Handling more JDBC connections with Dekho
Dekho can handle a lot of JDBC connections. Most users store their data using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 or Oracle. What happens if you want to connect to some other type of databases?
Invoking custom-made URLs in Dekho.
I often get asked about ways to improve customer experience with Dekho.
In this blog post, I will explain a few tricks to start Dekho with specific commands. These commands can save time, or perform complex query operations on startup. The advanced URLs can be used in a simple shortcut or within a 3rd party application to perform basic integration.
Next Melbourne Developer Meetup Scheduled!
Esri Australia are pleased to announce our third Dev Meet up here in Melbourne, on the 23/05/2013.
We have talks lined up covering Twitter Maps, Esri’s new ‘Web Map’ Standard, Geo-fences and ArcGIS Mobile.
If you have something to share, then please sign-up for a 10-minute Lightning Talk.
For more information and to join the group go to:
http://www.meetup.com/ESRI-Australia-Dev-Meetup-Melbourne/
Some of our resident Dekho Devs will be present also (so come along with any questions you may have).
John H
Data Editing with Dekho
Introduction
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Feature services allow you to serve features over the Internet and perform edits that can be applied to the server.
Feature services provide templates that can be used for an enhanced editing experience on the client.
Data from relationship classes and nonspatial tables can also be queried and edited using feature services.
This article will assist you in getting your Dekho users in edit mode.
Improve rendering speed of Dekho Maps.
“My Dekho map is slow, what can I do to improve speed?”
One layer or one map service can sometimes slow everything else down. It can be network issues, a server max’ed out of capacity, or poor database response. How can we pin-point where the bottleneck is? There are a number of useful tool available for profiling ESRI maps.
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Resolving issues with LDAP nested groups
If you are on Win 2008 R2 / (sp1) and have nested groups in your LDAP store, it’s important to read this. There has been a bug around Microsoft kernel when applications create loop back sockets. An Exception generally appear on Dekho log as below. This problem will be there until you restart your LDAP service. Even though this depends on how frequently you access your LDAP store, it’s recommended to install Microsoft hotfix from here.
[Root exception is java.net.SocketException: No buffer space available (maximum connections reached?): connections
Furthermore we’ve fixed one scenario that could leak LDAP connections from Dekho server. This fix was released with 4.0.5.
Dekho 4.0.5
Dekho 4.0.5 maintenance release has just been packaged and will shortly be available for download. You’ll receive an email with details on where you can download the release later in the week.
What’s in Dekho 4.0.5
This maintenance release offers further usability and performance enhancements, including:
- Improved search queries when layer order changes;
- Enhanced Crystal Reports functionality;
- Enhanced LDAP server connection reliability;
- Upgraded printing functionality for external access; and
- Enhanced performance when using a Query Layer from a SQL database
The full list of reported issues resolved in Dekho 4.0.5 is available in the Dekho Release Notes.
DEPLOYING INTEGRATION
After enabling Dekho integration, some customers’ client browsers may get an error. This post will help you understand why it his happening and how you can find a solution.
Dekho 4.0.4
Dekho 4.0.4 maintenance release has just been packaged and will shortly be available for download. You’ll receive an email with details on where you can download the release later in the week.
What’s in Dekho 4.0.4
This maintenance release offers further usability and performance enhancements, including:
- Improved Dekho URL access to printing and reporting;
- Inclusion of editing functionality in Dekho standard licence;
- Enhanced OneSearch configuration; and
- Updated Kerberos functionality.
The full list of reported issues resolved in Dekho 4.0.4 is available in the Dekho Release Notes.
Printing Legends – Common Problems/Workarounds
Lets get straight to it:
Problem: Legend spills off page
A common issue, particularly with maps that have a large number of layers or layers with thematic symbology.
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oneSearch configuration – Searching for more than 10 characters
If you use oneSearch queries and have come across a problem when you type more than 10 characters in the search text and oneSearch does not find any record, this small change in configuration might help you. In this case if you type in 10 or less than 10 characters, oneSearch will return results. Read more >>
