Using a map service

Parameter

Description

ArcGIS portal

Portal

From the Portal list, select a link with available content from an ArcGIS product.

To edit the Portal list, select Manage Service or Portal List to open the Manage URLs dialog box. The list of available service URLs displays. Large organizations may have a custom portal; a custom ArcGIS Enterprise portal URL can be specifed by advanced users. A custom portal uses your organization's locally hosted feature services directly through its own servers. Click Add to open the Add ESRI Portal dialog box; here, follow the information to enter a redirect URL and specify the obtained developer credentials, and then click OK to add the enterprise portal to the list of URLs. From the Manage URLs dialog box, you can also click Edit to edit a selected URL, or click Delete to delete a selected URL.

Under the first Portal list, select a category of service: Basemap, Portal, ArcGIS Living Atlas, or ArcGIS Online. The Portal service list allows you to select your content, favorites, or your organization.

Login

If the selected portal requires a login, click Login. The login process varies, depending upon the portal or service. You may also be required to log in to update a geolocated image.

Set Public URL

(when not logged in)

Opens the Edit URL dialog box, to use a public ArcGIS Online URL without a login

Browse for a service from

Select a category of service: Portal, ArcGIS Living Atlas, or ArcGIS Online. The Portal service list allows you to select your content, favorites, or your organization.

Service Parameters

Once you have selected a category of service, you can browse through the services available in that category. 

Search for the service by entering text in the search box, or browse through the services by clicking << or >>.

Select the service from the Name list; its parameters display on the right.

Web Map Service (WMS)

A number of Web Map Services are available by default

Preset

Choose a global region, and then select a feature service; its URL displays

Set URL

Opens the Edit URL dialog box to set a custom location for a web feature service

Manage Presets

Opens the Manage URLs dialog box. The default preset feature services are listed; add a new service and its URL by clicking Add. You can also click Edit to edit a selected URL, or click Delete to delete a selected URL. 

Copy URL

Copies the selected URL so that it can be shared

Service Parameters

Once you have selected a preset and a feature service, the services display in the Name list.

You can search for the services available by entering text in the search box.

Select the service from the list; its parameters display on the right.

Open Street Map

Selects OpenStreetMap, a community-based site for map data operated by the OpenStreetMap Foundation