topic Re: Custom Print Layouts in ArcGIS Viewer for Silverlight Questions

Custom Print Layouts

ScottWoods — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:40:19 GMT

Can anyone point me in the right direction as to how to configure custom map layouts/templates into the print tool within the Silverlight Viewer. I simply want to use a different map template than what is provided within the default print tool options. Im using ArcGIS Server 10.0 and version 3.1 of the silverlight viewer.

Thanks

Re: Custom Print Layouts

PietaSwanepoel2 — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 07:42:50 GMT

Scott,

for ArGIS 10.0: look in directory C:\inetpub\wwwroot\Builder\Templates\Default\Config\Print
PrintLayouList.xml has list of print templates available
Basic.xaml and WithMapElements.xaml are the two files that contain the printing templates
In order to add your own, you will have to create a new xaml file containing your layout and add the definition to list in PrintLayouts.xml. Visual Studio or Expression Blend is recommended to do this.

For ArcGIS 10.1: the new ArcGIS Server printing service works great. You can publish your own templates from ArcMap and will be available. I can supply you with steps on how (there are one or two small things to do that is not obvious from documentation)

Re: Custom Print Layouts

ScottWoods — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:45:15 GMT

Thanks for you input I'll give it a try. I will be upgrading to 10.1 soon so if you can send me that documentation I'm sure that will come in handy.

Scott

Re: Custom Print Layouts

DerekLaw — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:15:49 GMT

Hi Scott,

I will be upgrading to 10.1 soon so if you can send me that documentation I'm sure that will come in handy.

FYI, please checkout this video:

ArcGIS for Server 10.1: PrintingTools Service Tutorial

Hope this helps,

Re: Custom Print Layouts

PietaSwanepoel2 — Mon, 06 May 2013 08:45:06 GMT

Some extra detail for custom printing services:

Open an empty mxd

Change to layout view

Create template and store mxd in share folder.

Open ArcToolbox and run the tool Export Web Map under the Server Printing tools

Leave the top 3 boxes as default

Select the newly shard folder that has been registered with AGS

Click OK

From the results tab, then publish the GP service to the appropriate location on your server (right-click on process in results)

In the Flex/ Silverlight viewer/ builders you would be able to use these GP services with the out-of-the-box printing tools (add-ins)

The Silverlight Viewer printing services has settings for following values:
Title, author, copyright, template, format and scale

On your template for the map (mxd) the following placeholders define these:

titleText replaces <dyn type="document" property="title">

authorText replaces <dyn type="document" property="author">

copyrightText replaces <dyn type="document" property="credits">

For all images (logos) use the setting �??Save Image as Part of Document�?�. Otherwise might not find the path to image, even if defined on server

In order to add more templates to the list of available templates for a printing service:

For the new mxd, run the tool Export Web Map under the Server Printing Tools in ArcToolbox (same settings as below)

From the Results Tab, re-publish the service (Share As -> Geoprocessing Service). Overwrite the existing service and ensure the new template is checked (Layout Template)

Restart the service in ArcGIS Server Manager (should not be required)
New template should now be available.

For Silverlight application builder add-in:
Edit the printing tool add-in:
Connect to Print Service URL (this should reload the templates for the service)
Make sure the new template is available in list of templates

Re: Custom Print Layouts

Lake_Worth_BeachAdmin — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 22:02:02 GMT

Hey dlaw-esristaff‌ can you republish this video or provide a new link,

I am looking for documentation tutorials for publish custom print templates via server to use in Web Apps

I am using ArcGIS Desktop 10.5.1 and PRO 2.1(can we do this via pro? prob not since pro does not publish to server)

Re: Custom Print Layouts

DerekLaw — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 23:03:05 GMT

Hi Joe,

FYI, official help documentation,

Tutorial: Publishing additional services for printing—ArcMap | ArcGIS Desktop

And the video link,

ArcGIS for Server 10.1_printing tools service tutorial - YouTube

Hope this helps,

Re: Custom Print Layouts

Lake_Worth_BeachAdmin — Mon, 12 Mar 2018 14:37:56 GMT

can we utilize PRO templates (.pagx) for the custom print templates? I thought we could or do we have to use the ArcMap ones? Export Web Map tool does not rtecognize the pagx files in the folder directory...

Re: Custom Print Layouts

Lake_Worth_BeachAdmin — Mon, 12 Mar 2018 14:40:04 GMT

Printing in web applications—Documentation (10.5) | ArcGIS Enterprise

Re: Custom Print Layouts

Lake_Worth_BeachAdmin — Mon, 12 Mar 2018 19:36:47 GMT

How can I utilize PRO "pagex" file templates to do the same?

Re: Custom Print Layouts

DerekLaw — Mon, 12 Mar 2018 21:43:20 GMT

Hi Joe,

> can we utilize PRO templates (.pagx) for the custom print templates?

While I have not done this personally, it looks like this is possible.

Tutorial: Publishing additional services for printing—Documentation | ArcGIS Enterprise

Hope this helps,

Re: Custom Print Layouts

DerekLaw — Mon, 12 Mar 2018 21:44:11 GMT

Hi Joe,

Please see my response in my other post dated Mar 12, 2018 2:43 PM in this thread.

Hope this helps,