NIM038599 for ArcGIS Server (.NET)

Bug ID Number	NIM038599
Submitted	September 18, 2008
Last Modified	April 2, 2025
Applies to	ArcGIS Server (.NET)
Version found	9.3
Operating System	Windows OS
Operating System Version	2003
Status	Known Limit

Additional Information

No Public Explanation

Workaround

The field visibility, aliases and primary display field can be set in ArcGIS Server Manager on a per web application basis.<a href="http://webhelp.esri.com/arcgisserver/9.3/dotNet/selecting_svcs_display.htm" target="_blank">http://webhelp.esri.com/arcgisserver/9.3/dotNet/selecting_svcs_display.htm</a> Setting properties for sublayers inside a layerClicking a sublayer inside a layer reveals additional properties for that sublayer. You'll see three categories of properties: Symbols, Records, and Fields. These properties allow you to specify how you want to draw and display attribute information for features in the sublayer. The Web Mapping Application uses these settings when identifying features and displaying task results as Map Tips.SymbolsThe Symbols category represents how the layer should draw its features found through executing a task, like the Search or Query Attributes task. These symbols are only used when drawing task results. Draw with - Allows you to choose a symbol to represent the feature. This symbol displays over the feature and represents the feature. For point layers, you can choose from one of the many point symbols available with Manager. For line and polygon layers, you can set the specific properties such as a line color, polygon color and so on. Highlight with - Allows you to choose the symbol to highlight the feature, for example, when displaying its Map Tip. You may want to choose the same symbol as "Draw with" in a more vibrant color or larger size. FieldsThe Fields category controls the display of field attributes for the layer when viewed in tabular form, such as when printing task results. You can check those fields that should be visible and type in a more user friendly name with the field alias. The primary display field is used to summarize the record. For example, the Identify tool uses the primary display field in its results to help the user quickly recognize the record returned. Typically, the primary display field is a name field. For ArcGIS Server map services, the settings you initially see in the Fields category reflect the field aliases, visibility, and primary display field as defined in the source map document (.mxd) for the map service. The settings you specify in Manager override the map document settings only for the particular Web application you're creating. If you want to reuse these settings in other Web applications, you should consider setting the field properties in the source map document using ArcMap instead of setting them in each Web application in Manager.For services that are not ArcGIS Server services and don't provide field settings, all fields are visible by default and the alias is the same as the field name. The primary display field is set by default to the first string field with "name" in it. If no such field is found, it is the first string field. If there are no string fields, it is the first numeric field.