Latest Contributions by MikeMinami

I'm a little unclear on what you are asking. Are you asking about the security of ArcGIS Server services through their REST endpoint? Or are you asking about how secure your data is that gets uploaded to ArcGIS Online? If so, what kind of data are you uploading and how do you plan to use it? Thanks, Mike ... View more

The web application template only supports editing of ArcGIS Server feature services, not shapefiles stored in the map. Editing of shapefile features inside a web map is more limited than you might be thinking. Only the owner of a web map can edit the features from a shapefile. This is because shapefile features are stored in the web map. While another user could start editing features in your web map, they won't be able to save them back to your web map because you own it. They could only save a copy of the web map as their own. Even if we did support editing of the shapefile features in your published web application, the same restrictions would apply. A user would have to sign in with your username and password in order to save edits. ArcGIS Server feature services support multi-user editing. If the service is public, then anyone can edit it and the edits get saved back to the service. If the service isn't public, then users need to sign in to edit. Hope this explains why editing of shapefiles is not supported. Thanks, Mike ... View more

No there isn't really a way to download data from the map viewer. However, you can search ArcGIS Online for demographic data. For example, this dataset is a layer package that you can unpack with ArcGIS Desktop. http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=a00d6b6149b34ed3b833e10fb72ef47b At the top of the arcgis.com website, toggle the option to "Show web content only" to "show all content" Thanks, Mike ... View more

Eric, 1. Initially, a subscription does not support publishing a GP service. This is something we want to provide in the future, however. 2. I'm not clear what reporting capabilities you need and how they relate to the legend and ArcMap layout. 3. ArcGIS Server allows you to publish services. However, you can use the APIs to connect to and consume services. So they are separate products that work well together. Sorry, not being in sales and marketing, I'm not sure how these are sold. Probably best to contact your regional office. 4. Yes, an organizational subscription requires Desktop 10.1. Perhaps I could better answer your questions if you instead described the application you want to build and the functionality you want it to provide. Thanks, Mike ... View more

Downloading of data is not supported. In the future, we plan to support downloading of edited data as part of an  ArcGIS Online Organizational Subscription. One important thing to note about editing of shapefiles... While you can share your map with others and they can edit the data, they can't actually save their edits back to your map. They can save a copy of your map as their own with their data edits stored in it. The only way they'd be able to edit your map is if you're all using the same username/password to access the map. Thanks, MNike ... View more

Was this shapefile added directly to a web map or did you create a hosted feature service (using a beta subscription)? Thanks Mike ... View more

Linda, You have the same problem as Gordon above... Your zip file contains a folder that contains the shapefile files... the zip file should just contain the shapefile files without the extra folder hierarchy. Thanks, Mike ... View more

I found a few of the same NDGISHub layers and was able to add them and view them in the map. These are services are hosted by the state of North Dakota. It may have been that the services were not running when you accessed them. Thanks, Mike ... View more

I found these samples that might help... http://help.arcgis.com/en/webapi/javascript/arcgis/help/jssamples/map_dynamiclayerlist.html http://help.arcgis.com/en/webapi/javascript/arcgis/help/jssamples/map_explicitlayerlist.html Thanks, Mike ... View more

Yes, a lot of times, even with a transformation, there are offsets. Typically, if you research the transformation, it will describe the level of accuracy. Offsets occur because the mathematical transformation is not exact. Thanks, Mike ... View more

At this time, you can't transfer ownership of a group. This is an enhancement we're investigating for the future. There is no time table for its release, however. Thanks, Mike ... View more

Here is some background information on editing: http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisonline/help/#/About_editing_features/010q00000047000000/ Essentially, there are two types of editing. You can edit features you've added to the map, like shapefiles and CSVs or you can edit Feature Services hosted in ArcGIS Server.  For shapefiles and CSVs, you need to enable editing by clicking the arrow next to the name of the layer when viewing the Map Contents panel. You will then see an Edit button on the menu bar, allowing you to edit the features. Note that only you can edit the features and save it back to the map. While other people who view your map could similarly enable editing, they won't be able to save the changes to your map because they don't own it. They can only save their own copy. In the case of editing features in a Feature Service, everyone will be able to edit the service. Thanks, Mike ... View more

Randy, Are you talking about two people being able to change, for example, the layers in a web map? Subscriptions will not provide this ability. We have discussed the notion of shared ownership of items, which would allow multiple people to edit it, however there is no current plan to implement this feature. However, we are aware of the need, especially with respect to group, where everyone might want to edit an item. If you are talking about editing features, then shared editing of features is possible if the layer in the web map references a feature service. Thanks, Mike ... View more

Carolyn, Can you try to disable editing again? It should work. We updated the site yesterday to fix this problem. Thanks, Mike ... View more

Queries are supported on services hosted by ArcGIS Server--specifically, map and feature services that support queries. When a service is published to the server, the publisher of the service can define what the service supports. One option is whether to support queries. Thus, a publisher may choose to disable queries on a service, and thus, you can't execute a query against the data. Queries can be defined and run in ArcGIS Explorer Online, and are not currently supported in the ArcGIS.com map viewer. Here's a help topic that describes queries and how to tell if a particular service supports queries. http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisexplorer/help/#/About_queries/01560000001z000000/ Thanks, Mike ... View more