Latest Contributions by ZianChoy

When I removed a feature layer with a heatmap renderer in the latest version of the 3.x JS API, nothing appeared in the map after adding it back. You can reproduce the problem by going to https://developers.arcgis.com/javascript/3/sandbox/sandbox.html?sample=renderer_heatmap_weighted  and making a tweak to the valCtrl.addEventListener function. Insert the following as the first line in the function:           map.removeLayer(heatmapFeatureLayer); And put this line right above the call to redraw():           map.addLayer(heatmapFeatureLayer); Then, click the refresh button and try moving a slider or unchecking a checkbox in the map. Nothing will appear in the map. In my real application, I have ~6 different groups of layers that get swapped in and out of the map depending on the displayed attribute. For instance, 1 group might show the "Geocoder" string attribute with only 1 layer and another group might show a "Derived Number" attribute with 3 layers. What would be the best way to overcome this bug in the JS API? ... View more

I have an ArcPy script that calls ConvertWebMapToMapDocument—Help | Documentation and passes it an AGS file. In the old days, the AGS file was linked to a specific instance of AGS (e.g. URL of "https://TerriblePun.datacenter.local:6443/arcgis" + username/password of an AGS user account). Now, my company is going to Portal 10.7.1 and becoming a little more highly available so I want to use a URL that looks more like "https://BoringPublicSubdomain.example.net/fw_arcgisportal" + username/password of a Portal account. That way, I don't have to maintain a different AGS file for each server that is running Server. What is the best way to allow access to secured map services from that function? I tried 3 ways to generate an AGS file and failed all 3 times. First, I tried to force ArcCatalog 10.7.1 to generate an AGS file with the above parameters. That failed. --------------------------- Add ArcGIS Server --------------------------- We were unable to connect to: https://arcgis.firstwatch.net/fw_arcgisportal. Error: Proxy server got bad address from remote server (verify the server is running). (status code 504). --------------------------- OK    --------------------------- Next, I tried using the local host file. 1. Add "127.0.0.1 FW_Local_AGS" on the server that will ultimately run the geoprocessing service. 2. Add "127.0.0.1 FW_Local_AGS" to my laptop's host file and fill in the IP address of the AGS server (not 127.0.0.1). 3. In ArcCatalog, use a URL of "https://FW_Local_AGS:6443/arcgis" + username/password of a Portal account That didn't work either. --------------------------- Add ArcGIS Server --------------------------- We were unable to connect to: https://FW_Local_AGS:6443/arcgis. Error: Bad syntax in request. (status code 400). --------------------------- OK    --------------------------- Finally, I repeated the host file idea with the Primary Site Administrator's account (I know this is a big security no-no but I also know that some things in AGS don't work right with federated Portal accounts). I got the same error: --------------------------- Add ArcGIS Server --------------------------- We were unable to connect to: https://FW_Local_AGS:6443/arcgis. Error: Bad syntax in request. (status code 400). --------------------------- OK    --------------------------- ... View more

Historically, my company has created cold standby versions of our AGS infrastructure by cloning the virtual machine (thereby creating Machine_2) and then keeping the data/services/configuration of Machine_2 synced. Since Common problems and solutions—Portal for ArcGIS (10.8) | Documentation for ArcGIS Enterprise  says that machines cannot be renamed, that approach will no longer work. Migrate to a new machine in ArcGIS Enterprise using the WebGIS DR tool  recommends using the WebGIS DR tool instead. Is there any way to avoid having to build an AGS/Portal/Data Store server from scratch prior to running the WebGIS DR tool? ... View more

In the 3.* API, I can turn on clustering and by default, "If you set a renderer with a colorInfo visual variable on a layer, for example, and enable clustering, then the clusters will average the numeric value driving the color visualization and shade the clusters based on the average value." Can I customize the symbology of the clusters so that they are more visually distinct from the unclustered features? For example, since clusters tend to be pretty big symbols, it would be nice if I could make the middle of the symbol transparent and let the user see the basemap underneath. ... View more

I uploaded a 3.28 JS API application as a ZIP to the JavaScript Optimizer over 1.5 hours ago and the Building screen still says "Waiting for the optimizer to finish." I haven't received an e-mail about the build either. In the past, I was able to get a completed build in under half an hour. What can I do to try to get a build? How can I tell the difference between a failed build and a build that's just really slow? ... View more

Does the Portal health check say that all is well if the federated hosting server (AGS) is still halfway through starting up all the ArcGIS Server processes? ... View more

There's some great instructions for installing Portal in AWS and hooking it up such that the fully qualified domain name/Windows Domain/certificates/public access work. Is there anything out there that describes what to do when the computer's fully qualified domain name is something like "test.InternalDomain.local" but the organization's public host name is something else like www.example.net and the certificate is issued to "*.example.net"? Assume that I am installing the latest version of Portal on the latest version of Windows Server. ... View more