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Building an image service definition

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Last modified February 2, 2010
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About building an image service definition

During the build stage, you are compiling or recompiling the information from the raster datasets to update the image service definition parameters, service table, and boundary that are part of the image service definition (.ISDef). The build process constructs and validates selected parts of the image service definition to derive parameters, including pixel size ranges, metadata fields, image service boundary, and images, used for optimization. You need to build the image service definition to preview, optimize, or compile the service.


When should you build an image service definition?

Typically, you will build the image service definition after you have added raster data to an image service definition. You will also build the image service definition after you have created (defined) derived tiles, service overviews, and derived rasters to generate the corresponding raster datasets. You may need to build the image service definition if you add processes that will affect the parameters, such as adding the Grayscale process, which would change the output from RGB to grayscale.

After you build the image service definition the first time, the Boundary layer will be added to the image service definition group layer in the ArcMap table of contents. You can also display the Preview layer within the group layer.


Understanding the options on the Build Options dialog box



During the Build process, a Service Editor-Building window will pop up displaying the progress and status of the build processes along with any warnings and errors encountered. Warnings and errors will also be appended to the service table in the StatusID and StatusMSG fields.


How to build an image service definition

  1. Click the Layer drop-down arrow on the Image Service Definition Editor toolbar and choose the service layer you want to build.
  2. Click Image Service on the Image Service Definition Editor toolbar, point to Advanced, then click Build.
  3. The Build Options dialog box is displayed.
  4. Check or uncheck options on the Build Options dialog box.
  5. Click OK.
  6. The Service Editor-Building window displays the progress of various build options.

Tips

  • By default, the options the application thinks you need to run will be checked. You can uncheck these options.

  • When the image service definition is going through the build process, all the buttons on the Image Service Definition Editor toolbar are unavailable. At the end of the build operation, these buttons become available.

  • After building the image service definition for the first time, the Boundary and Preview layers are added to the group layer in the table of contents.
  • When building, the details are reported in the command window, which will be opened if it is not already open.
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