Share as Web Layer to SQL Server

Question

We have data on a SQL Server Database. How do we have the data on SQL Server show up in Portal? We have it registered at a data store, but no data shows up in Portal.

Also, is there a way, when a user in ArcGIS Pro shares a layer as a web layer, that it copies the data into the SQL Server? or choose where it is copied?

Scott_Tansley · Answer

Hey.  Registering the SQL Server as a datastore doens't put it into Portal, as such.  The datastore is like a 'check' to make sure that your ArcGIS Server can communicate with a database.  Once you've created the data store registration in Server Manager (or Portal) you need to author a map in pro, and then share that as a Web Layer, and specificlaly as a Map Image Layer.  Once, the Map Image Layer is published, then it will be available to Portal.

ZachBodenner · Answer

Hi Jeff,

When you say your database is registered, do you mean in the server manager, or have you gone through the process of adding a data store as an item in Portal itself?

As to your second question, when sharing a web layer, you can copy the contents to your web server by selecting "Copy All Data:"

That wont save it to your SQL Database though, for that you'd need to export the layer to a geodatabase feature class.