Adding Unpublished Data

[JohnWall]

I am wanting to create a map which has data stored locally within an ArcSDE geodatabase. However, I do not want to publish this data on ArcGIS.com. Would it be possible to do this? I have access to ArcServer. Any references, comments, hints, etc. would be great. Thanks!

[JMcNeil · Accepted solution]

John,

If you have access to Server then you don't need to use ArcGIS.com but you need a basic understanding of how to publish services. 

http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisserver/10.0/help/arcgis_server_dotnet_help/0093/00930000000p000000.h...
http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisserver/10.0/help/arcgis_server_dotnet_help/0000/00000003pv59000000.h...

Once you have a service published you can view them on your server
See your Services Directory page at http://<server name>/rest/services

After all this you can then choose any API (JavaScript, Silverlight, Flex) and start working.

Jay

[JohnWall]

John,

If you have access to Server then you don't need to use ArcGIS.com but you need a basic understanding of how to publish services. 

http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisserver/10.0/help/arcgis_server_dotnet_help/0093/00930000000p000000.h...
http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisserver/10.0/help/arcgis_server_dotnet_help/0000/00000003pv59000000.h...

Once you have a service published you can view them on your server
See your Services Directory page at http://<server name>/rest/services

After all this you can then choose any API (JavaScript, Silverlight, Flex) and start working.

Jay

Jay,
Thank you very much for your response! I am, however, having issues accessing your second link. Would you mind either reposing it or telling me how to get to it?
Thanks again,
John

[StephenLead]

John,

Jay's first link will show you how to get your datasets published via ArcGIS Server. Once you've done that you'll want to make a map which uses that data.

Since you're in the JavaScript API section of the forum, you probably want to use the JavaScript API. If so, take a look at the Samples page to get started.

A suggestion is to get a sample working, then switch out the Esri sample data with your own data. Eg, take this sample and add your own layers on top of the basemap.

Good luck,
Steve

[JohnWall]

John,

Jay's first link will show you how to get your datasets published via ArcGIS Server. Once you've done that you'll want to make a map which uses that data.

Since you're in the JavaScript API section of the forum, you probably want to use the JavaScript API. If so, take a look at the Samples page to get started.

A suggestion is to get a sample working, then switch out the Esri sample data with your own data. Eg, take this sample and add your own layers on top of the basemap.

Good luck,
Steve

Steve,
Thanks! I've been tooling around on the samples page.

However, I thought it might be good to test my published information from ArcGIS Server. I'm having a bit of an issue. Granted I'm a noobie to using REST and JavaScript APIs, but the documentation I am finding suggest that I should be able to find my REST services with a path that follows: http://<host>/<root>/services But, I do not see a services folder when I drill down into the actual files (i.e. click ArcGIS => rest). Is there something I am missing? To my understanding everything has already been installed.
Thanks,
John

[JMcNeil]

I'm having trouble posting that link.

If you use this one http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisserver/10.0/help/arcgis_server_dotnet_help/#/Developing_with_ArcGIS_...
and then click on publishing services you can read all the links there.

Jay

[StephenLead]

I should be able to find my REST services with a path that follows: http://<host>/<root>/services But, I do not see a services folder when I drill down into the actual files

John,

It sounds like you need to take a step back and ensure that ArcGIS Server is installed and functioning correctly, before you can start making maps with its contents.

There is a separate forum for the REST API where there are probably some people better able to assist you with that.

You want to end up with a situation whereby you can browse your server's REST services directory like this sample server. Once you get to that stage, you can start adding these services to your maps.

Cheers,
Steve

[JMcNeil]

but the documentation I am finding suggest that I should be able to find my REST services with a path that follows: http://<host>/<root>/services But, I do not see a services folder when I drill down into the actual files (i.e. click ArcGIS => rest). Is there something I am missing? To my understanding everything has already been installed.

John,

There is no actually physical folder or "actual fiels." 

As I stated in my first post

Once you have a service published you can view them on your server
See your Services Directory page at http://<server name>/ArcGIS/rest/services

Can you hit your Manager page?  http://<Your server name>/ArcGIS/Manager  ???

If you can get to Manager login page than just take off the Manager and add rest/services so your Address should be  http://<server name>/ArcGIS/rest/services

Jay

[JohnWall]

John,

There is no actually physical folder or "actual fiels." 

As I stated in my first post

Can you hit your Manager page?  http://<Your server name>/ArcGIS/Manager  ???

If you can get to Manager login page than just take off the Manager and add rest/services so your Address should be  http://<server name>/ArcGIS/rest/services

Jay

Jay,
Sorry for the long delay in getting back to you. It turns out that there was some server issues requiring a re-install. Instead of re-installing we decided to upgrade to ArcServer 10 and will soon be migrating to 10.1. Thank you for your response and it seems like everything is going smoothly now.
-John