What's new in ArcGIS Viewer 3.3 for Flex

Version 3.3

This topic describes new functionality, enhancements, and changes for version 3.3. For previous releases, see:

• What was new in 3.2
• What was new in 3.1
• What was new in 3.0 (final, prerelease, and beta)
• What was new in 2.5
• What was new in 2.4
• What was new in 2.3 and 2.3.1
• What was new in 2.2
• What was new in 2.1

If you're a Flex developer, also see What's new (in the API).

Caution:

Upgrading from an earlier version? See Upgrading your configuration files.

Editing the source code and compiling the viewer on your own? See Upgrading your Flex Viewer code.

ArcGIS Viewer 3.3 for Flex

The following functionality, enhancements, and changes are new at version 3.3:

Functionality

• Built with version 3.3 of the ArcGIS API for Flex, which contains many API improvements including but not limited to:
  • Enhancements to Directions component.
  • Improved support for Portal for ArcGIS
• Improved Application Builder
  • Lots of minor enhancements to existing work flows.
  • Fixed issue where date fields in pop-ups would not format correctly if not defined in the configuration file - GitHub/105
  • Support easily adding Bing Maps as basemaps - GitHub/107 and NIM090118
  • Widget settings title inconsistent when locales switches - NIM087630
  • Properly remember {subdomains} when editing web tiled layers - NIM090214
  • Never enable Directions panel unless turned on - NIM090353
  • Allow changing URL for existing KML, CSV, GeoRSS, WMS, WMTS and Web tiled layers
  • Only numeric fields should be selectable on ChartWidget configuration - GLBOFC-000162
  • Better support for Portal for ArcGIS
  • Improved localization, including NIM090215
  Caution:

  There is a known-limit when working with Application Builder in Windows Server 2012. An HTTP error message may display while in the Preview tab. This will not affect the usability of the resulting web application or whether it can be deployed successfully.

• Improved Viewer
  • Improved localization.
  • Bug fixes
    • For more information, see the full list of all GitHub issues fixed in this release, see the list of GitHub fixed and closed issues. Here are a few:
      • Allow map services without matching features services to be shown in Attribute Table widget - GitHub/98 and forum post (also fixed in Application Builder).
      • Center and Extent URL parameters now support X,Y,[WKID] - GitHub/80
      • Unchecking sublayers should not uncheck parent layers - GitHub/102 and forum post.
      • Ensure layer visibility is properly synced across Edit widget, AttributeTable and the TOC component used in LayerList and MapSwitcher widget - GitHub/101
      • Addressed issue where <expandlayeritems> did not work consistently for LayerList and MapSwitcher widgets - GitHub/103
      • Only use supported items types, even if portal basemap gallery query returns other types of items - GitHub/113
      • Localize Yes, No, and Cancel for locales where Adobe/Apache does not provide a locale version of the Flex SDK - GitHub/115
      • Improve symbol support of feature collections for web maps created in ArcGIS Explorer Online - GitHub/117

Changes to be aware of when migrating from 3.2 to 3.3

• No known issues.

Widget enhancements and changes

Attribute Table widget changes

• Support changing the csv delimiter for csv exports - GitHub/90 and forum post.
• Improved support for attachments with long file names - GitHub/118
• GP results can be displayed in AttributeTable - GitHub/106
• Support <expandlayeritems> in both LayerList and MapSwitcher widgets - GitHub/103

Draw widget changes

• When drawing non-point features, the help tooltips are not displayed - GitHub/97 and forum post

Directions widget changes

• Remove default routing URL as this is now the default in the API - GitHub/108

Geoprocessing widget changes

• Support uploading local files for secured geoprocessing tasks- GitHub/120
• Support GP raster data layer as input parameters - GitHub/86
• Don't check unnecessarily for uploads capability if no input parameters use it - GitHub/96

LayerList widget changes

• Support <expandlayeritems> in both LayerList and MapSwitcher widgets - GitHub/103

MapSwitcher widget changes

• Support <expandlayeritems> in both LayerList and MapSwitcher widgets - GitHub/103

Navigation widget changes

• Disable navigation if the "map" has not loaded - GitHub/114

Print widget changes

• Support ArcGIS Server printing even if no formats or layouts are setup - GitHub/104