1. Publishing GIS Services to ArcGIS Server
Atma Mani, Susan Tran, Tushar Jadhav

2. Agenda Introduction Publishing workflow - Configuring services
- Service definition files: What are they and how to use them?
- Registering data with ArcGIS Server data store
Consuming services
Automating publishing workflows using Python
Publishing GIS Services to ArcGIS Server

3. Introduction
Publishing GIS Services to ArcGIS Server

4. Sharing GIS content on the web
Share geographic information using the web
Make geographic data available instantly across multiple devices and platforms
Allow simultaneous editing of geographic data irrespective of their physical location
Work on projects collaboratively
ArcGIS
Publishing GIS Services to ArcGIS Server

5. Map service layers Basemap service layers Operational service layers
Reusable background service
Provide context for operational layers
Operational service layers
Interactive
Visual representation of GIS data
Provide functions that meet a business need
Publishing GIS Services to ArcGIS Server

6. Publishing a Simple Map Service
Demo
Publishing a Simple Map Service
Publishing GIS Services to ArcGIS Server

7. Publishing Workflow
Publishing GIS Services to ArcGIS Server

8. Service publishing workflow
Service deployed and started
Publishing process
Publish
Share as service
Configure Properties
Analyze
Errors No
Stage
Yes
Fix
Exit
Save an sd draft or discard
Publishing GIS Services to ArcGIS Server

9. Choosing a server Portal ArcGIS Server In Cloud
ArcGIS Online
Desktop
ArcGIS Server On-Premises
Portal
Publishing GIS Services to ArcGIS Server

10. Service capabilities Depend on server and licensing Network Analysis
Mapping
Tiled Mapping
Mobile Data Access
Feature Access
Open Standards
Publishing GIS Services to ArcGIS Server

11. Common service capabilities
Mapping
Dynamic
Server needs to retrieve data
Option to cache
Tiled Mapping (cached)
Pre-rendered tiles at different scales
Improved performance
Feature Access
Serve feature geometry and symbology
Allows for editing and querying
1:250,000
1:500,000
1:1,000,000
Publishing GIS Services to ArcGIS Server

12. Analyzers Help to Three types Provide access to the help and solutions
Identify critical errors
Create optimized map services
Three types
Errors
Warnings
Information Messages
Provide access to the help and solutions
Publishing GIS Services to ArcGIS Server

13. Organization* Groups Everyone My Content
Sharing items
Must be signed into ArcGIS Online or your portal
Organization*
Groups
Everyone
My Content
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14. Service Definition File
Desktop
ArcGIS Online/ ArcGIS Server
Service Definition
Map
Data
Service
Publish
(Optional)
Service Configuration
Map
Publishing GIS Services to ArcGIS Server

15. Consuming services ArcGIS Server Mobile Apps Web Apps Desktop
ArcGIS Online
ArcGIS Server
Publishing GIS Services to ArcGIS Server

16. Publishing a Cached Map Service From a Service Definition File
Demo
Publishing a Cached Map Service From a Service Definition File
Publishing GIS Services to ArcGIS Server

17. Managing Service Data
Publishing GIS Services to ArcGIS Server

18. Data is copied to server when publishing Method 2:
Managing Service Data
Method 1:
Data is copied to server when publishing
Method 2:
Register your data folders and databases with the server
Publishing GIS Services to ArcGIS Server

19. Data copied automatically
Managing Service Data
Method 1:
Data is copied to server when publishing
Publisher’s machine
ArcGIS Server
Publish
References
Data
References
Data
Data copied automatically
during publishing
ArcGIS Server
system directory
Publishing GIS Services to ArcGIS Server

20. Register your data folders and databases with the server
Managing Service Data
Data Store Registration
Method 2:
Register your data folders and databases with the server
Three registration options:
Referenced
Replaced
Managed Database
Publishing GIS Services to ArcGIS Server

21. Publishing a Service with Referenced Data
Demo
Publishing a Service with Referenced Data
Publishing GIS Services to ArcGIS Server

22. Referenced Publisher and server work with the SAME data When to use:
Data Store Registration
Publisher and server work with the SAME data
When to use:
To avoid having a copy of data placed on server
Publisher’s machine
ArcGIS Server
Publish
References Data
References Data
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23. Registering a Replaced Data Store
Demo
Registering a Replaced Data Store
Publishing GIS Services to ArcGIS Server

24. synchronizing changes
Replaced
Data Store Registration
Publisher and server work with DIFFERENT data
When to use:
To maintain a separate copy of the data on server
Publisher’s machine
ArcGIS Server
Publish
Geodata service for
synchronizing changes
References
Data
References
Data OR
Data copied manually
before publishing
Publishing GIS Services to ArcGIS Server

25. Data copied automatically
Managed Database
Data Store Registration
Service data is managed for you
When to use:
Publishing a Feature Service or a transaction-enabled Web Feature Service (WFS-T)
Must be an enterprise geodatabase
Data copied automatically
during publishing
Managed
Enterprise geodatabase
ArcGIS Server
Publisher’s machine
Publish
References
Data
Publishing GIS Services to ArcGIS Server

26. Referenced Replaced Managed Database Managing Service Data
Data Store Registration
Referenced
Publisher and server work with same data
Replaced
Publisher and server work with different data
Managed Database
Publishing service type requires an enterprise GDB
Publishing GIS Services to ArcGIS Server

27. Automating Publishing Using Python Scripts
Publishing GIS Services to ArcGIS Server

28. Arcpy library CreateMapSDDraft() StageService_server()
UploadServiceDefinition_server()
Open and modify MXD
Set up the variables
Create and analyze SDDraft, optionally modify XML
Configure the service
Stage and publish Map Service
Stage into a SD file
Publish as service
Publishing GIS Services to ArcGIS for Server

29. Publishing using Python
Demo
Publishing using Python
Publishing GIS Services to ArcGIS Server

30. If you get a consolidation error, check:
Tips & Tricks
If you get a consolidation error, check:
There’s enough space on the publisher/server machine
Path names are not too long
The appropriate extension is enabled
If publishing services that reference enterprise data
Ensure you install the appropriate database client libraries on both the client and server machines
Be sure the ArcGIS Server account has the appropriate permissions to the database
Videos
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31. Publishing allows you users: Publishing workflow is the same
Summary
Publishing allows you users:
To share and use gis resources via the web
Publishing workflow is the same
Configure the service`
Analyze the service
Publish/Stage the service
Data store ensures data is accessible to the server
Ability to automate the publishing workflow
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