Latest Contributions by DerekLaw

Hi Melissa, ... but when we go into Desktop we can't sign in. The only "sign in" option we have is for AGOL. Its almost like Desktop isn't recognizing that Portal is even there (we are on 10.2.1) You need to configure Desktop to sign into your Portal for ArcGIS instance. Steps on how to configure are shown here, Managing portal connections from ArcGIS for Desktop Hope this helps, ... View more

Hi Paul, I need to find out how to create an address locator so I can geocode a table of addresses. ... How do I get the base-layer to create the address locator from in the first place? Are you asking how to create an address locator from a basemap in AGOL? This is not a supported workflow. You create address locators from your own source data, for example based on a feature class of street features. The street features must have the appropriate attribute values (i.e., address information) that will enable you to create a new address locator. First, you would create the address locator in ArcGIS Desktop, next publish the locator as a geocoding service in ArcGIS Server, then it can be used in your AGOL organization. FYI, Creating an address locator Hope this helps, ... View more

Hi Samuel, ... I'm unable to enable the offline mode in ArcGIS online. Help info to enable offline map use can be found here: Take maps offline Does your data meet the prerequisites for offline map use? "Currently, you can enable map layers for offline use from tiles with Export tiles enabled (from ArcGIS 10.2.2 for Server or later), features (from ArcGIS 10.2.2 for Server or later), and hosted features." Hope this helps, ... View more

Hi Arpeet, FYI, the Esri Enterprise GIS Resource Center is another good resource for creating a system architecture for an enterprise GIS. Hope this helps, ... View more

Hi Jake, I am looking for a tool to measure the usage of our gis server services and applications. We need to measure which maps are being used, by whom, when, from where? ... Is there a tool from ESRI that does this? For an AGOL organization, you can use the Activity Dashboard which is available free from the Esri MarketPlace. There is also a version for Portal for ArcGIS, learn more and get it from here. In the forthcoming ArcGIS 10.3 for Server release, Manager will have some reporting capabilities that will show things like: - total # of requests - average response time - maximum response time etc. Hope this helps, ... View more

Hi Malcolm, What, if any, are the requirements for that particular mosaic dataset to be able to get pubslihed as a map service and not as an image service so I don't need that image extension on my server? Please review this help topic: Publishing image services Does your mosaic dataset use the Mosaic function in its function chain? Hope this helps, ... View more

Hi Ernesto, Can somebody answer me the following question: If my organization decides to implement Portal for ArcGIS to keep our entire data in-house, can we still leverage the World Geocoding Service? Yes, Portal for ArcGIS is preconfigured to use the World geocode service hosted in ArcGIS Online (be default), or you can use your own locator service. Learn more in this help topic: About utility services Can this service be leverage through the Data Appliance for ArcGIS? The ArcGIS Data Appliance includes a World Places Locator - which you could publish and enable in your own ArcGIS Server site. FYI, ArcGIS Data Appliance whitepaper. Is that what you are asking? Hope this helps, ... View more

Hi Rafael, Just to add onto what William already posted, this ArcUser technical article might also be useful: Portal for ArcGIS 101. Hope this helps, ... View more

Hi Tim, Please add your feedback to this item: ArcGIS Ideas: State Tree Diagram for 10.1 and above Hope this helps, ... View more

Hi Karen, Can you clarify what "AFTER the edit is pushed back" means? Does this mean that I could move a point and I would not see the line move, but in fact it would move? Correct. The line would be moved when the edit is posted back to the feature class in the ArcSDE geodatabase. And the edit you made might or might not honor the behavior(s) that you defined for your geometric network. FYI: there is no validation that occurs during the web editing process. Hence why it is possible to edit a geometric network with web editing, but not recommended. Hope this helps, ... View more

Hi Yang, ... I want to register MyDatabase which is sitting on my local computer to ArcGIS Server data store. Sometimes it works fine. But sometime, when I validate all registered data, it shows that couldn't be registered. Why is this not stable too much? Any thought? Please review this Esri KnowledgeBase article #40409 - Error: Registering a database data store fails with 'Invalid database connection' or 'The data item is inaccessible'. Hope this helps, ... View more

Hi Luyang, ... Then what the geodatabase used  for in the architecture of ArcGIS server? FYI, please review this ArcNews article: The Geodatabase: Modeling and Managing Spatial Data Hope this helps, ... View more

Hi Luyang, I am trying to figure out the architecture of ArcGIS Server. I am wondering if "copying the data to server" is copying the data to the geodatabase. FYI, when you publish a map from ArcMap to ArcGIS for Server and choose the "copy data" option, behind the scenes ArcMap will copy the source data for the map document and save it as a file geodatabase in the server directories of the ArcGIS Server site. Alternatively, you can define a data store so that source data for the map document is NOT copied into the server directories. It really depends on your workflow requirements,. Learn more about this process here: Copying data to the server automatically when publishing. To learn more about "the architecture of ArcGIS Server", please review this ArcUser technical article: ArcGIS for Server 101. Hope this helps, ... View more

Hi Erik, Anybody know how to get these applied to our Account? Please contact your local Esri account manager/Esri Distributor for further details. Hope this helps, ... View more