Latest Contributions by MarcWeinshenker1

I like the ability in the Site Manager to create many sites.  It's useful for working out different configuration options.  But, when I get a baseline configuration I want to expand on, there seems to be no way to make copy of it or import it when creating a new site, so I am recommending the ability to copy and/or import sites. ... View more

When I last spoke with Esri about this (don't recall how long ago), I was told that keeping locators in SDE was not good.  I have since moved my locators to a file GDB, with the location registered in ArcGIS Server as a data store, and all my problems with geocoding were resolved.  I'd prefer if they would do what it takes for locators to work properly when stored in SDE, though. ... View more

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Hey Owen, I'm not sure I can get you a tax credit for helping out, but thanks 😉 I see how your solution can work but it seems a bit of a work around relative to what I'd like to have, in particular because it displays differently from what would be a default home page.  In addition, while it is nice that search results can be refined by the pre-determined set of keywords which show up, I think it would be better when starting with a full set of available data if a user were able to search in their own way. Is the nature of how I want to apply the app a problem or in conflict with respect to how the app has been envisioned and designed? Thanks, Marc ... View more

Andrew, I wasn't the OP, but I just joined in on the topic.  Regarding how the results are returned now, perhaps I haven't found that yet sinceall I see is the Recent Data section, which I presume is not meant for showing everything available.  Perhaps you can instruct me on how to see a proper list as it is currently configured. [ edit -- now I see how to edit the widget for a Data List.  But the max number to display is 10 and I'm having trouble seeing what happens if there are more than 10 since it does not seem to be refreshing as I share or unshare services.  AND, would it be possible for the widget title to stick at the top so it does not disappear when scrolling?] To give you a better sense of what I am looking for as a starting point, it is a replacement for our current data download page at http://www.rockvillemd.gov/index.aspx?NID=682    When I learned of the Open Data app and how it would allow users to download data in various formats all derived from a single service, it seemed like a great way to save some effort on our end since we currently have to prepare all the various formats every time we update the data.  So, if I send users to our Open Data page, I would immediately like them to see a list of available data similar to our existing page.  Should that set of data be very large, such as for a larger organization, then searching may come into play to a larger degree. Thanks very much, Marc ... View more

Andrew, I truly do not believe that an "Administrator experience" is sufficient.  My expectation of the Open Data app was that I could link users there to see the full set of (local government) data we had to offer.  If users have to guess what we have by searching, it's a non-starter. Marc ... View more

Yesterday, Esri had a training webinar on Javascript tips, and someone asked about a viewer.  The answer was that they were indeed working on one and that it would be in public beta in March with expected release in July.  I'm assuming, based upon the very little information revealed, that it would be a counterpart to the Flex and Silverlight viewers.  I was shocked but happy to hear this, and I have to imagine they finally had to do something to address all the demand. ... View more

Andrew, Thanks.  If #2 is possible, then I think #1 should also be possible or at least desirable with anonymous access disabled.  That is, no matter how someone accesses one of my maps, if I've configured custom locators they should be available to all viewers no matter how they access a map.  That would be preferred behavior to me. Marc ... View more

Andrew, Thanks, but I think there is still a hitch.  My AGOL organizational account is not open to anonymous access, but it looks like yours is.  So, while I see the locator options in your map, they don't appear in mine even though they are publicly shared.  For example, this link which is a gallery map:  http://maps.rockvillemd.gov/gallery/map.html?webmap=24dbf8f910eb417fb1f649af128cae1c  and this link, which is the ArcGIS.com viewer version of the same map:  http://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=24dbf8f910eb417fb1f649af128cae1c   The only locator available seems to be the Esri locator. Thanks, Marc ... View more

I may be contradicted by someone else with information I'm not aware of, but I believe that because the map data services are accessed by a URL, anyone who loads your map into a browser can look at the communication stream to find the URL and then have access to your service.  When you create your services, about all you can do is make sure to reduce the amount of information exposed, e.g., by turning off fields in a data layer. ... View more

This problem seems to have arisen again even with scale dependence on individual layers in the mxd.  See this map: http://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=8ddca1f5c9b84b5e86dde74c638ca639 In the mxd there are three layers with sequential scale dependence to adjust symbology.  Clicking a feature for the popup will yield a set of three pages for each feature at the location (some features are stacked, so multiples of three will occur). Is this a bug, or is there some other configuration setting I need to account for? Thanks, Marc ... View more

Thank you Diana and Derek.  I'm not experienced enough to fully follow what you've done, but having something that works goes a long way.  Much appreciated. Marc ... View more