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Identify Task only works on a MapServer?

JakeErickson

I am working on Javascript code to use the IdentifyTask to query against a parcel that is clicked to display info about the parcel.

I have been trying to get the Identify Task to work with a Feature Server: https://services1.arcgis.com/Rlvx5g8pKeK13apH/ArcGIS/rest/services/CountyParcels/FeatureServer , though I cannot get it to work.

However I am able to make the Identify Task work on a Map Server: https://mcmap2.montrosecounty.net/arcgis/rest/services/MontroseCOeagle/MapServer

I did a little bit of searching online and found that maybe Feature Servers do not support Identity Tasks?

don't use identify task with feature layer

I wanted clarification on this and if there was a way to query against a parcel that is clicked for a Feature Server?

I also found these that are maybe relevant to querying against a feature server?

ImageServiceIdentifyTask | ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.14

ImageServiceIdentifyParameters | ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.14

Thank you very much for your response!!!

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RRubalcava

Identify is a Map Service or Image Service operation.

For a FeatureService in the 4x API, you can query directly against the FeatureLayer like this sample, or query the features on the client with the LayerView like this sample.

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JakeErickson

Yes, thank you Rene. This is what I found as well. When I have a FeatureLayer, it makes much more sense to just query against that since we have a geometry. I misunderstood the purpose/need to use an identify task.

RRubalcava

Identify is a Map Service or Image Service operation.

For a FeatureService in the 4x API, you can query directly against the FeatureLayer like this sample, or query the features on the client with the LayerView like this sample.

JakeErickson

For reverence here is my Javascript code:

<html>

<head>
<meta name="description" content="ArcGIS JavaScript Tutorials: Query a feature layer">
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1,maximum-scale=1,user-scalable=no">
<title>Account ArcGis View</title>
<style>
    html,
    body,
    #viewDiv {
      padding: 0;
      margin: 0;
      height: 100%;
      width: 100%;
    }
</style>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://js.arcgis.com/4.11/esri/css/main.css">

    var layerUrl = getParcelLayerUrl();
    //needed for the identify task
    var mapServerUrl = getMapServerUrl();
   var parcelName = getParcelName();
   var parcelNumber = getParcelNum();
   var sql = parcelName + " = '" + parcelNumber + "'";
   var arrayOfColors = getOutlineColor().split(",");
   //identifyTask variables
   var identifyTask, params;

      var view = new MapView({
        container: "viewDiv",
        map: map,
        center: [-112.500, 37.0000],
        zoom: 7
      });

      var featureLayer = new FeatureLayer({
        url: layerUrl,
        //this is needed to return all fields when querying this feature view
        //this is the key to get zooming to the highlighted parcel to work!
        outFields: ["*"]
      });
      map.add(featureLayer, 0);

        function queryFeatureLayer(sqlExpression) {
          var query = featureLayer.createQuery();

          //these two are required for zooming to work!
          query.where = sqlExpression;
          query.outSpatialReference = view.spatialReference;


          featureLayer.queryFeatures(query).then(function (result) {
            addGraphics(result, true);
          });
        }

      view.when(function () {
        queryFeatureLayer(sql);

        view.on("click", executeIdentifyTask);

// Create identify task for the specified map service
identifyTask = new IdentifyTask(mapServerUrl);

        // Set the parameters for the Identify
        params = new IdentifyParameters();
        params.tolerance = 3;
        params.layerIds = [47];
        params.layerOption = "top";
        params.width = view.width;
        params.height = view.height;

});

      //identify task
      function executeIdentifyTask(event) {
       // Set the geometry to the location of the view click
          console.log("Layer Clicked");
          params.geometry = event.mapPoint;
          params.mapExtent = view.extent;
          document.getElementById("viewDiv").style.cursor = "wait";

          // This function returns a promise that resolves to an array of features
          // A custom popupTemplate is set for each feature based on the layer it
          // originates from
          identifyTask
            .execute(params)
            .then(function(response) {
              var results = response.results;
               console.log("Results: " + results);
              return results.map(function(result) {
                var feature = result.feature;
                var layerName = result.layerName;
                        console.log("features: " + feature.attributes);
                feature.attributes.layerName = layerName;
                if (layerName === "Parcel Line") {
                  feature.popupTemplate = {
                    // autocasts as new PopupTemplate()
                    title: "Parcel Information",
                    content:
                       //hard coded values for now
                      "<b>Account Number:</b> {ACCOUNTNO}" +
                      "<br><b>Parcel Number:</b> {" + parcelName + "}" +
                      "<br><b>Owner:</b> {NAME}" +
                      "<br><b>Address:</b> {FULL_ADD}" +
                      "<br><b>City:</b> {CITY}" +
                      "<br><b>Zip Code:</b> {ZIPCODE}" +
                      "<br><b>Legal Description:</b> {LEGAL}"
                  };
                }
                return feature;
              });
            })
            .then(showPopup); // Send the array of features to showPopup()

          // Shows the results of the Identify in a popup once the promise is resolved
          function showPopup(response) {
            if (response.length > 0) {
              view.popup.open({
                features: response,
                location: event.mapPoint
              });
            }
            document.getElementById("viewDiv").style.cursor = "auto";
          }
      }
    });
</script>
</head>

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