Latest Contributions by PaulDavidson1

Simo: Here's another article you might find useful. It describes the various levels of usage, integration, etc... for Server and it's various components in the WebGIS world (including Portal, Geo Processor.) It's a good complement to Derek's paper, especially in terms of initial understanding and how the "new" WebGIS fits together: ArcGIS 10.3.1 for Server Functionality Matrix http://www.esri.com/library/brochures/pdfs/arcgis-server-functionality-matrix.pdf ... View more

Jim, I haven't found any responses to this so far.  Which I assume means you had to do conversions by hand? Did you happen to look at using Data Interop?  And any luck with that? Or have you found an alternate method.  From what I can gather, just creating the spatial type doesn't populate the data. We have data in 10.1 and we extract it into file geodatabases. While doing some testing with Hosted Feature Services, I discovered that some of our polygons don't have ST_GEOMETRY data so I assume we need to do the conversion like you've had to deal with. I haven't come across any info about the change to 10.2 so if you have any references, I'd appreciate that. The best thing I've found so far for basic information is: Feature classes in a geodatabase in Oracle—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop ... View more

I can't help with the answer (yet) but it would be useful to know what version of Portal you are running? ... View more

Late to this party but I think something to contribute here is the following to consider. You probably need to first decide which side of the soft GIS fence you want to work on. This will help define the direction you want to push your self-directed studies.  And that direction might have a lot to do with    GIS Analyst - do you want to mostly work with GIS geoprocessing tools, build models, do a bit of Python programming (or maybe a whole lot.)  Is your desire to build maps, work with data, process data, use ArcDesktop, ArcPro, etc...      GIS IT - do you want to be responsible for setting up the GIS Infrastructure?  Setup AGS (servers), maybe in house Portal, design systems, do some dba work (or a lot of dba work), write specialized tools (arcobjects of python), write a lot of Python scripts for moving around & massaging data?  I'm including the Developer concept here on the IT side.  Although I've known a number of analysts who have done quite well as coders.  It helps to know what the tools are and what you can do with the tools.  I've often seen analysts make Models and pass those off to the programmers to turn into tools There is of course a lot of bleed over between these two tracks and everything in between. Depends a lot on the size of the organization for which you're supporting/working.  Some places you will probably wear all hats. I believe Esri has three certification tracks these days: Desktop, Developer and Enterprise: Esri Technical Certification Exams Obviously you don't certification to get a job but of course it does represent a certain level of knowledge. I point these classes out just to give you an idea of how the jobs seem to be classified, in my experience at least. There is not right path, the beauty of GIS is that regardless of almost anything that floats your boat, you can do something in GIS that applies.  And you can cross back and forth to keep things interesting.  Bored as an IT geek, learn some mapping and geo-processing.  Ditto the other direction. ... View more

Thanks Jacob, look forward to your results.  And yes, I think you're correct on the clusters. We have a Health Check being done in September so I hope to have an initial production setup up and running for a look by Professional Services. ... View more

Filip: I have run into the same problem. I had a development VMWorkstation box setup running Porta/Server/Data Store and two wa. We moved it up to the sphere and it worked with two exceptions: Biggest problem, the Data Store would not run.  I keep getting an error message about unable to connect to  xxx.xxx.xxx.xx which is the old IP address when running on my desktop.  I searched every file in C:\Program Files\ArcGIS looking for the IP address and besides some log file, I only found it in: C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Server\DatabaseSupport\dsconnections.lst  so, I changed it there to no effect. I haven't been able to find any docs about how to modify an IP address and there was no real response to these messages.  As you point out, I cannot find any Post Install process as per older Server versions. I did a complete uninstall/reinstall but after the fact, was told that there is a file in DataStore: C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\DataStore\framework\etc\hostidentifier.properties In that file, preferredidentifier should be set to hostname.  Mine was set to ip. Perhaps this will help others.  I suspect if I had changed this, all would have been working. FYI, the common problems for 10.3.1 is now at: Common problems and solutions—Documentation (10.3 and 10.3.1) | ArcGIS for Server ... View more

Late to this one but: I believe the Workgroup license for Server only supports running Data Store on same machine as Server. Ditto for Portal I think. ... View more

Tehipite Dome in the right background? Thought it looked familiar but the rock color being redish threw me. Our air quality is incredibly hazy, looks like LA Basin on a bad day and we're 2-5 states away from it all. They say >7 million acres burning across the west. Unreal, very sad. I saw where Kings canyon Lodge at Hume Lake burned. I cannot imagine fighting fires in Kings.  Too steep and rugged. Those hot shots deserve medals. ... View more

Other than digging through the OS and AGS logs and looking at any recent Windows updates... It certainly seems like it's not on your end.  I'd guess Esri pushed a change into AGOL and you caught a bug. But if it were me, I'd try renaming the "FIRE_CurrentYear_py" to something else just to see if its at all related.  That is after all, the only exact reference from which you've got to work. Or pull "FIRE_CurrentYear_py" out and publish again to some temp FS up on AGOL? Yes, I realize it's not a "." and there's no reason anyone should be looking at it is a code file. But I can come up with a number of scenarios where someone got lazy and introduced some odd bug. If(FC-Name[-2:]) = 'py' ..... It's grasping at straws but everyone once in awhile you actually get the thread that unravels it all. I'm curious, where's the pic of the fire on your profile? ... View more

Well, this is a long shot, but do you have a Feature Class named FIRE_CurrentYear_py? Or is that something happening on the AGOL server side? Just wondering about the _py since a .py file is a python source.... I've also had times where I've had to change Feature names with "_" to "-" That was usually when I had mixed versions floating around. Like a 10.1 database that I was touching with ArcMap 10.2.2 or higher... Time for a help ticket with Esri? ... View more

What version is the desktop that is not displaying the imagery? Typically, Server likes to work (sometimes only will work) with like versions. With Server 10.1, Image server is now an extension, not a separate package like it was in 9.3 Take a look at this link... ArcGIS Desktop But two things: 1. not sure where this will leave your users still on 9.3.1 desktop (time to upgrade?) 2. You mentioned this has worked in ArcMap, so what has changed on your desktop that would make this no longer work?  Did you upgrade ArcMap, install anything else, etc.... If you have a Windows restore point from back when it worked, you could try going to that? Best of luck. ... View more

Thanks Derek, very helpful to know that.  I was counting (hoping) on it working that way. ... View more

First thing I would go is reboot the server & the desktop. I imagine you've done that. I also assume you've already Googled & searched Geo Net for this issue? I have seen this issue occur but rarely. It's always been fixed with a reboot of my desktop. But I do a lot of development work so it's not uncommon to corrupt my OS. Is this flyover Orthoimagery or something else? What are your OSs? Have you checked resource usage? Next, is this a Server or Arcmap issue? I'd bet Server but I'd verify that Arcmap behaves the same on other desktops. Is it all images or just some. Some might mean data corruption on the drive. Scan the drive for errors & replace the images that don't show. ( If all images are not displaying, I'd still scan the drive & try replacing one of them & testing it. But I'd probably do the next step first. This is more of a shot in the dark, cover all bases.) Next, write down everything that has changed on the server (or desktop.) Start trying to roll back changes. Look for Windows updates that might affect video, memory, etc I think SP1 was the last update for 10.1 but I'd still look for updates. If still hunting, call tech support. I'd do this before I start rolling back changes. Consider re-installing Server? Good luck ... View more

Derek: When Portal is configured with IWA, does the concept of publishing for "Everyone" have any meaning? Does a map published for Everyone mean that any WIA authenticated user can see the map, even if they are not a Named User? Or does configuring Portal with IWA mean that an IWA domain authenticated user must also be a Named User to access any information via Portal? Thanks ... View more

Thanks Kim... That might be what I'm thinking of, except I thought I remembered seeing Python code. I also thought I saved the code as a sample to somewhere safe for later review. Obviously, it was too safe of a location. ... View more