format output display

Dan Griffin

February 28, 2012 03:01

Hi,  I'm new to workflows.  I've managed to create a simple search workflow and display the query results using the Search for Schools demo.  It works well, now I'd like to format the layer icon and feature details of the results.  How do I go about formatting the output from my workflow?  Is this done in workflow designer or the site.xml?

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  Permanently deleted user

  February 28, 2012 06:11

  Hi Dan,

      Both the layer icon and the feature details are formatted in Essentials Manager; these details are independent of the workflow.

      - to edit the layer icon, open the site, go to the map and hit the edit button on the layer. You'll see Layer Icon URI on the Details tab.

      - to edit the feature details, you'll see Feature Label and Feature Description,  these are the items you want to edit. You may have to switch to the Fields tab and modify the configuration there to get the data you want. 

       This information is covered briefly in the REST Elements Administrator Guide on page 39.

  Here is a screenshots that will help guide you from the Charlotte ArcGIS Online sample site:

   /customer/servlet/servlet.FileDownload?file=00P6000000e8876EAA

  regards,

  Edmond

   

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  Dan Griffin

  February 28, 2012 06:43

  Thanks Edmond.  The map service and layer are already defined in my site.  However, the workflow results appear with the default globe icon and no feature description is displayed? 

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  Permanently deleted user

  February 28, 2012 06:46

  Sounds like an issue with your workflow. Are setting it to select the right layer number and id from your essentials REST service layer from your site.xml.

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  Permanently deleted user

  February 28, 2012 06:54

  + 1 with Nick on this one. Normally an issue if the layer or map service id's etc don't align for your URL referencing in the workflows. Sometimes a sticking point with the 'SelectFeatures' activity is where it asks for the mapservice id and layerid. Make you click on something else to save these id entries, and then save the workflow.. It's caught me out a few times. maybe it's just me /customer/servlet/servlet.FileDownload?file=00P6000000e87yAEAQ

  cheers

  G

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  Permanently deleted user

  February 28, 2012 07:00

  I used to do that all the time and would think I saved the changes. If you edit from the actual workflow flowchart make sure you click in the properties section so it saves your changes. 

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  Permanently deleted user

  February 28, 2012 07:08

  correct - editing in the Arguments section of the Properties for that activity is safer than the dialog that pops up doing essentially the same thing, but for some reason the changes don't always make it thru to the Arguments!!

  I thought it was just me! I feel better now ; )

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  Dan Griffin

  February 28, 2012 07:49

  Thanks for the tip.  I did in fact have the wrong map service id and layer id.

  Cheers!

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