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Enhanced Search Widget for FlexViewer 2.1

RobertScheitlin__GISP

All Here is my next widget in the FlexViewer 2.1 series

Special thanks to Erwan Caradec for contributing to this code.

The Enhanced Search Widget extends the standard search widget with a floating data grid and a new spatial query w/buffering.

http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=5d4995ccdb99429185dfd8d8fb2a513e

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LarryPhelps

Emily,

Nope... Not currently but this seems like a good Idea I will add it to the wish list.

Robert this is good timing for me on this discussion. I was just beginning to look into how to use the popup configs in both the eSearch and the Identify tool for viewer 2.4

It looks like ESRI is deprecating the Infowidget, so I assume you have plans to utilize popup's in these widgets ?

That would enable us to use the freeform html in the description tag.

Thanks for your time and all your great widgets !!!!

RobertScheitlin__GISP

Emily,

If you are taking about the images that act as button in the graphical search portion than you have a lot of work to do to change those to actual button as the code is expecting those to be images and is properties of the image to define certain other portions of code...

how to I remove the search widget icon that appears on the upper left-hand side of the window

That icon is part of the widget template and once again would require a lot to change. Even if you remove the icon attribute from the widget in the main config.xml it will just use the default widget icon.

RobertScheitlin__GISP

Larry,

I already use the new PopUps in the majority of my widgets but not the way you are wanting them to be used. There is a big difference in how the viewer allows you to define PopUps with a description element and how widgets normally use the PopUps. Maybe When I get some time I will look into allowing my Widgets use of PopUps to be configurable with an xml file but I don't have any time right now to enhance widgets.

JustinConner

I'm having trouble with the linkfieldprefix in Flash Builder. I need to use
<linkfield linkprefix="http://www.septicsearch.com/pump/AttachedResults.aspx?&srch=" linksuffix="">WebData.DBO.SiteAddresses.ParcelID</linkfield>

But I get this error.

The reference to entity "srch" must end with the ';' delimiter.

I've been using this same line in the compiled version for quite some time without problems. I can even edit the xml after FB has built the project and it works there as well.

RobertScheitlin__GISP

Justin,

See if changing to this works:

<linkfield  linkprefix="http://www.septicsearch.com/pump/AttachedResults.aspx?&amp;srch="  linksuffix="">WebData.DBO.SiteAddresses.ParcelID</linkfield>

JustinConner

Justin,

See if changing to this works:

<linkfield  linkprefix="http://www.septicsearch.com/pump/AttachedResults.aspx?&amp;srch="  linksuffix="">WebData.DBO.SiteAddresses.ParcelID</linkfield>

I must have typed something wrong yesterday because I'm certain I tried that! There needs to be one of those palm to forehead icons on the forums for moments like this. Thanks for your help!

JustinFultz

Robert,

I am attempting to include a field from a joined table in the data grid. I have tried every naming convention possible; fully qualified as shown in the service, just table and field name, and just field name. The new field displays in the the data grid, but never pulls values for those fields.

The join is done in the map document prior to publishing the .msd and the map service.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Justin

RobertScheitlin__GISP

Justin,

First things first... What version of Flex Viewer are you using and what version of the eSearch Widget are you using?

JustinFultz

I am using Flex Viewer 2.4 and the enhanced search widget 2.4.0.10.

Thanks,

Justin

RobertScheitlin__GISP

Justin,

That version has been tested with joined data and works just fine (joins from SDE as well). Just to be sure your not confusing a join and a relate are you?

JustinFultz

The data is related in the database, but I have also joined the data in the mxd to try to get the extra fields into the datagrid. I'll keep tinkering and let you know if I find a fix.

JonFisher

Make sure you're copying field names exactly as shown in REST. For example, this map: http://maps.tnc.org/coredata has the following xml to support a joined table:

        <layer>
   <definitionexpression></definitionexpression>
   <enableexport>true</enableexport>
   <name>Conservation Projects</name>
   <url>http://maps.tnc.org/ecadpubprodanon/rest/services/conservation_projects_anon_WM/MapServer/1</url&gt;
  <!-- expression is for the "text search" function; users will enter [value] and you determine how that input is used to return records -->
   <expressions>
    <expression alias="Search by Name" textsearchlabel="Find Conservation Projects by Name:" usedomain="false" field="CP_STEWARD.PROJECTS.PROJECT_NAME">lower(CP_STEWARD.PROJECTS.PROJECT_NAME) LIKE lower('%[value]%')</expression>
    <expression alias="Search by ID" textsearchlabel="Find Conservation Projects by ID:" usedomain="false" field="CP_STEWARD.PROJECTS.PROJECT_ID">CP_STEWARD.Project_Polys.PROJECT_ID=[value]</expression>
   </expressions>
   <graphicalsearchlabel>Find details about conservation projects by clicking on one of the tools below, then clicking on the site you want to find out more about (read the help for details).</graphicalsearchlabel>
   <spatialsearchlayer>false</spatialsearchlayer>
   <titlefield>CP_STEWARD.PROJECTS.PROJECT_NAME</titlefield>
  <!-- Rather than specifying each field, you can simply return all fields by changing "false" to "true" below and deleting or commenting out the field name tags -->
   <fields all="false">
  <!-- The field tag must include the actual field name, but can optionally include "alias" or "dateformat" or "gridfieldonly" or many more. Note that if you don't manually specify an alias the alias from your mxd will be used (or the field name if no alias exists) -->
    <field name="CP_STEWARD.PROJECTS.PROJECT_NAME" gridfield="true"/>
    <field name="CP_STEWARD.PROJECTS.PROJECTORG" gridfield="true"/>
    <field name="CP_STEWARD.PROJECTS.CONTACTORG" gridfield="true"/>
    <field name="CP_STEWARD.PROJECTS.CONPRO_URL" hyperlinkgridfield="true" hyperlinkaliastext="Open ConPro record" alias="ConPro URL"/>
   </fields>
  <!-- If the link has an extension of .jpg, .gif, or .png a preview image will be displayed, otherwise a clickable "i" symbol will show up for the link --> 
   <linkfield>CP_STEWARD.PROJECTS.CONPRO_URL</linkfield>
   <icon isfield="false"></icon>
   <zoomscale usegeometry="true"/>
   <autoopendatagrid>false</autoopendatagrid>
  </layer>

JustinFultz

Ok Robert... I'm a little embarrassed to tell you how I fixed this.

I have two very similar services. One of them included the join and the other didn't. I managed to change MOST references in the Flex project to the new service with the join. MOST, meaning all but this search feature class(the only one that really mattered).

Changed the reference to the new service and worked like a charm.

Sorry for the runaround.

Thanks,

Justin

JustinFultz

Robert,

One more issue i've run into.

After joining the table and displaying the results, the column widths in the data grid are all the same, rather than being determined by the width of the data being displayed as before. This is causing a lot of blank space and making the user scroll much farther than necessary.

Can you help with this?

Thanks,

Justin

RobertScheitlin__GISP

Justin,

It took a bit to figure this one out but the fix is now available in Version 2.4.0.11

JustinFultz

Works great! Thanks for the quick fix!

EmilyLaMunyon

Emily,

Nope... Not currently but this seems like a good Idea I will add it to the wish list.

Hi Robert,

I noticed you released an update to the esearch widget today and was curious to see if you could look at adding the ability to concatenate fields together in the next release or two? We are almost ready to go live with our map and having this functionality is one of the last things needed. I don't want to bother you, just curious if you even think this is a possibility.:o

<![CDATA[<a href="http://surveyor.slco.org/gis/map/map_search/mrs_test.cfm?mrspoint={POINT_NAME}&lat={LATITUDE_DD}&long={LONGITUDE_DD}">View Mon. Ref Sheet</a>]]>

Thanks!!!

Emily

MarkHanway1

Robert,

Thanks for the latest enhanced search widget...this is really great, thank you. I love the option to limit the layers that can be included in the dropdown for the spatial search.

I would like to have the same thing happen on the Text Input page. Is it possible to limit the layers in the drop-down for search layer on the Text Input page?

RobertScheitlin__GISP

Emily,

Maybe soon. It is always a lot more complicated than end users imagine to do enhancements like this.

RobertScheitlin__GISP

Mark,

What is your use case for this???... I can't seem to imagine why you would want that.

MarkHanway1

Robert, I would like the user to only be able to search one or two layers defined in the xml. Build a buffer, then find seperate point locations defined in the xml spatially within the buffer.

For instance the user would select to search a city or neighborhood layer. The widget zooms to that location from the selection results. The user can then build a buffer, then spatially find point locations from seperate layers defined in the XML such as Hospitals, Points of Interest, etc.

The xml already lets you specify which layers can be located spatially, what I would like is to filter out or limit the layers that can be searched on the text input page. hth...thanks, Mark

PaulSpahr

Hi Robert,

I'm using the 2.4 version and I'm trying to figure out how to remove the select by point and select by line buttons from the Graphical Search part of the widget.

Also, is there any way to modify the size of the datagrid and popup windows?

Thanks!

RobertScheitlin__GISP

Paul,

None of those are possible in the compiled version.

PaulSpahr

Robert,

ok.

Thanks for your prompt resoponse.

Paul

SheriNorton

Hi Robert,
First - thank you SO much for this widget! I'm using the Compiled version for Flex Viewer 2.4.

I have just one problem that I'm not sure how to tackle (sorry, newbie here):
1. Error message when any of the three Text Search options I've set are selected:

TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
at widgets.eSearch::SearchWidget/popCBwithDomain()
at MethodInfo-100()
at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEventFunction()
at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEvent()
at mx.core::UIComponent/dispatchEvent()
at com.esri.ags.layers::Layer/setLoaded()
at com.esri.ags.layers::FeatureLayer/initLayer()
at MethodInfo-2361()
at mx.rpc::AsyncResponder/result()
at com.esri.ags.tasks::DetailsTask/handleDetails()
at Function/http://adobe.com/AS3/2006/builtin::call()
at com.esri.ags.tasks::BaseTask/handleResult()
at MethodInfo-2094()
at mx.rpc::Responder/result()
at mx.rpc::AsyncToken/http://www.adobe.com/2006/flex/mx/internal::applyResult()
at mx.rpc.events::ResultEvent/http://www.adobe.com/2006/flex/mx/internal::callTokenResponders()
at HTTPOperation/http://www.adobe.com/2006/flex/mx/internal::dispatchRpcEvent()
at mx.rpc::AbstractInvoker/http://www.adobe.com/2006/flex/mx/internal::resultHandler()
at mx.rpc::Responder/result()
at mx.rpc::AsyncRequest/acknowledge()
at DirectHTTPMessageResponder/completeHandler()
at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEventFunction()
at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEvent()
at flash.net::URLLoader/onComplete()

If I click "Continue" the error clears and the search works just fine!

SearchWidget.txt.zip

RobertScheitlin__GISP

Sheri,

So the TAXID, OWNER1, PROP_ADDR field have a code value or range domain associated with them in your mapservice???... Judging by their names I would not think so. If they in fact do not then remove the field and usedomain attributes from those expressions.

SheriNorton

Hi Robert,
You're correct - these are not domains. I adjusted the EXPRESSION as you recommended, but now an Application Error (#1090: XML parser failure: element is malformed) displays when the Flex Viewer loads.

Here's the changed XML code:
<expressions>
<expression alias="Parcel ID" textsearchlabel="Search parcels by ID [Example: 102.6-2-9]" upper(TAXID) LIKE upper('%[value]%')</expression>

        <expression alias="Parcel OWNER" textsearchlabel="Search parcels by OWNER [Example: Smith, John]" upper(OWNER1) LIKE upper('%[value]%')</expression>

        <expression alias="Parcel LOCATION" textsearchlabel="Search parcels by LOCATION [Example: 139 Pack Forest Rd]" upper(PROP_ADDR) LIKE upper('%[value]%')</expression>

</expressions>

Can you tell if I zapped too much code (or should add additional elements)?

Thanks!!!

RobertScheitlin__GISP

Sheri,

Yep you deleted the right carrot on each...

<expressions>
    <expression alias="Parcel ID" textsearchlabel="Search parcels by ID [Example: 102.6-2-9]"> upper(TAXID) LIKE upper('%[value]%')</expression>
    <expression alias="Parcel OWNER" textsearchlabel="Search parcels by OWNER [Example: Smith, John]"> upper(OWNER1) LIKE upper('%[value]%')</expression>
    <expression alias="Parcel LOCATION" textsearchlabel="Search parcels by LOCATION [Example: 139 Pack Forest Rd]"> upper(PROP_ADDR) LIKE upper('%[value]%')</expression>
</expressions>

SheriNorton

Hurray! You're the best (figures it was something little). Many thanks... 😮

MichaelZierten

I'm not having much luck getting the widget to work. I get the following error:

Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference

I'm using the precompiled version, flexviewer 2.4. Here is the Layer config:

<layer>
   <definitionexpression></definitionexpression>
   <enableexport>true</enableexport>
   <name>Municipal Places of Use</name>
   <url>http://ndwr-gis/ArcGIS/rest/services/PlacesOfUse/MapServer/0</url>
   <expressions>
    <expression alias="Application/Permit No." textsearchlabel="Search Municipal POUs by app no. ... [ Example: 73454 ]">app = '[value]'</expression>
   </expressions>
   <graphicalsearchlabel>Use one of the graphical search tools to select POUs</graphicalsearchlabel>
   <spatialsearchlayer>true</spatialsearchlayer>
   <titlefield>app</titlefield>
   <fields all="false">
                <field name="app" alias="App/Permit No." />
                <field name="app_status" alias="Status"/>
    <field name="mou" alias="Use"/>
    <field name="source" alias="Source" />
    <field name="source_desc" alias="Description" />
    <field name="duty_balance" alias="Duty"/>
    <field name="div_balance" alias="Diversion"/>
            </fields>
   <linkfield></linkfield>
   <icon isfield="true"></icon>
   <zoomscale usegeometry="true">1000</zoomscale>
</layer>

I've verified the attribute fields in my rest services.

TIA

Mike Zierten
Nevada Division of Water Resources.

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