Now Available: Geocortex Essentials 4.8.1
Geocortex Essentials 4.8.1 is now available on the (https://support.geocortex.com/essentialsGSCDownloads?productTitle=Essentials&sub-nav=downloads&main-nav=essentials) Downloads page. If you have any questions, please (To: communities@geocortex.com) let me know or contact our (To: support@geocortex.com) Technical Support team.
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Will this affect users using Bing Maps basemaps and versions earilier than 4.8? 0 -
Yes, all previous versions of Geocortex Essentials will be affected for sites using Bing Maps. 0 -
Now that these services have been taken down, here's what you'll see when loading a site with Bing Maps with Essentials 4.8.0 and earlier:
In the viewer, you'll see a 500 error:
_img_ alt="User-added image" src="https://latitudegeo--c.na53.content.force.com/servlet/rtaImage?eid=907f20000000SM7&feoid=Body&refid=0EMf2000000E3yH" _/_img_
An error occurred. ConfigurationLoadFailed/RequestError: Unable to load /Geocortex/Essentials/REST/viewers/../sites/Bing/viewers/BingMaps/virtualdirectory/Resources/Config/Default/Desktop.json.js status: 500
In Manager, when editing an existing site with a Bing Maps service, you'll see this error:
_img_ alt="User-added image" src="https://latitudegeo--c.na53.content.force.com/servlet/rtaImage?eid=907f20000000SM7&feoid=Body&refid=0EMf2000000E3yM"_/_img_
Authorization failed for map service "Aerial with Labels" (ID: 0). : Map service "0" was unable to initialize. Ensure that the key is correctly configured, and represents a valid Bing Maps key. Underlying error: The service mehod is not found.
If you're attempting to add a Bing Maps service to a site in Manager, you'll see this error:
_img_ alt="User-added image" src="https://latitudegeo--c.na53.content.force.com/servlet/rtaImage?eid=907f20000000SM7&feoid=Body&refid=0EMf2000000E3yR" _/_img_
Invalid key.0 -
In the Silverlight viewer, you'll see a critical viewer error:
_img_ alt="Critical viewer error in Geocortex Viewer for Silverlight when loading a site using Bing Maps." src="https://latitudegeo--c.na53.content.force.com/servlet/rtaImage?eid=907f20000000SNj&feoid=Body&refid=0EMf2000000E40c" _/_img_
The log view will provide additional details:
_img_ alt="Error log when a Silverlight viewer fails to load a site with Bing Maps." src="https://latitudegeo--c.na53.content.force.com/servlet/rtaImage?eid=907f20000000SNj&feoid=Body&refid=0EMf2000000E40h" _/_img_
Cannot open configuration file ('http://my.server.com/Geocortex/Essentials/REST/sites/BingSite/viewers/BingGVS/virtualdirectory/Config/Viewer.xml'). ---> System.Net.WebException: [HttpWebRequest_WebException_RemoteServer]
Unfortunately, this is an issue with Esri's Silverlight API, which has been retired and will not be updated to address this or other issues.0
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