topic Re: REST Identify Operations? in ArcGIS Online Questions

REST Identify Operations?

JaredCollier — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:00:45 GMT

Does ArcGIS Online for Organizations support REST Identify Operations? We are trying to publish a point layer to be consumed by the Arcgis Viewer for Flex with an incorporated identify widget.

Re: REST Identify Operations?

MikeMinami — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 20:10:10 GMT

If you mean you published your points as a hosted tiled map service in ArcGIS Online, then the answer is no. Hosted tiled services don't support query. However, if you published your data as a hosted feature service, these do support query.

Thanks,

Mike

Re: REST Identify Operations?

JaredCollier — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:29:33 GMT

Mike,

The layer was published as a Feature Service not a tiled service. See link below.
http://services1.arcgis.com/k2QNgWOTJTnwuT9b/arcgis/rest/services/JuneauOfficeLocations_Service/FeatureServer/0

The FeatureServer service doesn't have a REST Identify Supported Operation. From what I have been told if there is no Identify Operation supported on the rest end point for a service the identify widget cannot do anything with it. So is it possible for ArcGIS Online for Organizations to support this operation? If so what do I need to do to enable? We are basically testing AGOL services for use in the ArcGIS Viewer for Flex and the associated widgets available [Much thanks to Robert Scheitlin for his contributions]

Excerpt from some information I was given:

"Here are the Supported Operations on a 10.11 ArcGIS Server MapServer Service:
Supported Operations: ExportMap Identify Find ReturnUpdates
Here are the Supported Operations on your 10.11 ArcGIS Online FeatureServer Service:
Supported Operations: Query"

Thanks,
Jared

Re: REST Identify Operations?

MikeMinami — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 20:15:51 GMT

No, there is no Identify REST call on a hosted feature service and no plans to implement that. The suggested workflow is to define popups in the web map that call Query.

Thanks,

Mike

Re: REST Identify Operations?

BjornSvensson — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 20:25:47 GMT

... a point layer to be consumed by the Arcgis Viewer for Flex with an incorporated identify widget.

Jared, have you looked at using built-in popup windows instead of the Identify Widget. This functionality was added to the ArcGIS Viewer for Flex 2.3. It provides pretty much the same functionality (and works well with ArcGIS Online hosted services). You specify pop-ups for the layers that you want people to get more information on.
http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/flex-viewer/concepts/index.html#/Configuring_pop_ups_in_Application_Builder/01m30000004p000000/

Re: REST Identify Operations?

JaredCollier — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 20:37:49 GMT

Mike,

Thanks for clarification.

Bjorn,

We will look at the popup function a little closer, we were looking at the identify widget because of the selection options(by shape). But using the enhanced search yields the same functionality if the end user wishes to select more than one at a time. Thanks for the suggestion.

Jared