polygon. Set scale under 1:288,895.</polylabel>
<clearlabel>Clear</clearlabel>
<loadinglabel>Loading ...</loadinglabel>
</labels>
<useproxy />
<layers onlythese="true">
<layer>
   <name>Cultural Sites</name>
   
   <fields all="false">
    <field name="Id"/>
    <field name="FIELD_NAME"/>
    <field name="SITE_NO"/>
    <field name="RECORDER_N"/>
    <field name="SURVEY_DAT"/>
    <field name="SUBMIT_DAT"/>
    <field name="CREW_NO"/>
    <field name="Eligibilit"/>
    <field name="COMMENT"/>
    <field name="Icon Link" popuponly="true"/>
   </fields>
   <links>
    <link includeinresults="true" field="" alias="" tooltip="">
     <linkprefix />
     <linksuffix />
     <iconfield />
     <iconprefix />
     <iconsuffix />
    </link>
   </links>
   <zoomscale />
   <forcescale>false</forcescale>
</layer>
</layers>
</configuration>

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RhettZufelt

I have it set to <layers onlythese="false">.

However, if I have a layer listed below ( in the <layer> tags), it will "try" to map according to the <field> tags, but will NOT honor <fields all="true" />.

I.e., I have a building layer in my map, if I click on it with the idetify with the following settings: <fields all="true" />, the infowindow will popup with the layer name, but no attribute information.
If I actually map some fields

<fields all="false">
<field name="name" />
<field name="DEC_UNIT" popuponly="true" />
</fields>

then, I will get information for those fields.

ALSO, the other option is to remove the "Buildings" layer from my identifywidget.xml. Then, ALL attributes are displayed.

So, if you want to get all info for all visible layers, try removing them from the xml and see if that makes a difference (makes it behave like <fields all="true" /> ).

Hope this helps figure something out,

R_

JORGELAGOS2

I have it set to <layers onlythese="false">.

However, if I have a layer listed below ( in the <layer> tags), it will "try" to map according to the <field> tags, but will NOT honor <fields all="true" />.

I.e., I have a building layer in my map, if I click on it with the idetify with the following settings: <fields all="true" />, the infowindow will popup with the layer name, but no attribute information.
If I actually map some fields
<fields all="false">
<field name="name" />
<field name="DEC_UNIT" popuponly="true" />
</fields>
then, I will get information for those fields.

ALSO, the other option is to remove the "Buildings" layer from my identifywidget.xml. Then, ALL attributes are displayed.

So, if you want to get all info for all visible layers, try removing them from the xml and see if that makes a difference (makes it behave like <fields all="true" /> ).

Hope this helps figure something out,

R_

Thanks for your help but it seems to me we are having the same issues.
If I select layers onlythese="false" then all the layers and all the fields will show but I want to show only one layer then I have to set
layers onlythese="true" then I would like to list all the fields for my unique layer without having to actually code them.

Jorge

RobertScheitlin__GISP

Jorge,

I am aware of this issue, but as it is just a convience issue and not a real bug it has a low priority for me. As the developer of this widget I regret even adding the fields all option as it has made many people lazy and they do not take the time to truly question if a field is really necessary in there results for their particular web app.

RhettZufelt

I for one am glad you included it. I do type "most" of my required fields, however, the fields all="true" is the only way I have figured out how to get the FV to report the pixel values of a raster map service. Try to limit the fields at all and no data,

<fields all="true" />

gives you the raster cell values at least.

R_

SerenaO_Connor

Hi Robert,

I was wondering if you could help me. I am a newbie to Flexviewer and have tried to include two additional widgets in my application
(Identify and TOC). I have copied the widget file over to the correct location and the code to my config file.
However I am getting the following error.

Error: Could not find compiled resource bundle 'ViewerStrings' for locale 'en_US'.
at mx.resources::ResourceManagerImpl/installCompiledResourceBundle()
at mx.resources::ResourceManagerImpl/installCompiledResourceBundles()
at mx.core::FlexModuleFactory/installCompiledResourceBundles()
at mx.core::FlexModuleFactory/docFrameHandler()
at mx.core::FlexModuleFactory/docFrameListener()

Would you have any ideas?
Any help would be much appreciated.

Sconnors
(Ireland)

RobertScheitlin__GISP

Serena,

What do your additional compiler arguments look like for your project when you look at your projects properties > Flex Compiler?

JORGELAGOS2

Hello Robert,

I know your Identify tool offers the option to exclude basemap but I would actually would like to exclude the State layer from the selection. The State layer is part of my mapservice and is included as an operational layer.

Thanks in advance

Jorge

RobertScheitlin__GISP

Jorge,

The way to do this is to use the onlythese equals true attribute and then define the layers and fields you DO want returned.

TrishRempel

Hi Jorge,

I also wanted to specify <layers onlythese="false"> but also provide layers to exclude, so I added some lines to the config file and to the Identify Widget.

IdentifyWidget.xml:

<layers onlythese="false">
</layers>
<excludeLayers>
 <excludeLayer name="LayerName" />
</excludeLayers>

IdentifyWidget.mxml

1. Add the following to the variable declarations:

private var configExcludeLayers:Array;

2. Add the following to private function init():void, after if (configXML) {:

configExcludeLayers = [];
var excludeLayerList:XMLList = configXML..excludeLayer;
for (var index:int = 0; index < excludeLayerList.length(); index++) {
 configExcludeLayers.push(excludeLayerList[index].@name);
}

3. Add the following to private function onResult(identifyResults:Array, arcL:* = null):void, after for each (var identifyResult:IdentifyResult in identifyResults) {:

var exclude:Boolean = false;
for (var index:int=0; index < configExcludeLayers.length; index++) {
 if (identifyResult.layerName == configExcludeLayers[index]) {
  exclude = true;
  break;
 }
}
if (exclude)
 break;

RobertScheitlin__GISP

Trish,

How do you feel about this code being added to the identify widget?

TrishRempel

Hi Robert,

Please feel free to add this code to the Identify widget; by the way, I have found several of your widgets to be very helpful, so thank you for your contributions!

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