topic Re: Flexviewer 2.x: What functionality do you need? in ArcGIS API for Flex Questions

Flexviewer 2.x: What functionality do you need?

andrewj_ca — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:27:33 GMT

I wanted to start a thread to see what functionality people are looking for or what enhancements to existing widgets people are looking for. At the end of the day, what are your clients most interested in incorporating to the Flexviewer?

Re: Flexviewer 2.x: What functionality do you need?

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:42:10 GMT

Andrew,

Nice fish for info. Looking for Flex-A-Widget ideas? 😉

Re: Flexviewer 2.x: What functionality do you need?

andrewj_ca — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 20:11:43 GMT

More of wondering if I've already built something that would be good to share the source code for. I'm not to sure I'd be able to build anything that would knock your socks off in time for the 'Flex-A-Widget' competition. I'd also like to see if it is a new/good idea, would it be good for my organization?

Re: Flexviewer 2.x: What functionality do you need?

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 20:28:03 GMT

Andrew,

Good idea, I remember some one else did a thread like this but it was a long time ago now. It will be good to get fresh ideas. I hope you get some good new ideas besides the same old "we want a high quality print widget" which seems so reasonable to non developers but is a development nightmare to make everything compatible with every ones needs. It would just be a continuous battle. I'll have to keep my eye on this thread.

Re: Flexviewer 2.x: What functionality do you need?

andrewj_ca — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 20:31:38 GMT

I did an AVL widget last January that could be revamped and posted, my print widget is pretty good quality and was adapted from a post I got on here. Has anybody else done an AVL widget? Currently I'm tracking plows/sanders etc.

Re: Flexviewer 2.x: What functionality do you need?

ToddZimmerman — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 19:21:26 GMT

I would be interested in see what functionality you have in the AVL widget. We are currently using the Query Widget with a 30 second refresh to track emergency vehicles.

Re: Flexviewer 2.x: What functionality do you need?

andrewj_ca — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 10:42:01 GMT

Todd,

How are your AVL points stored? Ours are stored in a SQL table and I serve them through a webservice as xml. I map the xml on a graphicslayer. I use the 'mx.rpc.http.HTTPService' library to to call the service at user specified intervals.

Re: Flexviewer 2.x: What functionality do you need?

ToddZimmerman — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:06:02 GMT

Ours are basically the same. Stored in a SQL Server table. I add the table to an ArcMap document through an OLE-DB connection and use the "Display XY Events" to convert the table to a featureclass in the document. Then just publish the document in ArcGIS Server and use the Query Widget to view it.

It would be nice to have an AVL widget based on the Query Widget that included the ability to follow a particular vehicle, i.e. keep the map centered on the vehicle while it moved. Also a button to zoom to the extent of all vehicles would be handy.

Re: Flexviewer 2.x: What functionality do you need?

SimonMorgan — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 10:58:23 GMT

Not sure if this would be possible, but a universal GP widget would be nice. The widget could use any GP service as an input (maybe restricted to asynchronous or whatever was needed for programming purposes). In the config file, the user could configure the servcie URL and the inputs needed to run the GP service.

Email notification - a point is placed on a map and this triggers an email to a user. For example, if there is an issue with the map data, a flag could be placed on the map and the data administrator notified. Or, a member fo the public could be reporting a bench has been damaged and an email be sent to the maintenance supervisor.

Re: Flexviewer 2.x: What functionality do you need?

DavidAllen — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 18:03:46 GMT

Ours are basically the same. Stored in a SQL Server table. I add the table to an ArcMap document through an OLE-DB connection and use the "Display XY Events" to convert the table to a featureclass in the document. Then just publish the document in ArcGIS Server and use the Query Widget to view it.

It would be nice to have an AVL widget based on the Query Widget that included the ability to follow a particular vehicle, i.e. keep the map centered on the vehicle while it moved. Also a button to zoom to the extent of all vehicles would be handy.

Or a cell phone tracking widget!!! Then we wouldn't need additional hardware in the trucks!

David Allen

Re: Flexviewer 2.x: What functionality do you need?

MelissaJohnson — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:45:09 GMT

This is more of an enhancement, but it would be great if the Snapshot Widget would give the option to email the image along with the other options.

Re: Flexviewer 2.x: What functionality do you need?

andrewj_ca — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 13:50:46 GMT

I'll be looking at some of this functionality. Email seem's to be something I'm hearing in a few places.

Re: Flexviewer 2.x: What functionality do you need?

MarcWeinshenker1 — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:55:49 GMT

I'd like to see a comprehensive and configurable mail notification widget with the abilities to choose among multiple selection methods as well as multiple output formats.

The sources of address data could be any of a number of layers or services in the map application but the user would choose based on categories that make sense to them, for instance, site addresses or owner addresses. Since address data and requirements may differ, composing fields into labels would need to be configurable. For municipalities which don't bother to keep a State name field in their address data, label configuration should have the ability to generally add fixed components in addition to data coming from the attribute table.

Selection of addresses by the user would be available by a number of methods including configurable attribute queries, graphical selection of parcels (with selection modifications for adding to or subtracting from a selection and allowing for non-contiguous areas), or selection by location based upon other layers so that, for instance, all addresses in a neighborhood or similar zone could be selected (and then manually modified with graphical selection tools).

Finally, the addresses could be exported in tabular format (CSV, txt) or be formatted into various standard label page layouts and exported as PDF.

I think this is something ESRI should consider providing so that it stays current with new releases of viewers and APIs.

Marc