Welcome to ArcGIS Viewer for Flex
http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/flex-viewer/concepts/
Overview:
- Ready to deploy GIS Web client mapping application for ArcGIS Server built with the ArcGIS API for Flex.
- Easily configurable to meet custom business needs and requirements - no programming skills required to deploy.
- Viewer functionality is defined by widgets - many core widgets are included.
- New functionality can be created with custom widgets developed using the ArcGIS API for Flex.
The ArcGIS Viewer for Flex is a ready-to-deploy configurable client application built with the ArcGIS API for Flex. It is Esri's solution for creating customized GIS-enabled Web mapping applications, without requiring programming. It is designed to work with ArcGIS Server and ArcGIS Online Web services. It supports the new capabilities offered at ArcGIS Server 10 (e.g., Web editing, support for time aware data).
With the ArcGIS Viewer for Flex, users can quickly create and deploy a custom GIS Web mapping application that supports: data display, interactive querying, Web editing, data extraction, geocoding, and printing. Functionality in the Viewer is based on an extensible widget programming model. Widgets are portable code blocks that provide functionality in the Viewer in a modular fashion; they can be easily added to or removed from the Viewer as needed. Many widgets are included with the ArcGIS Viewer for Flex. Additional widgets (and therefore, new custom functionality) can be developed using the ArcGIS API for Flex.
After downloading the Viewer application and placing its component files into the appropriate location (see Getting Started with the ArcGIS Viewer for Flex), the Viewer can be used immediately. It enables users to easily set up, configure, and deploy a Web client mapping application that works with their own ArcGIS Server Web services and data content from ArcGIS Online. It also supports accessing published Web Maps from ArcGIS.com. It is designed with the "non-developer" in mind; in other words, no programming skills are required to set up and build a Web client application. The Viewer application is conceptually like a site starter template; users edit XML configuration files to customize the appearance, functionality, and data contents of the Viewer.
The ArcGIS Viewer for Flex also enables users with developer skills to extend the core Viewer functionality by creating new widgets using the ArcGIS API for Flex. Organizations and Web application designers are able to quickly and easily deploy custom business solution applications.
Configure and Customize
- Configure
- You can configure the compiled and ready-to-use ArcGIS Viewer for Flex by changing colors and styles, specifying the map services to use and which widgets to include.
- Customize
- As a Flex developer, you can customize (extend) the viewer based on the source code for the ArcGIS Viewer for Flex. See the Developer's Guide.
Next step: Getting Started