I'm not sure if this should be in the ArcGIS Api forum, or the FlexViewer forum so I figured I'd have a 50-50 chance at picking the right one regardless!
I currently have an application built with the Flex API 2.5. It's a database (ie. parameter) driven application and can utilize one of many different ArcGIS map services based on what "study" the user is accessing. I'm getting the URL for the map service when I launch the Flex App from within a web page example below:
<esri:ArcGISDynamicMapServiceLayer id="dynamicService"
name="Map Legend" url="{FlexGlobals.topLevelApplication.parameters.servicePath}" load="dynamicService.defaultVisibleLayers()">
New "Studies" are created all frequently, each with it's own Map Service. The application works well. I am utilizing the Legend Component.
The product owner has seen several FlexViewer Samples and wants to know if I can make my application look more like the FlexViewer samples. Specifically they like the Legend Widget!! I do too for that matter.
My question is basically, Are there any good examples out here of incorporating more of the "Widget" based model like FlexViewer into an existing Flex API based application? My impression reading the FlexViewer is that it's more designed around a single map service. Am I reading too much into the FlexViewer description as a tool for "Non-developers" to make Web Mapping Apps? Are these 2 completely different tools for completely different use cases?
Sorry if these ?'s have been answered before, but I couldn't find a real good answer and I'd like to give the product owner some sort of guesstimate as to the scope of incorporating specific widgets in an existing application.
Thanks