topic eSearch Widget Modification in ArcGIS Viewer for Flex Questions

eSearch Widget Modification

BenjaminViss — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:01:09 GMT

Hi,

I have been searching all over the forums, trying to find proper step-by-step instructions to modify the .xml of the eSearch widget.
Does someone know where I can find this?
I am specifically looking to add my own customized layers and queries. It's not as straight forward as I thought!
Great widget by the way!

Any help would be great.
Thanks,
Benjamin

Re: eSearch Widget Modification

AnthonyGiles — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:33:00 GMT

Benjamin,

Robert included a .pdf file in the download zip that details the config file

I have attached here if you are missing it

Regards

Anthony

Re: eSearch Widget Modification

BenjaminViss — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:41:06 GMT

Thanks,
Yeah I got that one. I'm sure its my inexperience, but I cant make it work to add my own layer and have it query that. Just a basic streets layer from ArcGIS:

http://server.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/World_Street_Map/MapServer

Cant find the proper expressions/values/prompts to insert, to make it work.
Just started on this widget so I'm clueless as to what needs to be done.

Benjamin

Re: eSearch Widget Modification

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:44:47 GMT

Benjamin,

The World Streetmap service is a cached service from ArcGIS online and does not support querying.

Re: eSearch Widget Modification

BenjaminViss — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:46:44 GMT

Robert,
Which do you suggest using?

Re: eSearch Widget Modification

AnthonyGiles — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:52:26 GMT

Benjamin

Try using one from here:

http://sampleserver1.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/Louisville/LOJIC_PublicSafety_Louisville/MapServer

Please dont forget to mark the post as answered

Regards

Anthony

Re: eSearch Widget Modification

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:55:56 GMT

Benjamin,

I am a little perplexed by that question... What are you wanting? What attributes are you attempting to return and for what purpose? Do you not have your own map services that you want to query?

Re: eSearch Widget Modification

BenjaminViss — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 15:04:45 GMT

Robert,
Sorry to be unclear. I am interested in adding a layer such as http://gisserv.phila.gov/ArcGIS/rest/services/GSG_CityDetailed/CityBaseMap_Parcels/MapServer/0
and have my staff be able to query the STNAM or PARCEL.

Re: eSearch Widget Modification

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 20:46:07 GMT

Benjamin,

So the layer portion of your SearchWidget.xml would look like this then:

        <layer>
            <definitionexpression></definitionexpression>
            <enableexport>true</enableexport>
            <name>Parcels</name>
            <url>http://gisserv.phila.gov/ArcGIS/rest/services/GSG_CityDetailed/CityBaseMap_Parcels/MapServer/0</url>
            <expressions>
                <expression alias="Street Name" textsearchlabel="Search Street Name:">
                    <values>
                        <value prompt="Example: REINHARD" >upper(STNAM) LIKE upper('%[value]%')</value>
                    </values>
                </expression>
                <expression alias="Parcel Number" textsearchlabel="Search Parcel Number:">
                    <values>
                        <value prompt="Example: 0014">upper(PARCEL) LIKE upper('[value]%')</value>
                    </values>
                </expression>
            </expressions>
            <graphicalsearchlabel>Use one of the graphical search tools to select Parcels</graphicalsearchlabel>
            <spatialsearchlayer>true</spatialsearchlayer>
            <titlefield>RECSUB</titlefield>
            <fields all="true" />
            <links/>
            <zoomscale usegeometry="true" zoompercent="2"></zoomscale>
        </layer>

Re: eSearch Widget Modification

BenjaminViss — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 15:21:45 GMT

This example & guidance is all I needed. I will be adding more layers based on this example.
Thanks Robert, just needed a 'push' in the right direction. I'm glad I can now use your widget.