10038: Data Frame uses the Maplex Label Engine

You are using the Maplex Label Engine for computing labels on the fly. The Maplex Label Engine does an excellent job placing labels on the fly but will decrease performance due to the calculations involved. For this reason, the Maplex Label Engine is recommended only for cached map services when publishing map services. When working with a basemap layer, the Maplex Label Engine may decrease performance of map display between pan and zoom operations.

Solutions

Check the drawing performance for your layer or basemap layer in ArcMap. If you are publishing, check the drawing performance for your service in the Preview window.

Learn more about working with basemap layers or previewing your service

NoteNote:

The use of the Maplex Label Engine can cause the cache generation process to give slow throughput. Though caching is mostly a one-time effort that can help clients get fast access to beautiful high-quality cartographic maps, the cache-building process is also memory and CPU-intensive. Ensure that the sufficient RAM is available while generating the cache for the service. If more RAM cannot be acquired, then use the Standard Label Engine to generate the cache, or you can use the Maplex Label Engine to create annotation and then use the annotation in the cache.

More information

There are three options for generating map text:

See An overview of working with text for more information.

3/4/2014