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Issues with 3.1 Flex Viewer and App Builder

JoshWhite — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:54:56 GMT

I pulled these posts from another thread. The original posts are at http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/73572-ArcGIS-Viewer-3.1-for-Flex-released-December-13-2012?p=257627#post257627

Yesterday 09:29 AM#2

Re: ArcGIS Viewer 3.1 for Flex released December 13, 2012

I cannot figure out what is going on. I downloaded the compiled version and the app builder for 3.1. I upgraded a test application and checked my layers. I tried to open the app in IE and while I don't get any errors, all I get is the clock symbol spinning. I also noticed that I couldn't edit the Attribute table widget in the Layout tab. In the preview tab, I get the spinning clock symbol and a bar across the screen, I assume the attribute table, when a broken image icon in the middle. Help what is going on?

Also when I click on Map Extent under the Maps tab, the application builder becomes unresponsive other than the fact that when I close it asks if I want to save any changes.

Last edited by ksjosh82; Yesterday at 09:38 AM. Reason: more info

Re: Issues with 3.1 Flex Viewer and App Builder

JoshWhite — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:57:07 GMT

Heather Gonzago

Have you doublechecked that the services are accessible? It sounds like their is some network issues if it is unresponsive. To test it out, just try accessing the services directly in the services directory and see if you are able to preview them there.

Heather Gonzago
Product Engineer - ArcGIS API for Flex

Re: Issues with 3.1 Flex Viewer and App Builder

JoshWhite — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:57:38 GMT

Hi Josh,

Can you try setting these two attributes on the map tag to false:

wraparound180="false" addarcgisbasemaps="false"

This is an issue in 3.1 when the base map layer is not geographic or web mercator.

Dasa Paddock
ArcGIS API for Flex

Re: Issues with 3.1 Flex Viewer and App Builder

DasaPaddock — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:58:10 GMT

Re: Issues with 3.1 Flex Viewer and App Builder

JoshWhite — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 18:20:55 GMT

Hi Josh,

Can you try setting these two attributes on the map tag to false:

wraparound180="false" addarcgisbasemaps="false"

This is an issue in 3.1 when the base map layer is not geographic or web mercator.

That seems to have fixed the drawing issue. But I'm still having the issue with it not finishing the header and widget bar. I just get a spinning clock. This even shows in the preview tab in the App Builder.

My issue with the attribute table is because it is not a feature layer. I don't use sde so the attribute widget will continue to not help me. I removed the widget and that display issue went away.

Re: Issues with 3.1 Flex Viewer and App Builder

DasaPaddock — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 18:27:51 GMT

Can you share a link to your Viewer that has the display issue?

Re: Issues with 3.1 Flex Viewer and App Builder

JoshWhite — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 19:11:18 GMT

http://70.167.59.150/flexviewers/test/

This is stripped down for just a test viewer with my data. Not all of the widgets I use have been redone for 3.1 yet so I'm sure it will be a while before I make the full switch.

Re: Issues with 3.1 Flex Viewer and App Builder

DasaPaddock — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 19:19:43 GMT

I see the following error when I open that Viewer with a debug Flash Player. I can see that it loaded eSearch/SearchWidgetFixedDG.swf. My guess is that it's this widget that's causing this error.

TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
at com.esri.viewer.managers::WidgetManager/moduleReadyHandler()
at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEventFunction()
at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEvent()
at ModuleInfoProxy/moduleEventHandler()
at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEventFunction()
at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEvent()
at ModuleInfo/readyHandler()
at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEventFunction()
at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEvent()
at mx.core::FlexModuleFactory/update()
at mx.core::FlexModuleFactory/docFrameHandler()
at mx.core::FlexModuleFactory/docFrameListener()

Re: Issues with 3.1 Flex Viewer and App Builder

JoshWhite — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 19:30:32 GMT

Thanks, that appears to have worked. That widget was a custom widget that is 3.0 based that wasn't showing up for me in the Application Builder, I haven't configured it in the 3.1 Builder yet plus the widget probably will have to be rewritten first. I'm still seeing the Application Builder freeze up with I click on the Map Extent tab under the Maps tab though. The extent is correct at this point because of the previous configuration but there seems to still be something stuck with the Application Builder.

Re: Issues with 3.1 Flex Viewer and App Builder

SarthakDatt — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 02:00:24 GMT

Hey Josh,

Without looking at the code for eSearch/SearchWidgetFixedDG widget, my guess is that it should not be a 'layout' widget(looking at http://70.167.59.150/flexviewers/test/config.xml. Can you try moving it under the <widgetcontainer> tag:

<widgetcontainer layout="float">
<widget url="widgets/Locate/LocateWidget.swf" config="widgets/Locate/LocateWidget_1.xml" label="Locator" icon="assets/images/i_target.png"/>
<widget url="widgets/eSearch/SearchWidgetFixedDG.swf" config="widgets/eSearch/SearchWidgetFixedDG.xml"/>
</widgetcontainer>

Re: Issues with 3.1 Flex Viewer and App Builder

JoshWhite — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 19:38:33 GMT

Actually it is a layout widget. It opens up a relate table. I believe it is from a widget created by Robert Scheitlin. It was written for 3.0 not 3.1 so that is probably why there is a problem now. Which is okay, I removed it from the config file. I wont upgrade the Application that uses it until he has the opportunity to update it. It really is a dormant application right now so I'm in no hurry, he's pretty good about updating all of his widgets.

Re: Issues with 3.1 Flex Viewer and App Builder

DasaPaddock — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 19:39:22 GMT

Also, in the Application Builder, you can check the log file for errors.

See the first item at this URL under "Troubleshooting":
http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/flex-viewer/concepts/01m3/01m300000004000000.htm

Re: Issues with 3.1 Flex Viewer and App Builder

JoshWhite — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 02:00:27 GMT

Ok, here is the error that showed up in the log:

12/18/2012 15:48:16.960 [FATAL] com.esri.controllers.ApplicationCompleteController Uncaught error: TypeError: Error #1009
 at com.esri.ags.layers::ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer/loadMapImage()
 at com.esri.ags.layers::DynamicMapServiceLayer/updateLayer()
 at com.esri.ags.layers::Layer/updateLayerIfInvalid()
 at com.esri.ags.layers::Layer/updateDisplayList()
 at mx.core::UIComponent/validateDisplayList()
 at mx.managers::LayoutManager/validateDisplayList()
 at mx.managers::LayoutManager/doPhasedInstantiation()
 at mx.managers::LayoutManager/doPhasedInstantiationCallback()

I opened up the the application and clicked Map Extent and the map displayed in the background and then a few seconds later it went white and froze up. That is when it through this error into the log.

Re: Issues with 3.1 Flex Viewer and App Builder

RhettZufelt — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 21:13:12 GMT

Actually it is a layout widget. It opens up a relate table. I believe it is from a widget created by Robert Scheitlin. It was written for 3.0 not 3.1 so that is probably why there is a problem now. Which is okay, I removed it from the config file. I wont upgrade the Application that uses it until he has the opportunity to update it. It really is a dormant application right now so I'm in no hurry, he's pretty good about updating all of his widgets.

The SearchWidgetFixedDG tag goes in the UI section of the config.xml.

Robert has already updated his widgets. you can get the 3.1 version here:

http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=5d4995ccdb99429185dfd8d8fb2a513e

R_

Re: Issues with 3.1 Flex Viewer and App Builder

JoshWhite — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 13:03:59 GMT

I also noted that I had to manually locate locator.png in the downloaded sample viewer at 3.1 and move it to my viewer to make the magnifying glass appear in the Search box. When I type in the address using my locator, it sends me to some bizarre coordinates. I'm using state plane and it sends me to coordinates of something like 4 -29 which as anyone knows who uses stateplane coordinates these are very bad coordinates. An approximate coordinate of the position of the proper location is 1738537 1459908. Using the regular locator widget, there are no issues whatsoever.

Perhaps it is expecting web mercator coordinates, I see no way to tell it otherwise?

Re: Issues with 3.1 Flex Viewer and App Builder

JamesFournier — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:36:01 GMT

I just installed 3.1 on my server to replace 3.0 and am also experiencing the same issue where the map extent tab freezes and becomes unresponsive except for the ability to save the application before closing.

I set the two attributes on the map tag to false:

wraparound180="false" addarcgisbasemaps="false" as suggested however this did not fix the problem.

I'm using state plane coordinates rather than web mercator.

Re: Issues with 3.1 Flex Viewer and App Builder

dawnjones — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:22:23 GMT

I just installed 3.1 on my server to replace 3.0 and am also experiencing the same issue where the map extent tab freezes and becomes unresponsive except for the ability to save the application before closing. I set the two attributes on the map tag to false: wraparound180="false" addarcgisbasemaps="false" as suggested however this did not fix the problem.

I'm using state plane coordinates rather than web mercator.

I had the same experience that Jamballya mentioned, but when I removed my local basemap service and substituted the ESRI topography map I could set map extents to operational layer extents then remove topography and add back my local basemap service.

Dawn

Re: Issues with 3.1 Flex Viewer and App Builder

JoshWhite — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:48:05 GMT

I really wish Esri would get over its love affair with Web Mercator. It is great for seamless nationwide/worldwide datasets but is not good for larger scales like City size (or even regional) which most of their customers work with. Can't get the precision/accuracy that state plane offers. I also prefer to use my own basemaps as I get to control the content. Much of the Esri datasets are full of errors for my area.

Re: Issues with 3.1 Flex Viewer and App Builder

KimBülow — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 19:37:29 GMT

After we have installed ArcGis Viewer for Flex 3.1, we can no longer use ESRI and bing basemap, if we do not set the two attributes on the map tag to false: as wraparound180="false" addarcgisbasemaps="false" as suggested
Then Flex 3.1 freezer ,is there another solution?, so we can use flex as in 3.0 or should we downgrade from 3.1 to 3.0?

our spatial wiki 25832 "utm 32-euref89" is for both the dynamic layers and base maps

help needed please
Kim

our config file

<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<configuration>
    <title>ArcGIS Viewer for Flex</title>
    <logo>assets/images/logo.png</logo>
    <style>
        <colors>0xffffff,0x333333,0x101010,0x0,0xffd700</colors>
        <alpha>0.8</alpha>
        <font name="Verdana"/>
        <titlefont name="Verdana"/>
        <subtitlefont name="Verdana"/>
    </style>
    
    <geometryservice url="http://tasks.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/Geometry/GeometryServer"/>
    <widget url="widgets/Navigation/NavigationWidget.swf" config="widgets/Navigation/NavigationWidget.xml" left="10" top="50"/>
    <widget url="widgets/OverviewMap/OverviewMapWidget.swf" config="widgets/OverviewMap/OverviewMapWidget.xml" right="0" bottom="0"/>
    <widget url="widgets/MapSwitcher/MapSwitcherWidget.swf" config="widgets/MapSwitcher/MapSwitcherWidget.xml" right="20" top="55"/>
    <widget url="widgets/HeaderController/HeaderControllerWidget.swf" config="widgets/HeaderController/HeaderControllerWidget.xml" left="0" top="0"/>
    <widget url="widgets/Coordinate/CoordinateWidget.swf" config="widgets/Coordinate/CoordinateWidget.xml" label="Coordinate" icon="assets/images/i_globe.png" left="3" bottom="1"/>
    <map attributionvisible="true" esrilogovisible="true" openhandcursorvisible="false" scalebarvisible="true" scalebar="metric" zoomslidervisible="false" wraparound180="false" addarcgisbasemaps="false" initialextent="555007.981537702 6253127.940634368 571040.648220517 6262051.963686662" wkid="25832" top="40" portalurl="https://www.arcgis.com">
        <basemaps>
            <layer type="tiled" label="BasemapRdsHob" icon="assets/images/i_expand2.png" url="http://ags.xx.dk/gis/rest/services/Basemaps/BasemapRdsHob/MapServer" visible="true"/>
        </basemaps>
        <operationallayers>
            <layer type="dynamic" label="Varme" imageformat="png8" url="http://ags.xx.dk/gis/rest/services/Varme/Varme/MapServer" visible="true">
                <sublayer id="56" popupconfig="popups/PopUp_1.xml"/>
                <sublayer id="57" popupconfig="popups/PopUp_2.xml"/>
                <sublayer id="6" popupconfig="popups/PopUp_3.xml"/>
                <sublayer id="76" popupconfig="popups/PopUp_4.xml"/>
            </layer>
            <layer type="dynamic" label="Husnummer" imageformat="png8" url="http://ags.xx.dk/gis/rest/services/Administration/Husnummer/MapServer" visible="true"/>
            <layer type="dynamic" label="Vejnavne" imageformat="png8" url="http://ags.xx.dk/gis/rest/services/Administration/Vejnavne/MapServer" visible="true"/>
            <layer type="dynamic" label="Matrikel" imageformat="png8" url="http://ags.xx.dk/gis/rest/services/Administration/Matrikel/MapServer" visible="false"/>
        </operationallayers>
    </map>
    <widgetcontainer layout="float">
        <widget url="widgets/Draw/DrawWidget.swf" config="widgets/Draw/DrawWidget.xml" label="Draw" icon="assets/images/i_draw2.png"/>
        <widget url="widgets/Print/PrintWidget.swf" config="widgets/Print/PrintWidget.xml" label="Print" icon="assets/images/i_print.png"/>
        <widget url="widgets/eDraw/eDrawWidget.swf" config="widgets/eDraw/eDrawWidget_1.xml" label="Enhanced Draw Widget" icon="widgets/eDraw/assets/images/i_draw.png"/>
        <widget url="widgets/eMapSwitcher/eMapSwitcherWidget.swf" config="widgets/eMapSwitcher/eMapSwitcherWidget_1.xml" label="eMapSwitcher" icon="assets/images/i_widget.png"/>
    </widgetcontainer>
    <widgetcontainer paneltype="bottom" initialstate="collapsed">
        <widget url="widgets/AttributeTable/AttributeTableWidget.swf" config="widgets/AttributeTable/AttributeTableWidget.xml" label="Attribute Table" icon="assets/images/TableOpen32.png"/>
    </widgetcontainer>
</configuration>

Re: Issues with 3.1 Flex Viewer and App Builder

BjornSvensson — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:09:50 GMT

There is currently a known limit when working with maps that do not use either Geographic or Web Mercator for their basemap's spatial reference. If you are using a spatial reference other than this, you will need to set the config.xml map's wraparound and addarcgisbasemaps attributes to 'false'.

-- from http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/flex-viewer/concepts/index.html#//01m300000011000000#GUID-82B3FE2C-8344-4FAB-873C-3808B33ED4D5

Kim,
It's correct that you have to set those two parameters, do you still have problems after doing that?

As for other solutions:
If you are compiling the source yourself, the code is available on GitHub to work around this.
Or you can wait for the next release, version 3.2, which among other things will add supports for 6 new locales, including Danish. We're planning to release 3.2 at the end of March.
Or you can use the previous (3.0) version.