WMC Client

WMC Client

The WMC Client allows for a Web Map Context (WMC) file to be opened directly in ArcMap. WMC files adhere to the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) specification and have the extension ".cml", "wmc", or "xml". WMC files provide pointers to remote accessible data, specifically Live Data and Map resources.



Please note that OGC Web Feature Services (WFS) are only available in ArcMap when the ESRI Data Interoperability extension is installed and enabled. For example, if there are WFS layers in the saved WMC document, the display of these layers will be dependent on the Data Interoperability extension.

• Install WMC Client
• Use WMC Client

Install WMC Client

The following are steps to Download the WMC Client and Add it to the toolbar in ArcMap.

• Installation
  
  
  1. Download the WMC Client from the ArcGIS Desktop Extensions - WMC Client website.
  2. Open the folder to which you downloaded the WMC Client and run "setup.exe".
  3. Follow the instructions in the wizard. Note that you will be asked where any logfiles from the WMC Client should be written. Specify a filepath or accept the default.
• Add the WMC Client to a Toolbar in ArcMap
  1. Start ArcMap.
  2. Click the "Tools" menu and select "Customize"
  3. Click on the "Commands" tab.
  4. Scroll down through the list of Commands and highlight "Geoportal". The "WMC Client" icon will appear in the Commands window to the right.
  5. Highlight the icon and drag it to any empty space on any toolbar you wish. After dragging the icon, click "Close" to close the customize dialog box.

Use WMC Client

WMC files can be created through the Java ADF sample map viewer, or with other web mapping applications. The example here refers to the Java ADF sample viewer.



In the Map Viewer, add the map services that are desired in the map. Then click the "Map" menu button, and select "Save". Select the "Local Disk (WMC file)" radio button from the Save Map popup, as shown below.







To use the WMC Client:

• Open ArcMap and click the Open WMC Document button
• Enter the filepath to your saved WMC file, or click "Browse" and navigate to the file









• Highlight the file and click Open
• Once the file name is transferred to the "Open Web Map Context Document" dialog, click Open again

ArcMap will connect to the services referenced by the WMC file and create new layers for each service in its map display.If you want to enable logging for the WMC Client, see Logs for the WMC Client.