Add labels to featureLayer

[WilliamBailey]

All ESRI 10 (sp2) Java/Oracle server, Flex api 2.4
Create a featureLayer with no definitionQuery from a MXD FeatureService with one polygon layer.

<esri:FeatureLayer name="Parcel Themes" visible="false" id="fLayer" outFields="" url="http://blahblah/FeatureServer/0">

On user direction, run function to set defQry and show Qualified sales (there will be many of these themes based on same layer)

protected function showSalesTheme():void
   {
    sales=true;
    fLayer.clear();
    fLayer.definitionExpression="SALE_CODE = 'SQ'";
    fLayer.renderer=salesRenderer;
    fLayer.infoWindowRenderer=salesInfoWin;
    if (!fLayer.visible)
    {
     fLayer.visible=true;
    }
    fLayer.refresh();
    saleLegend.visible=true;   
                          }

The renderer and infoWindowRenderer are correct, now I want to add an attribute from these features as a label on top of the symbolized polygon graphic... but fLayer.graphicProvider is empty.

Any clues or hints in the right direction are appreciated
Bill