topic Re: Update SDE feature class with graphic in ArcGIS JavaScript Maps SDK Questions

Update SDE feature class with graphic

EdSaunders — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:33:43 GMT

Hi all, in my app I'm using the Google Maps API to geocode an address. I'm then using that location to select the coincident parcel from another layer (a feature layer from ArcGIS Server).

Challenge: I'd like to add the selected parcel graphic as a feature to another layer (which resides in SDE). In other words, the selected parcel graphic becomes a feature in another layer. As well as adding the parcel graphic as a feature, I'd like it to automatically populate some attribute fields using a spatial intersect.

I can see how to edit feature layers using the ESRI samples so I don't necessarily need code, just some ideas on the best methodology to use here would be great.

Thanks for any help.

Ed

Re: Update SDE feature class with graphic

KenMorefield — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:21:00 GMT

I've done something similar using geoprocessing services. The user draws a graphic, or creates a graphic from XY coordinates. That graphic then gets passed to a geoprocessing service that appends the feature to a feature class within a file geodatabase. I use it as a way to "edit" file geodatabases, without using ArcSDE. It works great, but is probably much slower than editing directly into SDE. I allow my users to draw and/or create multiple graphics, which then get appended in a "bulk upload" fashion, so that the time it takes the operation to run is worth their while. I adopted this strategy before feature services were included in the API, and found a sample that ESRI put out showing how to do it. Here's a link.
Editing Sample
Ken

Re: Update SDE feature class with graphic

EdSaunders — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:53:59 GMT

Ken, thanks, this looks very promising.