Create Map Service

Now that you have created your mobile map, you can set up the map service that allows you to view features, and assign incidents and hazards on those features. Use ArcGIS Server Manager to make layers available for selection in the field. Follow the steps below to set up your electric layers for use in the field. Refer to Esri documentation for more help on ArcGIS Server Manager.

To use the map service, you need either ArcFM Server or the 64-bit Object Reader installed.

These steps use the same *.mxd file created with the Create Mobile Map set of steps.

The more you can optimize the map service data, the better the performance in the field. Esri offers tools and documentation for optimizing a map service.

On a machine running ArcGIS for Server, open ArcMap.
Open the *.mxd file created with the Create Mobile Map set of steps.
From the File menu in ArcMap, select Share As, then Service. The Share as Service dialog opens.
Select Publish a service. Click Next.
Select your connection to your ArcGIS for Server, created through ArcCatalog. If there is not an option on the Choose a connection field, click the Add ArcGIS Server button to make a connection.
Enter a Service name. This can be any name. Click Next.
Select the folder to publish to. This is for organization purposes. Root is the default folder.
Click Continue. The Service Editor opens.
On the left side of the window, select Capabilities. Select the Mobile Data Access and ArcFMMapServer checkboxes for your service. Also, make sure the KML checkbox is unchecked.

Click Analyze. In ArcMap, a series of warnings and messages can appear.

If one or more of your warnings state "Data source is not registered with the server and data will be copied the server" then you will want to register your data source. Otherwise, all the data will be hard copied to your server and can consume a lot of memory.

To register your data source:

Expand the warning and double-click a layer within the data source. The Register Database dialog opens.
Enter a Name for the data source.
Click OK.
In the Service Editor window, click Analyze. If there are additional "Data source is not registered" warnings, you may have to repeat these steps if you have multiple data sources.

Once the "Data source is not registered" warning is resolved, in the Service Editor window, click Publish.

If you have trouble creating the service with the Mobile Data Access capability, you may not have set a custom extent when creating your *.mxd. See step 3 in the Create Mobile Map topic to set the extent.

Open ArcGIS Server Manager and edit your published service.
On the left side of the page, select Capabilities.
Click the Mobile Data Access capability (without clearing the checkbox). Make a note of the SOAP URL listed under Mobile Data Access Configuration. This is necessary for the Configure Field Machines step.