We have updated the Water Operations Dashboard.  This version is based on the ArcGIS API for Flex 1.2 libraries and the Sample Flex Viewer that was released on May 29th.   The Water Operations Dashboard is based on the Sample Flex Viewer with a few enhancments.  Identification Widget:  This widget allows the user to ...

I started typing this blog entry last week.  My original idea was to share 5 simple steps to set up the dashboard or Flex sample viewer.  Since then, two great things came up, the creating effective web maps seminar and an unbelievable flex guide from a user.  Both are discussed below with my original 5 steps. I recently had the ...

We have had many requests for the source code of the Water Utilities Dashboard.  This dashboard is based on the Sample Flex Viewer on the ArcGIS Server Resource Center.  From that sample, we have added a few new widgets and enhanced some others.  These updates will eventually be part of the Flex Sample Application, but until then, ...

So you want to add your own widget to the Dashboard, but you are unsure how. It is easier then you think. All you need to do is add the layer to display to a map document and then configure the widget. In the following example, I am going to walk through adding a new live layer widget. These widgets are the widgets that support the workorders, ...

So you like the dashboard, but you want it to look different, maybe give it that home town feel. Changing the icons and title is easier than you think.  All you need to do is update a few xml files.   Start with the Config.xml file in the root of the Flex application, located in ...