topic Re: Empty Edit Window (Edit Widget, FLEX) in ArcGIS Viewer for Flex Questions

Empty Edit Window (Edit Widget, FLEX)

PaoloTovar — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:02:24 GMT

I've been modifying the Flex View for my own purposes and one of the capability i need is Editing.
I added the Feature Service which has a Versioned polygon file but when i go to edit it the Editor Window is completely blank and i can't edit any data.

I created a couple of Templates but those don't show up in the window. I have no idea what i'm doing wrong. I've also confirmed that the Geometry service link works.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Re: Empty Edit Window (Edit Widget, FLEX)

SimonMorgan — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 17:08:06 GMT

I've been modifying the Flex View for my own purposes and one of the capability i need is Editing.
I added the Feature Service which has a Versioned polygon file but when i go to edit it the Editor Window is completely blank and i can't edit any data.

I created a couple of Templates but those don't show up in the window. I have no idea what i'm doing wrong. I've also confirmed that the Geometry service link works.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Is the flex app referencing a database login that has edit privileges to the data?

Re: Empty Edit Window (Edit Widget, FLEX)

PaoloTovar — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 19:52:10 GMT

The service i'm using is a Feature Service and under the ArcGISServer the edit box is check as able to edit.
The data is on a separate server though..but i'm logged in under a user that can make edits on that data.
I think you are on to something, how do i give the flex application an assign login that i will will have the editing ability? FYI i'm running the viewer from chrome (localhost/flexviewer/).

Thanks,

Paolo

Re: Empty Edit Window (Edit Widget, FLEX)

PaoloTovar — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 18:34:39 GMT

I fixed it, thanks
When i used v2.2 and edited it in Flash builder it just seemed to worked

Re: Empty Edit Window (Edit Widget, FLEX)

GonzaloTapia_Koch — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:34:23 GMT

the edit widget don't work for me either. it's blank.

I can add buttons but the feature templantes for editing layer don't appear.

I think it's don't work only with the modification of xml file, it needs that swf file will be changed.

i'm trying to modify that file (specifically EditWidget.mxml) with Adobe Flash Builder, i recompile the project with the path for my Geometry Service (h_ttp://myhost/server/services/Geometry/GeometryServer) but i had no luck.

Could someone help me with the steps to succesfully modify and use this widget with in a custom aplication?

PD: Sorry for my bad english...

Re: Empty Edit Window (Edit Widget, FLEX)

JonFisher — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:05:04 GMT

The first thing to double-check is in the mxd. You need to be connecting to the data via an account which a) is set as an account capable of having edit privileges and b) actually has edit privileges on the data set you're connecting it. You can double-check this by starting an edit session in your mxd and verifying that you can make edits and save them. I've also found that saving as an msd prevents editing from working, I have to use an mxd.

Once you're sure the mxd is set up with edit permissions and it's available on your server, create the map service being sure to check the Feature box (and ensure Edit is checked below).

The last step is just making sure you call the layer correctly in config.xml. You don't really need to alter editwidget.xml except to change the polygon editing tools available, or switch from the default ESRI geometry server. Your editable layer should look like this in config.xml:
            <layer label="Editable Features" type="feature" visible="false"
                info="widgets/InfoTemplates/SimpleInfoWinWidget.swf"
                infoconfig="widgets/InfoTemplates/IWT_IncidentAreas.xml"
                url="http://sampleserver3.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/HomelandSecurity/operations/FeatureServer/2"/>

the key things in the above:
1) make sure type="feature"
2) make sure the URL is a) going through the FeatureServer link (not MapServer) and b) ends in the number for the specific layer you wish to edit
3) infoconfig will determine which fields are visible when you are NOT editing, when you are editing all fields will be visible and sorted alphabetically.

Of course, you also need to call the Edit Widget in config.xml:
           <widget label="Edit"
                 icon="assets/images/i_edit.png"
                 config="widgets/Edit/EditWidget.xml"
                 url="widgets/Edit/EditWidget.swf"/>

If you have been playing with source code, start using ESRI's sample service (above) to verify that editing in general works, then you can move to troubleshooting with your actual service.

hope this helps!

EDIT: I forgot to mention that the above is how it works with anonymous editing. If you want to restrict the ability to edit to certain people, you need to secure your map service, generate a token, call the service with the token in config.xml, and then secure the entire viewer so it requires a login to view. I have a separate view-only app and editable app, and secure the latter with IIS.

Re: Empty Edit Window (Edit Widget, FLEX)

ChrisKlaube — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:46:49 GMT

Awesome info! Thanks for the detailed explanation. Couldn't have worked smoother.

Re: Empty Edit Window (Edit Widget, FLEX)

GonzaloTapia_Koch — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 19:49:43 GMT

The first thing to double-check is in the mxd. You need to be connecting to the data via an account which a) is set as an account capable of having edit privileges and b) actually has edit privileges on the data set you're connecting it. You can double-check this by starting an edit session in your mxd and verifying that you can make edits and save them. I've also found that saving as an msd prevents editing from working, I have to use an mxd.

Once you're sure the mxd is set up with edit permissions and it's available on your server, create the map service being sure to check the Feature box (and ensure Edit is checked below).

The last step is just making sure you call the layer correctly in config.xml. You don't really need to alter editwidget.xml except to change the polygon editing tools available, or switch from the default ESRI geometry server. Your editable layer should look like this in config.xml:
            <layer label="Editable Features" type="feature" visible="false"
                info="widgets/InfoTemplates/SimpleInfoWinWidget.swf"
                infoconfig="widgets/InfoTemplates/IWT_IncidentAreas.xml"
                url="http://sampleserver3.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/HomelandSecurity/operations/FeatureServer/2"/>

the key things in the above:
1) make sure type="feature"
2) make sure the URL is a) going through the FeatureServer link (not MapServer) and b) ends in the number for the specific layer you wish to edit
3) infoconfig will determine which fields are visible when you are NOT editing, when you are editing all fields will be visible and sorted alphabetically.

Of course, you also need to call the Edit Widget in config.xml:
           <widget label="Edit"
                 icon="assets/images/i_edit.png"
                 config="widgets/Edit/EditWidget.xml"
                 url="widgets/Edit/EditWidget.swf"/>

If you have been playing with source code, start using ESRI's sample service (above) to verify that editing in general works, then you can move to troubleshooting with your actual service.

hope this helps!

EDIT: I forgot to mention that the above is how it works with anonymous editing. If you want to restrict the ability to edit to certain people, you need to secure your map service, generate a token, call the service with the token in config.xml, and then secure the entire viewer so it requires a login to view. I have a separate view-only app and editable app, and secure the latter with IIS.

Yes, with this indications my widget is now working. Thank you so much Jon.

Re: Empty Edit Window (Edit Widget, FLEX)

TylerWaring — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:34:11 GMT

Greetings,

I am trying to set up my flex viewer with some editing capabilities and am having problems.

Could someone expand upon the following step?

Once you're sure the mxd is set up with edit permissions and it's available on your server, create the map service being sure to check the Feature box (and ensure Edit is checked below).

I am publish a gis resource using ArcGIS Server Manager. The only thing that I see that resembles these instructions is under Capabilities. I click on the Feature Access Checkbox under Capabilities but still have no option to check edit.

Neither of the other steps in this process have anything like this either.

Re: Empty Edit Window (Edit Widget, FLEX)

JonFisher — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:47:26 GMT

On the capabilities tab, you have to click the words "Feature Access" to see the options for the feature component of the service. Below the list of options with check boxes you'll see two new check boxes for "Operations allowed:", Query and Editing. Editing needs to be checked.

Since this post is about a year old, the syntax in the Flex viewer has changed in several ways but you can see the new formats to use at http://help.arcgis.com/en/webapps/flexviewer/help/index.html#/Layer_tag/01m30000000p000000/

Being sure you're using an SDE account with edit access (or pointing to local data) happens while you're setting up the mxd, before you get to Manager at all, and hasn't changed.

Re: Empty Edit Window (Edit Widget, FLEX)

TylerWaring — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:43:07 GMT

Thanks Jon,
I did everything you suggested but the problem still persists. The permissions on the feature dataset are set for the user in the map project right? I assume that if I can edit in the map project then everything is set up with regard to the editing template. Or is there something further that I need to take into account regarding permissions when editing via a map service?
Thanks, Tyler

Re: Empty Edit Window (Edit Widget, FLEX)

JonFisher — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:45:59 GMT

Typically if the data is in SDE the permissions are set in ArcCatalog as to which users/accounts have edit access, then in the mxd you choose which user to connect to the data as. You're right that if you can edit the data in the mxd but can't edit it later on the problem is probably elsewhere (your map service configuration, the web map you're using to edit it, etc.).

Re: Empty Edit Window (Edit Widget, FLEX)

TylerWaring — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:02:25 GMT

OK
For some reason using the computer IP was problematic for the feature server. When I tested with the fully qualified domain name we were up and running. Thanks everyone.

Tyler

Empty Edit Window (Edit Widget)

AuraRamos_Lora — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 19:09:35 GMT

I changed the mxd by msd and the edition works perfectly, what I realized is that the URL showing here does not lead me nowhere I get the following error HTTP Status 405 - HTTP method GET is not supported by this URL 😞
Help me please

I'm not able to edit ... and I do not know how or where I can change the url :confused:[ATTACH=CONFIG]19117[/ATTACH]

Re: Empty Edit Window (Edit Widget)

JonFisher — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 19:28:51 GMT

I changed the mxd by msd and the edition works perfectly, what I realized is that the URL showing here does not lead me nowhere I get the following error HTTP Status 405 - HTTP method GET is not supported by this URL 😞
Help me please

You will need to work with your system administrator for the server who should know how to change the URL to a fully qualified domain name. As others have noted simply using the machine name or IP (as you have it set up) will not work. I'm not a server admin myself so I don't know the details of how mine made the change.

Jon

Re: Empty Edit Window (Edit Widget, FLEX)

AuraRamos_Lora — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:15:19 GMT

I share my error: only I had to change MapServer by FeatureServer in the config within the tags:

<operationallayers>

je je je sorry 😞

Re: Empty Edit Window (Edit Widget, FLEX)

RinatSolorzano_Palero — Tue, 14 May 2013 22:15:14 GMT

Hi everyone,

I'd appreciate some help with my issue, I'd want to add the edit widget to my project but even i have configured my layer as Feature and added Edit Widget in config.xml, the layer doesnt appear as a layer inside Edit Widget. But the problem goes farther, if I open my TOC Widget and make some action like "Move up" or "Move Down" with the layer I want to edit, it appears inside edit widget and only after them, I can edit. But if I close edit widget, next time I open it, even the layers has already appeared, I can't edit my layer and i have to open again TOC Widget, do some action with "Move up" or down, and after that, i can edit my layer.

I dont want to open TOC widget everytime i want to edit some layer

Please, im using flex viewer 3.1, and i cant figure out a solution.

Thnks in advance

Rinat S.

Re: Empty Edit Window (Edit Widget, FLEX)

WilliamFrament — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 16:29:26 GMT

I have a flex map version 3.4 that I have two feature services. When using IE9 and trying to edit either feature the edit feature template is blank. If I open the same site in FireFox and try to edit either of the feature services the feature templates show up and work fine. If there are any suggestions out there as to what's causing this it would be greatly appreciated.