I do thank you for your response and am not trying to be a pain here. When you say that it cannot direct connect are you saying that its downloading a set of data to use locally?
I imported shapefiles up to ArcGIS Online. It created a 'Shapefile' and 'Features' in my Org account....I used the 'Features' in my WebMap. Am I correct to say that the 'Features' will not show up in ArcExplorer? Do I have to reference the 'shapefiles' in Explorer? I tried this and they were not available to add into the WebMap. Is that the only way I can see how to store data in a different format...
Whats the IDNumber?
Is there somewhere I can go to get info on exactly what I need to do. How to get data into Org Account where it will be accessible from ArcExplorer? As I referenced in my prior post I would like to mimic the arcgis connection. What format are they stored in in ArcGIS online?
Thanks