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It's possible to add a layer as a basemap in ArcGIS.com by checking the check box use as baselayer:

Use as base Layer

But when I consume the map using:

var mapDeferred = esri.arcgis.utils.createMap("<guid>", "map", {
 mapOptions: {
 slider: true,
 nav: false
 }
 });

the basemap don't show up, is there any rules that define what content can be used as a basemap?

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asked Oct 4, 2011 at 14:57
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  • one quick question, after u added the required Web Service as basemap, were you able to customize it and enable popups on it? In the same manner as we can do when we add a simple shapefile and then enable popups on it. I tried but it seems that if you want to add a shapefile as a basemap, the enable popup feature is no more available. This is the question that I posted, gis.stackexchange.com/questions/31825/… Commented Aug 20, 2012 at 21:58

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Yes, this is definitely possible, here's an example:

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
 <head>
 <meta charset="utf-8">
 <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=7,IE=9" />
 <meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1,user-scalable=no"/>
 <title></title>
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://serverapi.arcgisonline.com/jsapi/arcgis/2.5/js/dojo/dijit/themes/tundra/tundra.css">
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://serverapi.arcgisonline.com/jsapi/arcgis/2.5/js/esri/dijit/css/Popup.css">
 <style>
 html, body { height: 100%; width: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
 #map{ margin: 0; padding: 0; }
 </style>
 <script>var dojoConfig = { parseOnLoad: true };</script>
 <script src="http://serverapi.arcgisonline.com/jsapi/arcgis/?v=2.5"></script>
 <script>
 dojo.require("dijit.layout.BorderContainer");
 dojo.require("dijit.layout.ContentPane");
 dojo.require("esri.map");
 dojo.require("esri.arcgis.utils");
 var map;
 esri.config.defaults.geometryService = new esri.tasks.GeometryService('http://sampleserver3.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/Geometry/GeometryServer');
 function init() {
 var agol_map = new esri.arcgis.utils.createMap("c11215b898ec46369f855c82b28fc65e", "map", {
 mapOptions: {
 slider: true,
 nav:false
 }
 });
 agol_map.addCallback(function(response) {
 // Keep a reference to the map
 map = response.map;
 dojo.connect(dijit.byId('map'), 'resize', function() { 
 dojo.connect(dijit.byId('map'), 'resize', map, map.resize);
 });
 });
 }
 dojo.ready(init);
 </script>
 </head>
 <body class="tundra">
 <div data-dojo-type="dijit.layout.BorderContainer" 
 data-dojo-props="design:'headline',gutters:false" 
 style="width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;">
 <div id="map" 
 data-dojo-type="dijit.layout.ContentPane" 
 data-dojo-props="region:'center'"> 
 </div>
 </div>
 </body>
</html>

Update: The key is to add a default geometry service:

esri.config.defaults.geometryService = new esri.tasks.GeometryService('http://sampleserver3.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/Geometry/GeometryServer');
answered Oct 4, 2011 at 16:07

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