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The following section lists and describes new features available for the WebFOCUS Adapter for Geographic Information Systems: ESRI ArcGIS Server.
Combining different map services, including tiled, dynamic, and Web Map Server (WMS), is supported.
You can use any map layer type to select items from other map layers using a buffer. For example, if you run a report by selecting a store or office, the adapter can issue a map query to retrieve all customers within 10 miles of the selected store.
If a data source has latitude and longitude values, you can use it to draw lines between common points. This enables you to create a map that includes, for example, lines from a repair shop to all customers who had something fixed there.
Support for polygon shapes enables the user to incorporate multiple points with a common unique feature key that describe a series of segments comprising polygon features. The shape is automatically completed, with a line drawn between the last point and the first point.
MaxFeatureItems allow the developer to extend the number of items that can be selected from the map layers.
When the map view changes, the transition is smoothly faded to the new image view. Keywords in the XML definition file are used to control how this transition occurs.
As of release 7.6.4, integration with map services hosted by ArcGIS Server is supported.
ArcGIS Server is a Geographic Information System (GIS) software package made by ESRI that is used to deploy web-oriented spatial data services.
Navigating to single records or a group of records in the Map Viewer is supported.
The toolbar can be manually positioned on the page by dragging it into the desired position using keywords in the XML definition file. The position is remembered for each user.
Passing the minimum and maximum latitude and longitude values on the URL will cause the map image to zoom to the area defined. This feature could be used to create custom map-marks that a user can use to navigate to areas of the map that have specific interest or importance. One example is providing each area manager a link to start the map viewer and automatically show the area of the map they are responsible for. The keywords to pass on the URL are:
When you enable this option in the GIS Definition Editor, the GIS Adapter enables you to see a pop-up message by dragging your mouse over points on the map.
For parameter layers (inbound), you can now use Shift+click and/or Ctrl+click to make multiple selections of map layer attributes. This creates a multi-field Master File description and FIX format FTM file. The values in the file correspond to the rectangle, circle, or buffered selection from the map. You can then use the data file as a JOIN statement parent to filter the child data.
By using the multi-attribute selection technique for inbound layers, you can generate reports and graphs directly against map layers.
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