topic Identify Time Query in ArcGIS REST APIs and Services Questions

Identify Time Query

MaudGillespie — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:58:02 GMT

I am using the "&time=1199145600000, 1230768000000" to query SDE and return assets within a date range. I was able to set up my request to include this param and I am returned results. Can someone please tell me what date(data) field the SDE Identify(Operation) looks at? Is it an attribute field or a system field? I am returned the same results regardless of what date I put in my query.

SQL Server 2008

Installation Information
Product Name: ArcGIS Desktop 10
Release Version: 10.0
Product Version: 10.0.2.3200

Service Pack Information
ArcGIS Service Pack: 2 (build 10.0.2.3200)

I am using the REST service for Identify(Operation) called from a .NET application. But even if I paste the request into a web browser or use your interface to enter the time param I have no idea what the time param is looking at.

Thanks for any help!

Jim

Re: Identify Time Query

RaviNarayanan — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:49:54 GMT

It would the startTimeField and endTimeField fields defined for the layer. See the timeinfo property in the layer resource of the layer being identified.

here is an example:
http://sampleserver3b.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/Earthquakes/EarthquakesFromLastSevenDays/MapServer/0

"timeInfo" : {
    "startTimeField" : "datetime",
    "endTimeField" : null,
    "trackIdField" : null,
    "timeExtent" : [
      1266947812000,
      1267549650000
    ], "timeReference" : null,
    "timeInterval" : 1,
    "timeIntervalUnits" : "esriTimeUnitsHours",
    "exportOptions" : {
      "useTime" : true,
      "timeDataCumulative" : false, "timeOffset" : null, "timeOffsetUnits" : null
    }
},

If a time field is not defined for a layer, the any time value input in the request will be ignored.