topic Re: Adding a secured ArcIMSMapServiceLayer to the sample flex viewer in ArcGIS API for Flex Questions

Adding a secured ArcIMSMapServiceLayer to the sample flex viewer

JasonReid — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:21:55 GMT

Having some difficulty using a secured arcIMS service in the default flex viewer. I made the changes to the ConfigManager and MapManager to handle arcIMS services. The layer shows up, however it prompts for a username and password even though I put those in the config.xml and handle those properties in the connection.

Anyone have any suggestions?

Re: Adding a secured ArcIMSMapServiceLayer to the sample flex viewer

DasaPaddock — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:01:50 GMT

Is it using Basic or Digest authentication? Only Basic is supported in the API:
http://resources.esri.com/help/9.3/arcgisserver/apis/flex/apiref/com/esri/ags/layers/ArcIMSMapServiceLayer.html#username

Re: Adding a secured ArcIMSMapServiceLayer to the sample flex viewer

JasonReid — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:00:11 GMT

The source is using basic authentication. It's the WeatherBug® GIS Data Services I'm trying to use. I can add the serivice into a default map application in server and have no problems so this is a flex app problem I can't find the problem.

I'll attach a text file with what changes I made to the flex viewer. Maybe someone will see what I'm missing.

Re: Adding a secured ArcIMSMapServiceLayer to the sample flex viewer

DasaPaddock — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:16:41 GMT

Can you try this in the Flash Debug player to see if you're getting any errors?
http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/downloads.html#fp10

Can you try a tool like HttpFox to see if the Authorization header is being sent in the request and what the response from the server is?
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6647/

You may also want to try creating a simple test app first like this one before trying it in the Viewer:
http://resources.esri.com/help/9.3/arcgisserver/apis/flex/samples/index.html?sample=ArcIMS

Re: Adding a secured ArcIMSMapServiceLayer to the sample flex viewer

JasonReid — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:33:30 GMT

I've narrowed this down to a network problem, which makes this even more difficult to track down the problem.

Re: Adding a secured ArcIMSMapServiceLayer to the sample flex viewer

DavidKiendl — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 09:56:05 GMT

The source is using basic authentication. It's the WeatherBug® GIS Data Services I'm trying to use. I can add the serivice into a default map application in server and have no problems so this is a flex app problem I can't find the problem.

I'll attach a text file with what changes I made to the flex viewer. Maybe someone will see what I'm missing.

you can rehost the IMS weather service from weather bug as a wms. This method only seems to work in 1.3 sfv though no luck with 2.x. Load the feed into an mxd or msd and publish as wms.

Re: Adding a secured ArcIMSMapServiceLayer to the sample flex viewer

JasonReid — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 14:23:07 GMT

I'll try this see if it works. Unfortunatly the latest 2.1 viewer doesn't support secured ArcIMS services either. I'll need to figure out a proxy if the wms trick doesn't work.