Can't see cached base map in Windows mobile app

MikeHargreaves

I created a cached service and was able to bring it into a project in the Mobile Project Center, but when I go to open the project in the Windows App, it said that there was no data, and that I needed to download it - but only the dynamic layers were there.  I left the cache on our ArcGIS Server, since folks will have access to our network when they are loading projects.  Do caches need to be copied over to the mobile devices manually?  When does it make sense to use the "Create Mobile Map" tool?  I was thinking that this is used if you are not deploying from a server, but maybe I'm wrong?

AnthonyFarndon

Hi

If I understand you correctly, I think you are trying to get a tile cache map export onto the device?

1) create a tile cache map service and export it using server caching tools
2) In mobile project center add a basemap cache type, navigate to the above cache
3) Place that exported cache onto the device along with the project files etc

Note: unfortunately both the WindowsMobile and Windows versions of the mobile app require the path to the basemap cache to be specifically set in the amp file.

Open up the project .amp file in notepad, find the xml entry for the basemap cache near to the bottom, e.g.

<TileCacheMapLayer name="MYBasemap" cacheDirectory="MyBasemap" visible="True" />

Edit the cacheDirectory with the full path, e.g.

<TileCacheMapLayer name="MYBasemap" cacheDirectory="\My Documents\ArcGIS Mobile\MyProject1\MyBasemap" visible="True" />