topic Re: ArcGIS Enterprise licensing in ArcGIS Enterprise Questions

ArcGIS Enterprise licensing

Govindarajan — Thu, 22 Jul 2021 07:31:23 GMT

Hello All

Could someone help me in understanding the licensing level as in 10.8.1?

Question: Which of the following two combinations when published as a web map would require an editor license to add and remove features ?

Option 1:

Base maps from enterprise portal 10.8.1 or ArcGIS Online

Editable feature services from a federated/hosting published via portal?

Yes. We need a Editor license.

Option 2:

Base maps from enterprise portal 10.8.1 or ArcGIS Online

Editable feature services published from standalone ArcGIS Server?

My guess is no. Can someone confirm this?

1. Can editable WFS-T editable feature services published from an open-source GIS server can be added to the webmap? Using the Add an Item from the web option in Portal mapviewer supports WFS but there is no reference to WFS-T?

Re: ArcGIS Enterprise licensing

Brian_Wilson — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 16:17:16 GMT

I am thinking the only hope of something working would be #3, WFS-T

What server are you planning on using for WFS-T? Geoserver?

Re: ArcGIS Enterprise licensing

Govindarajan — Sun, 25 Jul 2021 14:41:43 GMT

Hi Brian

Yes, I am considering GeoServer for WFS-T. Just like to understand the impact on licensing

Re: ArcGIS Enterprise licensing

Brian_Wilson — Fri, 30 Jul 2021 16:00:13 GMT

It looks like the way Esri prevents this is very simple, you can add a Geoserver WFS-T service to an Esri "map" but you cannot edit it.

In Geoserver, enabling editing means giving "complete" access to the service and setting appropriate permissions. (In my test, I enabled anonymous writes.) There is no separate support for WFS-T, just "WFS"

If you can't put a writable layer into an esri map, then you can't create apps either.

It looks like you can't edit WFS-T in ArcGIS Pro either.

You can use OpenLayers (I've never tried Leaflet) and QGIS to consume most Esri services but not the other way around.

I could see workflows where you could use open source to put data into a Geoserver WFS-T service and then view it in a webmap, for example automated collection via a GPS tracker.

Re: ArcGIS Enterprise licensing

Govindarajan — Sat, 31 Jul 2021 07:08:35 GMT

Thanks Brian. You guessed it right. Just trying to propose a solution that would combine the best of both ArcGIS Enterprise and GeoServer WFS-T with an eye on licensing. However it appears that this is not possible. Will keep exploring. Thanks for your support