Layer does not display as a "feature" type in ArcGIS Flex viewer 2.1

RobertoFigueroa · ‎10-08-2010

Hi,
I am trying in implement the simple info win widget to pop up some attribute from a layer.
However, when I set up this point layer/map service as a "feature" type, the points do not display. Whereas when set up as "dynamic" type all points are displayed. Please see below a section of my config.xml. Am I missing anything? Thanks Roberto

        <basemaps>
            <layer label="Base Map" type="tiled" visible="true" alpha="1"
                        url="http://devn19/ArcGIS/rest/services/CanadaMercator_2010/MapServer"/>
        </basemaps>

        <operationallayers>
            <layer label="CML Loans" type="dynamic" visible="true"
               url="http://devn19/ArcGIS/rest/services/emili_ho_loans_dev/MapServer"/>

           <layer label="CML loans only" type="feature" visible="true" alpha="1"
                 info="widgets/InfoTemplates/SimpleInfoWinWidget.swf"
                 infoconfig="widgets/InfoTemplates/CML_loans.xml"
                    url="http://devn19/ArcGIS/rest/services/emili_ho_loans_dev/FeatureServer/0"/>
        </operationallayers>

DasaPaddock · ‎10-11-2010

Have you tried using this url instead?
http://devn19/ArcGIS/rest/services/emili_ho_loans_dev/MapServer/0

RobertoFigueroa · ‎10-12-2010

Have you tried using this url instead?
http://devn19/ArcGIS/rest/services/emili_ho_loans_dev/MapServer/0

I have tried MapServer instead of FeatureServer but still the layer does not display.

Is it necessary to have the layer published as a feature service, as opposed to a map service, in order to read that layer as "feature" type in the config.xml file? We are currently in ArcGIS Server 9.2, not 10.0, so we cannot publish a feature service.

Thanks

DasaPaddock · ‎10-12-2010

A map service is fine. You only need a feature service if you need to edit the layer.

Is "Query" listed as a supported operation at the bottom of the page at:
http://devn19/ArcGIS/rest/services/emili_ho_loans_dev/MapServer/0

RobertoFigueroa · ‎10-12-2010

A map service is fine. You only need a feature service if you need to edit the layer.

Is "Query" listed as a supported operation at the bottom of the page at:
http://devn19/ArcGIS/rest/services/emili_ho_loans_dev/MapServer/0

yes, it says "Supported Operations: Query Layer"

DasaPaddock · ‎10-12-2010

Does the layer have a min or max scale value?

If you use a tool like HttpFox, do you see a /query request being sent to the layer?

RobertoFigueroa · ‎10-12-2010

Does the layer have a min or max scale value?

If you use a tool like HttpFox, do you see a /query request being sent to the layer?

RobertoFigueroa · ‎10-12-2010

when I open this URL associated with the GET request

http://devn19/ArcGIS/rest/services/CML_loans_only/FeatureServer/0?f=json

I get the following error:

{"error":{"code":500,"message":"Server Error - Object reference not set to an instance of an object.","details":[]}}

DasaPaddock · ‎10-12-2010

I'm confused now. I thought you were trying to load this layer:
http://devn19/ArcGIS/rest/services/emili_ho_loans_dev/FeatureServer/0
but you don't have 10, so you were going to try:
http://devn19/ArcGIS/rest/services/emili_ho_loans_dev/MapServer/0

Is this correct? Also, can you try clicking the "Query Layer" link and see what happens when you query the layer using the html form with a where clause of something like 1=1?

RobertoFigueroa · ‎10-12-2010

Sorry ...I am using a new map service (CML_loans_only) with only one layer in the MXD now. Just trying to see if that would make a difference in the viewer.
Also, I hadn't cleared the cache in ArcGIS REST services and therefore was still requesting a .....FeatureServer/0 as opposed to MapServer/0, even though the config.xml had been changed to MapServer/0. Now after clearing the REST services cache, the viewer is loading:

http://devn19/ArcGIS/rest/services/CML_loans_only/MapServer/0?f=json but still no points are displayed in the viewer.

When you query under http://devn19/ArcGIS/rest/services/CML_loans_only/MapServer/0/query and try where 1=1, the query layer operation does return results

My map tag section in the config.xml is now:

<map initialextent="-16000000 6000000 -6000000 10000000" top="40">

    <basemaps>
      <layer label="CMHC Base Map" type="tiled" visible="true" alpha="1"
      url="http://devn19/ArcGIS/rest/services/CanadaMercator_2010/MapServer" />
    </basemaps>

    <operationallayers>
      <layer label="Homeowner Loans" type="dynamic" visible="true"
       url="http://devn19/ArcGIS/rest/services/emili_ho_loans_dev/MapServer" />

       <layer label="CML loans" type="feature" visible="true" alpha="1"
       info="widgets/InfoTemplates/SimpleInfoWinWidget.swf"
       infoconfig="widgets/InfoTemplates/CML_loans.xml"
       url="http://devn19/ArcGIS/rest/services/CML_loans_only/MapServer/0"/>

    </operationallayers>
</map>

Layer does not display as a &quot;feature&quot; type in ArcGIS Flex viewer 2.1

Layer does not display as a "feature" type in ArcGIS Flex viewer 2.1