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Viewing ArcGIS.com maps with a flex viewer

JonBall — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:30:32 GMT

Hi

I am new to ArcGIS online and to Flex and am trying to create a map that I can then view through an ArcGIS Viewer for Flex. I have made some progress but cannot find a way to gain the full benefits of the Flex Viewer for my ArcGIS.com map. For instance I would like to use the search widget to find features on the map.

My ArcGIS.com map consists of 2 baselayers and a shapefile layer of 45 points. I wish to be able to interogate this layer in the Flexviewer, but I cannot find a method that will allow me to specify my points layer as an operational layer in the flex viewer, so I cannot quite get my hands on a lot of the functionality that I was looking for. (The only way I could access my ArcGIS online content was by using "itemid=" in the <map> tag, which seems to disable all baselayers and operational layers in the flex map).

Does anyone know of a way to achieve this?

Thanks for reading!

Jon B
Wildlife Research Technician

Re: Viewing ArcGIS.com maps with a flex viewer

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:10:16 GMT

Jon,

To use a layer in a task like the QueryTask (which the search widget uses) is has to come from a REST end point from ArcGIS Server. If esri allowed you to use ArcGIS online then they would basically be shooting themselves in the foot, as this would eliminate the need for many to purchase ArcGIS Server and host their own data.

Re: Viewing ArcGIS.com maps with a flex viewer

JonBall — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:02:52 GMT

Thanks Robert - I had feared as much. I can add some functionality to my ArcGIS.com map when using the flex viewer but layer-based stuff won't work. I guess I have to wiat for ArcGIS.com to offer subscriptions, but I am not sure that I will be able to find money for this - I am working for a not-for-profit organisation.

Jon

P.S. Thanks for all your great widgets!

Re: Viewing ArcGIS.com maps with a flex viewer

JonBall — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:10:41 GMT

Thanks Richard - I had feared as much. I can add some functionality to my ArcGIS.com map when using the flex viewer but layer-based stuff won't work. I guess I have to wiat for ArcGIS.com to offer subscriptions, but I am not sure that I will be able to find money for this - I am working for a not-for-profit organisation.

Jon

P.S. Thanks for all your great widgets!

Re: Viewing ArcGIS.com maps with a flex viewer

VeronicaMoore1 — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:28:01 GMT

I have added some shapefiles (City voting locations http://sumtercity.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=11e3cf7ef41e4c31a8196467b4f72ed1) to my account and made them public. I also created a web map
(test 2 http://sumtercity.maps.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=c4670a647b2f42e3b6818edc7cb485cd ) and is public. I�??m trying to consume that map or feature service on my flex map, I thought that it was possible but I can�??t get the Web map configuration helper to work.
Can you guide me in the process I have to follow to produce a web map that FLEX can consume?
Thank you so much!

Re: Viewing ArcGIS.com maps with a flex viewer

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:55:35 GMT

Veronica,

Are you talking about using Application builder or the Flex Viewer uncompiled in Flash Builder or something else?

Re: Viewing ArcGIS.com maps with a flex viewer

VeronicaMoore1 — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 16:03:50 GMT

Veronica,

Are you talking about using Application builder or the Flex Viewer uncompiled in Flash Builder or something else?

I'm using the compiled version of the ArcGIS Viewer for Flex 2.3.

Re: Viewing ArcGIS.com maps with a flex viewer

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 15:21:34 GMT

Veronica,

Not sure why you are using 2.3 when you could be using 3.0 but anyway... Here is what you need to add to the main config.xml

        <operationallayers>
            <layer label="City_voting_locations" type="feature" visible="true" alpha="1" mode="onDemand" url="http://services.arcgis.com/4B9WU9185SohZnyi/arcgis/rest/services/City_voting_locations/FeatureServer/0"/>
        </operationallayers>

Don't forget to click the top arrow (promote).
Follow the steps as shown in the below graphic:

Re: Viewing ArcGIS.com maps with a flex viewer

VeronicaMoore1 — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 15:21:37 GMT

Veronica,

Not sure why you are using 2.3 when you could be using 3.0 but anyway... Here is what you need to add to the main config.xml
        <operationallayers>
            <layer label="City_voting_locations" type="feature" visible="true" alpha="1" mode="onDemand" url="http://services.arcgis.com/4B9WU9185SohZnyi/arcgis/rest/services/City_voting_locations/FeatureServer/0"/>
        </operationallayers>
Don't forget to click the top arrow (promote).
Follow the steps as shown in the below graphic:

I know, I wish I could update my flexviewer but that would mean get my IT department involve again. I'm duplicating the folders for the flexviewer in my C: drive and them loading them using FileZilla to the webserver.
the first time it took almost a month for them to install it so until I can produce a flex map with all the capabilities i'm going to keep playing with flex.
Thank you so much for your help i'm going to copy the code and see if it works.

Re: Viewing ArcGIS.com maps with a flex viewer

VeronicaMoore1 — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 15:21:39 GMT

Veronica,

Not sure why you are using 2.3 when you could be using 3.0 but anyway... Here is what you need to add to the main config.xml
        <operationallayers>
            <layer label="City_voting_locations" type="feature" visible="true" alpha="1" mode="onDemand" url="http://services.arcgis.com/4B9WU9185SohZnyi/arcgis/rest/services/City_voting_locations/FeatureServer/0"/>
        </operationallayers>
Don't forget to click the top arrow (promote).
Follow the steps as shown in the below graphic:

I added the code and now I can see the layer but I can't identify. When I click on it I don't see the attributes. I'm I missing anything else?

Re: Viewing ArcGIS.com maps with a flex viewer

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 15:21:42 GMT

Veronica,

You have to setup your own popup configuratione file. Here is what you will need:

Create a PopUp_Voting.xml file in the popups folder in your Flex Viewer

<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<configuration>
    <title>{VOTING_LOC}</title>
    <fields>
        <field name="PRECINCT" alias="Precinct" visible="true"/>
        <field name="VOTING_LOC" />
        <field name="ADDRESS" alias="Address" visible="true"/>
    </fields>
    <showattachments>false</showattachments>
</configuration>

<!--
    Pop-up configuration file for:
    http://services.arcgis.com/4B9WU9185SohZnyi/ArcGIS/rest/services/City_voting_locations/FeatureServer/0

    See pop-up documentation at
    http://links.esri.com/flexviewer/popups
-->

and add the popoupconfig attribute to the main config.xml like this:

<layer label="City_voting_locations" type="feature" visible="true" alpha="1" popupconfig="popups/PopUp_Voting.xml" 
                   url="http://services.arcgis.com/4B9WU9185SohZnyi/ArcGIS/rest/services/City_voting_locations/FeatureServer/0"/>

Re: Viewing ArcGIS.com maps with a flex viewer

DasaPaddock — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:24:20 GMT

Veronica,

Another option is to use the web map as authored on arcgis.com. To do this, you would just set the map tag like this:

<map itemid="c4670a647b2f42e3b6818edc7cb485cd">
</map>

Re: Viewing ArcGIS.com maps with a flex viewer

VeronicaMoore1 — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 15:21:45 GMT

Thank you so much for all your help. But I still can get the pop ups to work.
Any other ideas? Or maybe that option is not available with the feature service I have in my arcgisonline.com subscription.
I have the beta trial so I'm not quite sure.

Veronica,

You have to setup your own popup configuratione file. Here is what you will need:

Create a PopUp_Voting.xml file in the popups folder in your Flex Viewer

<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<configuration>
    <title>{VOTING_LOC}</title>
    <fields>
        <field name="PRECINCT" alias="Precinct" visible="true"/>
        <field name="VOTING_LOC" />
        <field name="ADDRESS" alias="Address" visible="true"/>
    </fields>
    <showattachments>false</showattachments>
</configuration>

<!--
    Pop-up configuration file for:
    http://services.arcgis.com/4B9WU9185SohZnyi/ArcGIS/rest/services/City_voting_locations/FeatureServer/0

    See pop-up documentation at
    http://links.esri.com/flexviewer/popups
-->

and add the popoupconfig attribute to the main config.xml like this:

<layer label="City_voting_locations" type="feature" visible="true" alpha="1" popupconfig="popups/PopUp_Voting.xml" 
                   url="http://services.arcgis.com/4B9WU9185SohZnyi/ArcGIS/rest/services/City_voting_locations/FeatureServer/0"/>

Re: Viewing ArcGIS.com maps with a flex viewer

VeronicaMoore1 — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:23:53 GMT

I did and i got error #1085 (problem ocurred while parsing the configuration file config.xml)

Veronica,

Another option is to use the web map as authored on arcgis.com. To do this, you would just set the map tag like this:

<map itemid="c4670a647b2f42e3b6818edc7cb485cd">
</map>

Re: Viewing ArcGIS.com maps with a flex viewer

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:50:14 GMT

Veronica,

As your data is public I used your data and got the popup to work with what I sent you. You need to double check your sets and see if you missed something.

Re: Viewing ArcGIS.com maps with a flex viewer

VeronicaMoore1 — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 17:35:33 GMT

For some reason it wasn't refreshing and when I open the site with firefox it worked. From now on I'm going to use firefox instead of IE.
I'm new at this and trying to get all the help I can get.

Thank you so much! You are a life saver.

Veronica,

As your data is public I used your data and got the popup to work with what I sent you. You need to double check your sets and see if you missed something.

Re: Viewing ArcGIS.com maps with a flex viewer

VeronicaMoore1 — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 19:10:44 GMT

Now, that I have the layers working with the pop-ups is there any way to change the symbology of those layers?
Right now, they look like plain red dots.
Thank you,

Re: Viewing ArcGIS.com maps with a flex viewer

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 01:39:45 GMT

Veronica,

Sure you can change the symbology in the portal web map and re-publish. The other way would involve changing code in the Flex Viewer source.

Re: Viewing ArcGIS.com maps with a flex viewer

VeronicaMoore1 — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 11:54:27 GMT

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I don't see any editing capabilities when I tried to change the symbology in the feature service that I have in the arcgis.com account. Am I missing something?

Veronica,

Sure you can change the symbology in the portal web map and re-publish. The other way would involve changing code in the Flex Viewer source.

Re: Viewing ArcGIS.com maps with a flex viewer

DasaPaddock — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 13:51:42 GMT

See these help pages:
http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisonline/help/index.html#/Using_a_single_symbol/010q0000008q000000/
http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisonline/help/index.html#/Saving_item_properties/010q0000009n000000/