Creating a data source
As an administrator, you can use the data sources tool to create and configure a data source.
Before you begin
Ensure that your data source contains data in a format that can be received by the system, and that can be processed and updated as required.
If you want to configure data sources that acquire data from an Esri server, you must set the value of the EnableEsriDatasource system property to true. If you want to configure data sources that acquire data from a secured Esri feature service, you must also import the certificate for either the ArcGIS server, or for ArcGIS Online. For more information, see the related links. If your data source acquires data from an Esri server, the styling metadata that is defined at the ArcGIS feature service URL is used to display data items on the map.
If you want to configure data sources that connect to a database view, you must set the value of the EnableViewDatasource system property to true. The default value is false.
About this task
The following topic gives the general steps for creating a data source. For more information about each step, see the child topics. For more information about creating specific types of data sources, see the later topics in this section.
Fields that are marked with an asterisk in the data sources tool are always required.
You can specify translated text options for any field that contains text to be displayed as a label in the user interface. Enter the default text for the label. Then, enter text for any language that you require from the languages that are supported. The language that is displayed depends on the locale that is selected either in the user profile, or in the browser. If a language preference is set, the user profile setting overrides the browser language setting.
If you select the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) as the format for acquiring data, you can specify that CAP messages that are received through the data source are displayed either on the geospatial map, or on the location map. The elements that are defined in the CAP specification are mapped to data source properties. Some data source options are preselected, and some data source properties are mapped to CAP elements automatically. You cannot change these automatic settings. For more information about the CAP specification, see the OASIS Common Alerting Protocol Version 1.2.
Procedure
Results
When a green arrow in a circle icon is displayed next to the name of a data source, the data source has been started.
- Green arrow in a circle
- This icon indicates that the data source has started.
- Black pencil in a circle
- This icon indicates that the data source has not started because the data source is being edited and configuration is not complete. You must complete configuration of the minimal property mappings before the data source can be started.
- Yellow pause symbol in a circle
- This icon indicates that the data source has been paused.
What to do next
You can assign actions to data sources by using the component customization tool.
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. Click . For more information about filter configuration options, see the link at the end of the topic.