Configuring an Esri data source

You can use the data sources tool to configure data sources that acquire data from an Esri server. The option to acquire data from an Esri server is disabled by default.

Before you begin

  • To enable data sources that acquire data from an Esri server, configure the EnableEsriDatasource system property, and set the value to true. The default value is false.
  • If you configure a data source that acquires data from a secured Esri feature service, import the certificate for either the ArcGIS server, or for ArcGIS Online.
  • You can configure polling for the data source in IBM® Intelligent Operations Center V5.2 with interim fix PO08322 or later, and in V5.1.0.14 with interim fix PO08321 or later. If you configure polling, you must ensure that the useLastupdateDateTimeFromSource system property exists and that the value of the property is set to true. For more information, see Configuring last update times for data sources.

Procedure

  1. Create a data source that has a data source definition type of From a third-party source with my own property mapping.
  2. For the acquisition method, select Acquire data from an Esri server.
  3. For the connection information, enter the ArcGIS feature service URL, which is the URL for your ArcGIS feature service.
  4. Optional: If you are using a secured Esri feature service, for example, a service that must be accessed using either ArcGIS online credentials, or ArcServer credentials, then you must also enter an ArcGIS token service URL, a user ID, and a password. You use the ArcGIS token service URL to acquire the authentication token for accessing the ArcGIS server.
    • For a local ArcGIS server, the token service URL is similar to the following example: your_arcgis_server:port/arcgis/tokens/generateTokens.
    • For ArcGIS Online, the token server URL is similar to the following example: ArcGISOnlineURL/sharing/rest/generateToken.
  5. Configure the remaining options for the data source, but note that for Esri data sources, the values of some configuration options are predetermined. The values are received in metadata that is defined at the ArcGIS feature service URL:
    • The geometry of the data source is set to a valid value that is indicated in the Geometry Type property in the metadata.
    • On the Minimal Properties tab, configure the following options in accordance with property values that are indicated in the Esri service metadata:
      • For Name, enter the value of the Display Field metadata property.
      • For Shape, enter the value of the Alias metadata property for either the Shape field, or the Location field, where the field includes the type specification Type: esriFieldTypeGeometry. Otherwise, if the metadata does not contain a field that includes Type: esriFieldTypeGeometry, enter the value of the Location property.
      • If you configure polling for the data source, you must also configure the Last update date and time property.
    • The styling metadata settings override any settings that you define on the Appearance tab, except for the line thickness and color opacity settings for lines and polygons.
  6. Use the filter configuration tool to add your data source to a pane in the filter so that you can view data items from the data source in the Operations view.