Migration from http to https - impact on ArcGIs online Web Maps

[JohannesReischer]

We have integrated Services of our ArcGIS Web server via HTTP into ArcGIS Online Web Maps. Now we want to migrate our ArcGIS server to https. Must we also recreate the Web Maps that means to integrate the services again or are the URLs stored without http. Or in other words: are the Service addresses with http (for example: http: //gisgba.geologie.ac.at/ArcGIS/rest ...) or without http (eg stored in the ArcGIS online applications or: //gisgba.geologie. ac.at/ArcGIS/rest ...) stored in ArcGIS online Web Maps?

[JakeSkinner · Accepted solution]

Hi Johannes,

The services are saved with HTTP.  You can update them easily with the ArcGIS Online Assistant:

ArcGIS Online Assistant

[JohannesReischer]

Jake, thank you for your answer! I did't know the ArcGIS Online Assistant - it is great!

[Jay_Gregory]

Is there some reason why I would be unable to update the urls from http to https.  I log into my Portal for ArcGIS (10.3) instance, and click on the the "Update the URLs of Registered Apps and Services".  I am able to change the url from http to https, and when I click update I get the "success" popup, but the change never takes.  If I log back into the AGOL assistant or just go to my portal directly, the service is still http.  Any thoughts why?

[BillFox]

Hi Jay,

I had some similar http to https issues which turned out to be related to a bug.

BUG-000091888 : In Portal for ArcGIS 10.3.1, changes made to a web map application's URL do not persist after being saved.

Here is the workaround.

- Browse to the item's details page through My Content, copy the item ID from the URL.

-Navigate to the ArcGIS Portal content directories using the item id. Example:

C:\arcgisportal\content\items\4b3a1b1a75cb495fbcb7f983624df263\esriinfo

-Open the iteminfo.xml file within the esriinfo folder for that item.

-Change the URL to include https instead of http.

-Go back to the portal item details in the browser. You can now change the URL to the item. The changes will stay after the iteminfo.xml file has been modified.