Latest Contributions by KatherineDalton

Hi Drake, You're correct, we don't have that functionality in 3.0, only in 4.0 Beta and above. As for your original question, no, there is no way to "pass through" credentials at this time, but that is something that is part of our issue backlog. Katy ... View more

Hello Drake,If you are using Esri Maps for SharePoint Beta 2, we currently have a mechanism by which you can "persist credentials" in the web part. This was designed for the initial logging in for the map, but it might also work for the Locate workflow (I haven't tested this, though). If not, let us know and we can add it as an enhancement request.Hope that helps,Katy ... View more

Hi Carsten, I hope things are going well for you. This issue is still in our bug queue, and occurs with both the Silverlight and JavaScript-based web parts. I'll try to push to get this addressed for our 4.0 Final release, which looks like it will be later this year. Best, Katy ... View more

Hi Shannon, If you're logging in to the Map Center in SharePoint with the same login you used for ArcGIS Online, then the map should appear even if you have not shared it publically. If you have quite a few maps already you might need to go to the next page of maps as new maps are listed at the end, not the beginning. Hope that helps, Katy ... View more

Hi John, The most up-to-date help for the JavaScript-based Esri Maps Web Part is here: http://doc.arcgis.com/en/maps-for-sharepoint/esri-maps-web-part/about-the-esri-maps-web-part.htm. Yes, it is true that you no longer interact with the standard SharePoint ribbon, but much of the functionality is the same, with the exception of Printing, as you've noted. This is coming at a future release. In terms of general documentation, please let us know the additional info that you need. We don't yet have an SDK because extensibility is not yet available for the JavaScript-based web part. This is coming at our 4.0 Final release in Q4 of this year. We understand that constantly logging in is causing some problems. The issue here is that the web part MUST be in edit mode for the sign in credentials to be persisted. We are aware that the sign in dialog appears while the web part is not in edit mode and that this can be confusing. If you ensure you are in edit mode, then enter your credentials, and then click OK or Apply to save the changes, the credentials will be persisted in the web part for your session. Also, you can search for SharePoint videos on http://video.esri.com and find up-to-date quick videos on the new web part. Hope that helps, Katy ... View more

Hi Orry, Did you mean to post this in the Esri Maps for SharePoint forum? You might have better luck in one of the Desktop forums? Katy ... View more

Hi Anna, Esri Maps for SharePoint still uses the Silverlight 3.1 SDK; Version 3.2 is not supported. Hope that helps, Katy ... View more

Hi Rob, It sounds like you're using the Silverlight-based ArcGIS Map Web Part, is that correct? For the most part the only lag you should see is if you're loading feature layers with points and there are more points in the layer than are configured for retrieval. (See Feature Retrieval). I'm not sure about why a raster layer would have trouble loading. You could try running Fiddler or another web debugging tool and take a look at the traffic. Also, if you have an example you can share I'd be happy to check and see if it loads for me. You can always send me a private message with the url if needed. Katy ... View more

Hi Danny, Okay, so the MapWebPartStartupMapDocument.xaml file is the same idea as the Map.xml file from the SL Viewer. You should be able to add layers and renderers in there in almost the exact same way as the Map.xml file. The only thing is that it does *not* update existing web parts (there's an error in the doc that says it does update existing web parts). It only applies when creating new web parts. If you need a bit of guidance on how to structure the tags in the xaml file, you could create a map with most of the layers you need and then either view the page source or look at the page in SharePoint Designer. And in terms of re-use, I think you could create a site template once you have the web part configured that could be pushed out to different environments. I've attached a Word doc with the basic instructions. The Word doc shows the UI instructions, but note that you can also do it via the command line (you can probably google for those instructions; they're pretty standard). Hope that helps. Katy ... View more

Hello Regis, I hope you were able to resolve the installation problem, but if not, here is the fix: When running the workflow to connect to external data, you may encounter the error message, "Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.SqlServer.Types, Version=11.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=89845dcd8080cc91' or one of its dependencies." This error message occurs on systems with SQL Server 2008 which does not always provide version 11 of the Microsoft.SqlServer.Types assembly. This error message should only occur with SharePoint 2010. Follow the steps below to install version 11 of the Microsoft.SqlServer.Types assembly to the Global Assembly Cache (GAC) of the SharePoint server machine. Download the Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP1 Feature Pack from http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35580 When prompted to choose the download, select "ENU\x86\SQLSysClrTypes.msi" or "ENU\x64\SQLSysClrTypes.msi", depending whether the server is 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64). Save the file to the server machine and then run it. Restart IIS. Hope that helps, Katy ... View more

Hi Kerry, We've seen this and have a work item logged for it. Unfortunately there is no workaround at this time. Also, since this issue is specific to the Silverlight-based ArcGIS Map Web Part, I don't have any definitive answers as to whether it will be addressed. Our resources are focused on the newer JavaScript-based web part and we're still determining the level of support for the Silverlight-based web part. Katy ... View more

Hi Danny, So the MapWebPartStartupMapDocument actually doesn't change existing map web parts, but is only applied when creating *new* map web parts. Are you saying you don't want the end user to have to add a specific layer themselves? You could create a tool that they click to add the layer so they don't have to go searching for it? Actually you might do better with a behavior that looks to see whether the layer is there when the map loads and then adds it if not. That way there is no required user interaction. Options like that would be better than programmatically editing the xml files. And with SharePoint, you can export/copy a site template to reuse...is this what you are talking about with moving between multiple environments? Katy ... View more

Hi Danny, Our recommendation is that you use the UI to load layers whenever possible. In SharePoint, this means you have to have the map web part in Edit mode and then add the layers and then click OK or Apply on the properties pane (and you usually have to save the actual site page, too). Now, it sounds like you have a Silverlight shop, which is fine, but we'd like to encourage you to begin looking at the JavaScript-based Esri Maps Web Part that was released with Esri Maps for SharePoint 3.0. The JavaScript-based web part is where we are focusing our development efforts for the future. Katy ... View more

Hi Danny, The ArcGIS Map Web Part is designed to let you configure layers and then save those so that they appear the next time; Are you looking for functionality above and beyond this? If you need to specify the layers ahead of time via a configuration file you'll actually need to use the MapWebPartStartupMapDocument in the Configuration Files. http://doc.arcgis.com/en/maps-for-sharepoint/arcgis-map-web-part/configure-the-default-map.htm Hope that helps, Katy ... View more

Hi Atsuhito, We'll have a set of files that reside locally if you're in a situation where you are using Portal and are disconnected. The workflow will be similar to the section "Working in an offline environment" from Esri Maps for Office. http://doc.arcgis.com/en/maps-for-office/help/configure-esri-maps.htm Katy ... View more