Author Project for ArcGIS Server

Only data stored in an SDE database, can be published to ArcGIS Server and all layers contain global id's. The database must also be versioned.To learn more about SDE refer to the following link

What is ArcSDE

To learn more about versioning refer to the following link.

Understanding versioning

You can import any existing shapefiles, personal geodatabase or file geodatabase layers into sde for publishing to ArcGIS Server. For more information on importing refer to the following link.

An Overview of importing datasets

Note

Some data types are not supported by the ArcPad Data Manager. Please refer to Preparing your data for ArcPad for more information

'Author Project for ArcGIS Server' tool is used to create a configuration file for publication to ArcGIS Server.

When you choose to run this tool, the 'Welcome screen' appears.

If you do not want the welcome page to appear again, check the checkbox saying 'Do not show this welcome page'. Click 'Next' and the following screen appears.

Layer

Displays the name of the layer. Relationship classes for geodatabase layers are also displayed together with the layer name.

Action

On the action tab you have an option of setting the action on an individual layer or you can choose to set the same settings for all the layers. When you click on the Action tab, the following list appears.

Checkout all Geodatabase layers and copyout all other layers
Checkout all Geodatabase layers only
Copyout all non-Geodatabase layers only
Copyout all layers
Reset all (to Do not export)
Defaults: When you choose to select the defaults action, you will get another set of options for layers.
- Background layer format (Shapefile and AXF layer)
- Background layer editing (Read Only and Editing allowed)
- Checkout Data or Schema (Data and Schema only)
- Raster output type (TIFF, JPEG2000, MrSID (Gen2), Original format )
- Include graphics layer with background data

Note

Only the layers that have the map’s spatial reference will be available for checkout.

Folder or Database

Displays the folder or the geodatabase where the layer is located.

Layer Definition Template

When checked, the Open Layer dialog is displayed allowing you to choose an existing Layer Definition from a shapefile or ArcPad AXF file to be used as a template. This allows you to re-use forms, scripts, icons, and other layer definition elements.

Spatial extent

Select the spatial extent to be used for selecting the layer features to be copied or checked out. Raster layers will also be cropped to the selected spatial extent unless the Keep Original image output option is selected.

Important:

The difference in this wizard (Author Project for ArcGIS Server) to the Get Data for ArcPad, and Author Project for ArcGIS Server wizards, is that only SDE layers are available for check out for disconnected editing.
If you have only personal geodatabase layers (local data) then the option of disconnected editing will not be displayed, under the 'Action' tab where you select actions to be performed on layers.
When you click next, if your layers are versioned with the option to move edits to base, you will get an error. In order to correct the error, you must register all geodatabase layers without the option to move edits to base

Once layers are selected on this screen, click 'Next'. The next page of the wizard is Select Output Options.

Options for the spatial extent are:

The current display extent
The full extent of the selected layer(s)
The extent of the currently selected feature(s)
The extent of the currently selected graphic(s)

Only get selected features

When checked, only the selected features will be copied or checked out.

Only get features specified in layer’s definition query

When checked, only the features selected by the layer’s definition query will be copied or checked out.

Only get fields specified as visible in layer’s properties

When checked, only the fields which are selected as visible in the layer’s properties will be copied or checked out.

Create an ArcPad map (.apm file) for the data

When checked, an ArcPad map with the specified map name will be created on the server after you publish the ArcPad project to ArcGIS Server. The ArcPad map will reference all of the layers selected for copy out or check out, as well as the data frame properties that are supported by ArcPad.

Map name

Enter the name of the ArcPad map to be created. Default is ArcPad.apm.

Encrypt check out data

When checked, the checked out data will be encrypted in the ArcPad AXF file. The specified password will be required to use the data in ArcPad, and to check the data back in.

Password

Enter the password to be associated with the encrypted ArcPad AXF file

Validate feature classes before checking out

When checked, the geodatabase layers and features selected for check out will be validated before checking out. The validate process will stop at the first occurrence of invalid data, and report this invalid data. The invalid data should be corrected, and the check out process run again (with the validate option checked) until no invalid data is reported. All invalid data will need to be corrected in order to check out the layer.

The validation occurs in the following sequence:

Validate any subtypes
Validate any attribute rules (such as domains)
Validate any network connectivity rules
Validate any relationship rules
Perform any custom validation (using optional class extensions).

ArcPad requires that all data be valid according to the defined domains. Although the validate process takes some time for larger datasets, it is highly recommended that you validate your data when using Get Data For ArcPad for the first time. This will detect and report any invalid data and provide you with an opportunity to correct the data.

Click 'Finish', and the following message box appears.:

At the end of the process, an .apo file is created alongside your ArcMap .mxd document. You use the mxd and apo together to create an ArcPad publication when publishing the ArcPad project to ArcGIS Server.