Jumping into widget-olgy

[Anonymous User]

Original User: Richmondgis

Ok,  I have a test flex site up and running using the application builder.  All seems good there.....Now I would like to add some simple functionality and my first several attempts have failed (imagine that!).

My goal:

• To have a flex site that shows my County's parcels and streets overlaid on a basemap.  Done!


• To add another layer of pre-identified parcels based on attribute criteria.  Done ( I am joining a copy of the orginal parcel layer (which is an SDE view) to an excel table.  This table will be populated with parcel infomation as parcel are included in the selection)  I did get this to work, but not sure if using a join in this instance would be the best idea moving forward.  I might retreat into using a complete separate layer in this instance (shapefile).


• the end user of this flex site would need to be able to search for a property (pin, owner, and/or address) and auto zoom to property - then click a button (widget?) to buffer the pre-identified properties (as provided in the other layer) and determine if the property found from the search falls within a 1 mile buffer of those pre identified  properties.

The purpose of this site is to help folks determine if thier property falls wthin a Voluntary Agricultural District (VAD).

I have tried creating a buffer tool using model builder in ArcMap, and published the tool to the ArcServer. I am not sure I am loading it correctly into the flex application as it does not work.  I have reveiwed several posts on this and related subjects, and seem to think I am missing a critical part of this development process.  Can a published tool be directley used in the flexviewer?  Is there a step or two I am not seeing?

Any pointers, suggestions, advice would be most helpful.  I have used a published tool before in manager, but it has been a while.  I really would like to get more knowledgeable in the flex environment.  Thanks in advance for reading and hopefully repsonding to this thread.

James Armstrong

[Anonymous User · Accepted solution]

Original User: GISProgrammer9

Robert's widget will do what you need:
http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=5d4995ccdb99429185dfd8d8fb2a513e

[JamesArmstrong]

Thanks,  I have seen this widget and thought it would work for the search.  My real issue was the buffering tool, but now I am think that I can create this buffer layer myself and serve it out as a static.  I guess I was more intereted in figure out how to do it, than I was in getting the information out. 

I will post back to this thread when I get close to finishing.

thanks again

JEA

[Anonymous User]

Original User: GISProgrammer9

Thanks,  I have seen this widget and thought it would work for the search.  My real issue was the buffering tool, but now I am think that I can create this buffer layer myself and serve it out as a static.  I guess I was more intereted in figure out how to do it, than I was in getting the information out. 

I will post back to this thread when I get close to finishing.

thanks again

JEA

If I understood your workflow correctly, Robert's e-search will do the buffering you need. No need to go the geoprocessing part, and yes it it not very intuitive as you have found out the hard way.