topic Planning ArcServer Services - Bare Feature Class or Customized MXD? in ArcGIS Enterprise Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/planning-arcserver-services-bare-feature-class-or/m-p/595998#M23010 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I am in the process of overhauling a directory of REST services and was interested to know if there are any best practices based on intended use.&nbsp; Nearly all of the services are designed to be consumed through AGOL web maps\apps or Business Analyst Online.&nbsp; </P><P></P><P><STRONG>The question???</STRONG></P><P>Is it better to create "standard" services based on the feature class and allow the user to further customize within each map/app or to create the service based on an MXD with predefined symbology, number of layers, and filtering?&nbsp; </P><P></P><UL><LI>If the first methodology is taken, then multiple copies of the same service are often needed to create the intended information package within the map/app.&nbsp; </LI><LI>If the second methodology is taken, then customization is limited, but much less setup is required to reach the intended result within the map/app.</LI></UL><P></P><P>I am trying to avoid creating a number of variations of the same service while also trying to standardize the output of the information.&nbsp; While the answer will be somewhat opinion, any guidance or suggestion(s) would be greatly appreciated.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 25 May 2016 14:41:54 GMT BryanChandler1 2016-05-25T14:41:54Z Planning ArcServer Services - Bare Feature Class or Customized MXD? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/planning-arcserver-services-bare-feature-class-or/m-p/595998#M23010 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I am in the process of overhauling a directory of REST services and was interested to know if there are any best practices based on intended use.&nbsp; Nearly all of the services are designed to be consumed through AGOL web maps\apps or Business Analyst Online.&nbsp; </P><P></P><P><STRONG>The question???</STRONG></P><P>Is it better to create "standard" services based on the feature class and allow the user to further customize within each map/app or to create the service based on an MXD with predefined symbology, number of layers, and filtering?&nbsp; </P><P></P><UL><LI>If the first methodology is taken, then multiple copies of the same service are often needed to create the intended information package within the map/app.&nbsp; </LI><LI>If the second methodology is taken, then customization is limited, but much less setup is required to reach the intended result within the map/app.</LI></UL><P></P><P>I am trying to avoid creating a number of variations of the same service while also trying to standardize the output of the information.&nbsp; While the answer will be somewhat opinion, any guidance or suggestion(s) would be greatly appreciated.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 25 May 2016 14:41:54 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/planning-arcserver-services-bare-feature-class-or/m-p/595998#M23010 BryanChandler1 2016-05-25T14:41:54Z