topic Re: Selection Widget Updated Version in ArcGIS Viewer for Flex Questions

Selection Widget Updated Version

MarkHoyland — Thu, 12 May 2011 12:24:29 GMT

The Selection widget has a "Select by Attributes" and "Select by Location" option similar to ArcGIS.
Widget link: http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=20ed6af9ab204548bbf092d51b51fef8

Version 1.5 of the widget replaces version 1.0

Enhancements and fixes include:
*Each time a query layer was added it was also being added to the TOC. This has been fixed.

*When resizing the widget, the datgrid would not resize properly. This has been fixed.

*Uses paging for selection of unique value list. This means that ALL values will be parsed regardless of the ArcGISServer setting to limit responses. There is an option to ESC out of a large query. (This is only for the Unique list, not getting features).
I have included an ESRI TaxParcel Layer that has 18,000+ records. Get Unique Values on the PSTLSTATE field to see this in action.
Available on my example site. The URL is on the Widget download page.

*Aliases can now be used. It will now use the Alias as set in the Featureclass. You can also override the Alias in the SelectionWidget.xml config file.

*ArcGis layers that have joined tables will now work with fully qualified field names. (thanks Dasa for the idea)

*Styling for selection colours has been documented in the SelectionWidget.xml config file (example provided).

*Styling for datagrid has been changed. It can now also be styled in SelectionWidget.xml config file (example provided). (thanks Mehul for the idea)

*Changed initial uniquevalue query to use "text='%'" instead of "where '1=1'" for Mike.:)

*You can now override scale range for layers.

*Link field now has a prefix/suffix option in the SelectionWidget.xml config file (naming convention the same as Robert SCheitlin's esearch widget)

*Shape_area and Shape_length can be used in the fields.

Link to previous thread :http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/24151-Selection-Widget-for-SFV2.2-(with-a-query-builder)

Re: Selection Widget Updated Version

AdamRepsher — Thu, 12 May 2011 13:25:45 GMT

When resizing the widget, the datgrid would not resize properly. This has been fixed.

BRAVO! All of the modifications are wonderful -- and this specific fix, is something that I was attempting to fix myself. Not being a programmer, I have been unsuccessful, to say the least. Wondering what was done and where....

Thanks much!
--Adam

Re: Selection Widget Updated Version

MarkHoyland — Thu, 12 May 2011 13:29:48 GMT

Hi Adam, This was driving me mad for ages. It turned out all I needed was to set the datagrids minwidth property!
(in the selectionresult.mxml file.) I could then change the width and height of the datagrid to 100%.

Re: Selection Widget Updated Version

francescodi_vito — Sat, 14 May 2011 11:57:19 GMT

Hi Mark,
i'm reading the post but i have a question for the layer with joined table.
The query builder works on layers joined with a relationship class 1-M?
thanks

Re: Selection Widget Updated Version

francescodi_vito — Sat, 14 May 2011 19:39:56 GMT

Hi Mark!
I have download the ultimate version of selection widget. I try to work with compiled and uncompiled version, but have a problem. When i set the fields and click on get value, the values of field are not load
Why?

Re: Selection Widget Updated Version

MarkHoyland — Sat, 14 May 2011 22:29:40 GMT

Hi Francesco,
It is not set up to work with relationships.

It works with data that has a join set in ArcGIS.

Re: Selection Widget Updated Version

francescodi_vito — Sun, 15 May 2011 09:01:06 GMT

Hi Mark,
thanks. You wrote me that the operations with relationship will be available on version 2 of your widget. When will be available this version?
But your widget it's good......a great work
Complimenti
Thanks

Re: Selection Widget Updated Version

JayGeisen — Mon, 16 May 2011 15:17:12 GMT

Mark,

This looks great. I'm definitely looking forward to trying it out. Will it work with SFV 2.3.1?

Thanks,
Jay

Selection Widget - Issues with unique values

CurtisVance — Mon, 16 May 2011 15:53:02 GMT

Hello Mark / All,

Great job on the selection widget, it's impressive. I managed to deploy version 1.0 with our data hitch free.

However, I have recently upgraded to the new version and am having some issues. The unique field values list box does not populate for any of my own layers that I am using with the widget. The uniqueID status label quickly flashes up stating that the function is processing "0 of 0" and the list box is left empty. The tool still works if I enter my own search parameters. The default servers you set up with the widget worked fine and the unique values list populated no problem.

I am running version 2.3.1 of the viewer, ArcGIS Server 9.3.1, and an SDE database model. There are no joins on any of the layers. Again, version 1.0 worked fine.

Is anyone else running into this issue? Any feedback is greatly appreciated. The fixes in 1.5 are great and I would like to run this version.

Thanks,

Curtis

Re: Selection Widget - Issues with unique values

MarkHoyland — Mon, 16 May 2011 19:49:18 GMT

I am running version 2.3.1 of the viewer, ArcGIS Server 9.3.1, and an SDE database model. There are no joins on any of the layers. Again, version 1.0 worked fine.

Hi Curtis,
Getting unique values now uses objectids in the querytask, which allows for the paging in the query. Objectids are new with ArcServer 10.xx. Thats why 9.3 data isnt being returned.

Re: Selection Widget Updated Version

MarkHoyland — Mon, 16 May 2011 19:50:48 GMT

This looks great. I'm definitely looking forward to trying it out. Will it work with SFV 2.3.1?

Jay, I have not tested with 2.3.1 It was built with 2.2

Thanks

MikeMartin — Tue, 17 May 2011 11:48:40 GMT

Thanks for the 1=1 workaround, Mark. Works like a charm (I'm using the 2.3.1 viewer). Just as an fyi, 1 small issue (which I could easily get around) with the get unique values is that it would not retrieve the values if the field has an alias in the rest service. Thanks again for all of your help and sharing the widget.

Re: Selection Widget Updated Version

CurtisVance — Tue, 17 May 2011 13:08:20 GMT

Thanks Mark,

I'll try and modify the querytask to pull our data.

Curtis

Re: Selection Widget Updated Version

MattShetzer — Sat, 21 May 2011 21:36:54 GMT

Fantastic functionality added to FSV. Thanks for sharing this great tool.

Is there anyway to have date values in the unique values box formated as dates, rather than the numbers that are actually stored?

For example :
<format dateformat="shortDate"/>
or
dateformat="MM/DD/YYYY"

Thanks,
Matt Shetzer

Re: Selection Widget Updated Version

PaulFrey — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:34:29 GMT

Mark,

For some reason, whenever I try to use my layers (with your layers commented out) in this widget, i get the following error:

"http response status: 200

Fault code: Client.CouldNotDecode

Fault info: Error #1085

Fault details: null"

When i put your sample layers back in, it seems to work, but the cursor stays in the "ticking clock" mode, as if something is always loading.

I am on ArcGIS Server 10 sp1 using the newest flex viewer, any idea what could be causing this abnormal behavior?

Thanks.

Paul

Re: Selection Widget Updated Version

glennhazelton — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:21:50 GMT

hi
i have the widget working but my cursor changes to a clock with spinning hands.
even if i close the widget the cursor remains this way.
any ideas about what is happening and how to correct it.
ps
i am using the compiled version.
thanks
glenn
glenn.hazelton@mwra.state.ma.us

Re: Selection Widget Updated Version

francescodi_vito — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:56:43 GMT

Hi Mark!
I'm using your widget in Flex viewer 2.3.1!
He works very wall, But when i do a selection and i have more results the widget don't works well! He gives a graphic results, But don't zoom on results and the functions in the table results (export,zoom,ecc) don't works! Why? Have widget a bug? I have the same problem in Flexviewer 2.1 and 2.2!
Do you have any idea?
Thanks

Re: Selection Widget Updated Version

JustinStangl — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:38:15 GMT

Is this selection widget compatible with Flex Viewer 2.4?, I upgraded my config.xml to 2.4 and inserted the selectionwidget.xml, but it will not function, no error, just wont open. Maybe i need Flex builder to update the .swf? Not sure if an updated version will be coming, great widget tho, very cool functionality, thanks

Re: Selection Widget Updated Version

glennhazelton — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:24:05 GMT

hi
will you be updating this wonderful widget to 2.4?

Re: Selection Widget Updated Version

ChristopherBlinn1 — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:00:49 GMT

How do you manually recompile the older version to work in 2.4? I downloaded a trial of Adobe Flash Builder, and have no problem doing it myself. I just have no idea where to start...