topic Re: How do we display labels from Map Docment in Flex Viewer?? in ArcGIS Viewer for Flex Questions

How do we display labels from Map Docment in Flex Viewer??

MichaelMiller2 — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:03:21 GMT

We have a bunch of scale dependent highway shield labels we have set up in the Map Document that we would like to display using the map service in the Flex Viewer 2.5. They do not display when the map service instance is added to the Flex Viewer. I've tried converting the labels to annotation, but that does not appear to be working either. Is this possible?

Any help or direction is greatly appreciated.

Michael Miller

Re: How do we display labels from Map Docment in Flex Viewer??

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:19:28 GMT

Michael,

A published map with annotation works fine in a map service when you add the map service as a dynamic layer. You can see this in may flex site including my own.

http://gis.calhouncounty.org/flexviewer2.0/

Re: How do we display labels from Map Docment in Flex Viewer??

MichaelMiller2 — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:07:58 GMT

Thanks Robert.

Re: How do we display labels from Map Docment in Flex Viewer??

SeanCook — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:31:52 GMT

Michael,

A published map with annotation works fine in a map service when you add the map service as a dynamic layer. You can see this in may flex site including my own.

http://gis.calhouncounty.org/flexviewer2.0/

Could someone clarify this response a bit? Is the word annotation being used to mean normal labeling or labels converted to annotation before being uploaded? I assume the latter but can;t be positive. If I change my layer type from feature to dynamic, will it work as stated or is there more difference to a feature vs. dynamic layer that's not explained? I am about to spend an hour trying things that could be answered in three sentences.

Re: How do we display labels from Map Docment in Flex Viewer??

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:37:40 GMT

Sean,

Both dynamic labeling and Actual Annotation Feature classes will display in the Map as Long as the layer is specified as other than feature.

Re: How do we display labels from Map Docment in Flex Viewer??

SeanCook — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:42:07 GMT

Sean,

Both dynamic labeling and Actual Annotation Feature classes will display in the Map as Long are the layer is specified as other than feature.

Quick response, thanks! Now I feel bad for being snarky!

Re: How do we display labels from Map Docment in Flex Viewer??

CollinHorace — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:34:59 GMT

Hey Robert,

I had this issue also in the past, but I still can not figure out how to resolve the issue with all of my labels and symbology connected to one layer in the table of contents. For example, I set my anno layer to dynamic, but all of the other layers are there too. I also have a few tools that have to work with feature service layers (search for example), similar to the web map that you posted the example for. I have attached my configuration file. Any quick help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Re: How do we display labels from Map Docment in Flex Viewer??

RhettZufelt — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:44:33 GMT

I see you are loading all the layers in the dynamic service. Have you tried setting the visiblelayers in your dynamic service to only show the annotation layer?

http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/flex-viewer/concepts/index.html#/Layer_tag/01m30000000p000000/

R_

Re: How do we display labels from Map Docment in Flex Viewer??

CollinHorace — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:34:59 GMT

I just gave that a try. The anno layer is only turned on, with all of the other layers off. However, I still have missing symbology and labels. I still have to turn on my parcels under the grouped anno layer to see my parcel pins, for example. I would like it so that in the table of contents, checking a box next to a feature turns off the symbology, as well as the label. Can you provide me with any example? I am pretty new to flex. Thanks for the quick response.

Re: How do we display labels from Map Docment in Flex Viewer??

RhettZufelt — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:57:13 GMT

I just gave that a try. The anno layer is only turned on, with all of the other layers off. However, I still have missing symbology and labels. I still have to turn on my parcels under the grouped anno layer to see my parcel pins, for example. I would like it so that in the table of contents, checking a box next to a feature turns off the symbology, as well as the label. Can you provide me with any example? I am pretty new to flex. Thanks for the quick response.

Not sure what you mean here. How do you know the anno layer is "turned on" if you don't see any labels? Annotation layer will not show the parcel symbology, so would have to "turn on" the parcel layer to see the pins. If you just want the anno layer AND parcel pins, set them both as visiblelayers.

You should be able to click a box next to the feature to turn ON the symbology, annotation, etc. My first attempt would be to "fix" it in ArcMap if possible. Is the map document you published behaving as you want?

If you want to be able to turn on the parcels and have the pins and labels show, I would try in ArcMap to remove the annotation layer and set the dynamic label properties of the parcel layer. That way, when you turn on the parcel layer, it will also label as set up in ArcMap (scale dependancies, etc.). Other option, if you like the anno layer better, would be to group the parcel layer and the anno layer together so that when you "click" the box, it turns both on.

In either case, I'd make sure that it is behaving in ArcMap as you like, then try to get it working in Flex.

Also, sometimes there is weird behavior using msd based services. As a test, you may want to right click on the mxd in ArcCatalog and select "Publish to ArcGIS server" and try the map using this mxd based service. this will publish as a mxd based service and will sometimes either fix off behavior or give one a clue as to what is casuing it.

R_

Re: How do we display labels from Map Docment in Flex Viewer??

CollinHorace — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:14:15 GMT

Ok, let's start simple. The "dynamic" layer "Anno" is actually my parcel dimension annotation class. Basically, if I was to remove that annotation layer from my service. How do I get labeling to show on my feature layers? Do I need to change them all to dynamic? I have also been publishing from the mxd. Can you provide a simple code example?

Re: How do we display labels from Map Docment in Flex Viewer??

RhettZufelt — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 21:48:16 GMT

Ok, say you load your parcel feature class into a new mxd.

then, you can get properties, go to labeling tab and select the "Label Features in this layer" checkbox.
select the field you want to label from (I assume you have a dimensions field as as an attribute in the parcels FC?), set up fonts, etc, Scale range and whatever you want. (If your parcel dimensions are not a field in the parcel FC, then this doesn't apply.)

Then publish as a service. If you load this service into FV as type="dynamic", when ever you turn on the parcel layer (check the checkbox), the labels should show also (as long as the scale range, etc. has been met) and there isn't a need for an annotation layer. If you can't live with the label placement and such, then an anno layer is best choice.

Everything I have mentioned is done in ArcMap, and there is no "code example" for such.

R_

Also, are you sure you need to load all the sublayers as type feature rather than just loading the entire thing as dynamic? you mention you need type="feature" for certain tools like search.
Search requires you to put in the url to the actual sublayer anyway (which points to a feature type), and will search it just fine, even if that layer is NOT loaded in the map. So, for the search tool anyway, what you search and what you see can be two completely differnt layers.

So

<layer label="Tax Information" url="http://weba.co.clayton.ga.us/arcgis/rest/services/TaxInformation/MapServer" type="dynamic" alpha="1" visible="true"/>

in the config.xml

and

   <name>Parcels</name>
   <url>http://weba.co.clayton.ga.us/arcgis/rest/services/TaxInformation/MapServer/8</url>
   <expressions>

in the searchWidget.xml will display ALL the layers in the service, but will only search the sublayerid=8 (asssuming that the parcels layer is in the TaxInformation/MapServer/8.

I see on a couple that you have the AttRelateInfoWinWidget referenced, and this one does require type="feature". what are you using this widget for? perhaps there is another utility that will get you what you need with type="dynamic"?

Also, not sure how these widgets work on a FeatureServer layer as I never used them as I don't do editing with Flex. For AttRelateInfoWinWidget to work, can publish as a MapServer layer and just specify as type="feature" and does not actually have to be published as a FeatureServer.

I just gave that a try. The anno layer is only turned on, with all of the other layers off. However, I still have missing symbology and labels.

If you have the anno layer "ON", you should see the labels. If not, do you see them in the mxd?