ArcGIS Services can be used in LocalMaps to create custom searches and query parameters as well as build reports and feature queries. To do this, a new Portal connection must be established. A Portal in this sense is either ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Enterprise or a standalone ArcGIS Server and the services indexed are either ArcGIS Services, Tables or Locators.
In this section:
ArcGIS Online Datasources
1. To register your ArcGIS Online Organisation as a Datasource click Add Portal.
2. In the dialogue box, enter the following:
- Name: A name for your datasource. This is what will appear in the datasources table.
- URL: the URL to the REST endpoint of the ArcGIS Server you wish to add.
- Provider Type: This is the type of datasource being used. Select ArcGIS Online. This will enable you to search for and add Hosted Feature Layers from your organization.
- Security: This is the Security method you wish to use to access data from ArcGIS Online. If you only intend to register public services to use in LocalMaps, select None. You can then move to step 3. If you wish to use restricted services, select ArcGIS Online and then enter your administration Username and Password.
3. You can then test if the Service is valid by hitting the Test button. If the service is valid, a green tick will appear. If invalid, a red cross will appear and prevent the administrator from saving the service until corrected.
4. Click Save. The Datasource is then added to your main table.
Example of an ArcGIS Online entry below.
ArcGIS Enterprise Datasources
1. To register your ArcGIS Enterprise as a Datasource click Add Portal.
2. In the dialogue box, enter the following:
- Name: A name for your datasource. This is what will appear in the datasources table.
- URL: the URL to the REST endpoint of the ArcGIS Server that you wish to add.
- Provider Type: This is the type of datasource being used. Select ArcGIS Enterprise.
- Security: Select ArcGIS Enterprise.
- Portal URL: Enter the URL to your Portal along with administration Username and Password.
3. You can then test if the Service is valid by hitting the Test button. If the service is valid, a green tick will appear. If invalid, a red cross will appear and prevent the administrator from saving the service until corrected.
4. Click Save. The Datasource is then added to your main table.
Example of an ArcGIS Enterprise entry below.
ArcGIS Server Datasource
If your organisation is using a hybrid model e.g using ArcGIS Online Webmaps that contain services coming from your ArcGIS Server, you can register that standalone ArcGIS server in LocalMaps.
1. To register your ArcGIS Server as a Datasource click Add Portal.
2. In the dialogue box, enter the following:
- Name: A name for your datasource. This is what will appear in the datasources table.
- URL: the URL to the REST endpoint of the ArcGIS Server that you wish to add.
- Provider Type: This is the type of datasource being used. Select ArcGIS Server.
- Security: This is the Security method you wish to use to access data from an ArcGIS Server. If you only intend to use public services from your ArcGIS Server in LocalMaps, select None. You can then move to step 3. If you wish to use restricted services, select ArcGIS Server and then enter your administration Username and Password.
3. You can then test if the Service is valid by hitting the Test button. If the service is valid, a green tick will appear. If invalid, a red cross will appear and prevent the administrator from saving the service until corrected.
4. Click Save. The Datasource is then added to your main table.
Example of a standalone ArcGIS Server entry below.
Configure a service
Once a new portal is added, administrators can select what ArcGIS services, tables or locators they would like to use in Local Maps. To add services, click the “Services” button for the datasource you have just added. A new table will appear as per below – you may need to scroll down.
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Adding a service
To add a service, click “Add Service”. The following “Add Map\Feature Service” box will appear with a catalog tree of available services. Select the service you wish to add. This will then auto-populate the name and Layer URL text. Once saved, this will be added to the table.
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Adding a table
To add a service, click “Add Table”. The following “Add Table Service” box will appear with a catalog tree of available services. Select the table you wish to add. This will then auto-populate the name and Layer URL text. Once saved, this will be added to the table.
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Adding a locator
To add a locator, click “Add Locator”. The following “Add Geocode Service” box will appear with a catalog tree of available Geocoders. Select the locator you wish to add. This will then auto-populate the name and Layer URL text. Once saved, this will be added to the table.
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Editing a service
To edit an existing service, click the “Edit” button. Edit the service information and hit save to confirm your changes.
Adding an ArcGIS Enterprise Datasource
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Delete an ArcGIS Datasource
To delete an existing Datasource, administrators must first ensure there are no services from that ArcGIS Server being used in LocalMaps. When services are in use, the delete button will be greyed out and the Datasource cannot be removed.
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To delete an existing service, click the “Services” button for that datasource. A red cross in the “In Use” Column indicates that the service is not being used in LocalMaps. This can be deleted right away. A green tick indicates the service is in use.
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By clicking on the green tick, you will see where the service is used throughout LocalMaps eg in a feature query or in a report query etc. These instances where the service is in use must be deleted before you can remove the service and then datasource
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When the are no services in use, the delete button will be bold. When clicked, the following window will appear. After confirming yes, the Datasource will be deleted.
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