topic Re: Identify Widget not recognizing layer in Web AppBuilder Custom Widgets Questions

Identify Widget not recognizing layer

LeoLadefian4 — Wed, 09 Sep 2015 19:12:06 GMT

Hi all, I'm having trouble with Roberts Identify Widget. The issue I'm having is with a specific layer, Parcels. It won't return any results when I select it from the drop down, however it does identify when I select all layers. However none of the fields or popup attributes i set for it remain. It just displays everything. I have attached the json from my "C:\WAB\server\apps\3\widgets\Identify" folder. I also noticed the json doesn't save the configuration I setup for it. Perhaps this is the wrong json file.

http://services5.arcgis.com/xfq44TYLhoTF2Raq/ArcGIS/rest/services/Parcels/FeatureServer/0

Re: Identify Widget not recognizing layer

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Wed, 09 Sep 2015 19:25:22 GMT

Leo,

The proper json would be in the \server\apps\3\configs\Identify\config_Identify.json Can you zip that one and post again?

Re: Identify Widget not recognizing layer

LeoLadefian4 — Wed, 09 Sep 2015 19:28:40 GMT

see attached

Re: Identify Widget not recognizing layer

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Wed, 09 Sep 2015 19:36:29 GMT

Leo,

Are you using the Local Layer widget to add this layer to the map or is this layer part of the webmap that you are using in WAB?

Re: Identify Widget not recognizing layer

LeoLadefian4 — Wed, 09 Sep 2015 19:45:21 GMT

It started as an ArcGIS Online webmap and I imported it into WAB developer. I did try to use the local layer widget at one point but was having issues.

Re: Identify Widget not recognizing layer

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Wed, 09 Sep 2015 20:10:00 GMT

Leo,

The reason I ask is because when the URL of a service in the map does not match the url configured for the identify widget then they are not considered the same layer and you will encounter thwe issues you are having. When I add your service url to the local layer widget on my end I do not have a problem identifying it.

Re: Identify Widget not recognizing layer

LeoLadefian4 — Wed, 09 Sep 2015 20:28:50 GMT

Thank You so much, I was referencing a http version of the layer, it needed the https. Does that sound right? After changing it it worked.

Re: Identify Widget not recognizing layer

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Wed, 09 Sep 2015 20:37:05 GMT

Leo,

Yep that would do it.

Re: Identify Widget not recognizing layer

LeoLadefian4 — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 19:59:05 GMT

Hi Robert, I seem to be having the same issue with the Identify widget again. This time I'm referencing a service on an ArcGIS Server box. I have several layers grouped in a service this time, and they are in an ArcGIS Server folder. Not the root directory. I made sure to copy the rest point directly from Server manager and added the ID (0). Any ideas?

http://dit-gis-09n/coaplan/rest/services/ZoningLayers/Zoning/MapServer/0

Re: Identify Widget not recognizing layer

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 20:05:55 GMT

Leo,

The same would apply if the app is using https: then your url for that layer needs to be https

Re: Identify Widget not recognizing layer

LeoLadefian4 — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 20:55:37 GMT

My app isn't deployed yet, however the rest point does indeed show "http" not https. I tried https to no avail.

Re: Identify Widget not recognizing layer

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 12:16:28 GMT

Leo,

So this layer does identify when your are on all layers but not when you set the drop down to the layers name?

Re: Identify Widget not recognizing layer

LeoLadefian4 — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 13:34:17 GMT

Correct

Re: Identify Widget not recognizing layer

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 13:59:06 GMT

Leo,

If you have the identify widget set to "Identify Layer Option: Visible" then your map service layer needs to be added to the map and visible in the map for the identify to work. Have you added the map service layer to your webmap or did you add the map service layer using the LocalLayer widget?

Re: Identify Widget not recognizing layer

LeoLadefian4 — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 14:57:11 GMT

It's definitely added to the map and visible (not greyed out in the table of contents). I didn't use the local layer widget either. I seem to be having the same issue with other layers as well so it's not just zoning. It doesn't seem like a security issue since it returns all the records. Kind of stumped now.

Re: Identify Widget not recognizing layer

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 15:04:15 GMT

Leo,

Unfortunately so am I. The only time people have mentioned an issue like this it has always been some simple case of them not using the exact url (it is cAsE sensitive). Not sure what to tell you.

Re: Identify Widget not recognizing layer

LeoLadefian4 — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 15:07:53 GMT

I appreciate the help, do any of the ArcGIS webmap settings have any effect on the layers in webapp builder? Or a specific way I published the layer?

Re: Identify Widget not recognizing layer

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 15:25:29 GMT

Not that I am aware of

Re: Identify Widget not recognizing layer

LeoLadefian4 — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 15:34:19 GMT

Ok, figured it out, thanks again, I had to add the domain to the machine name of my server. Guess it didn't like the shortened version.