Connect GIS Object to IFS Business Object
Explanation
This activity is used to connect GIS object and IFS business object. You can right mouse click on a GIS object
on GIS Map page and click Link Object to search for the business
object and then connect it to the GIS object. A connection can be made on GIS objects where edit access is enabled.
GIS objects where only read access is enabled could not be connected against an IFS business object. Also the
basemap map cannot be connected. It is possible to connect the same IFS business object to many GIS objects.
Prerequisites
The following must be fullfilled:
- A field that allows the value for IFS ID to be saved on the layer in ArcGIS must exist. The default name for
the field is IFSID, but it is possible to have a different name. The field name is controlled by a setting
in Map Services/Basic Data/GIS Settings page. The name of the setting is
IFS_ID_FIELD_NAME: Define GIS
Settings.
- Edit capabilities should have been enabled on the layer's feature service. Edit capabilities for a
feature service are configured outside IFS Cloud. On an internal ArcGIS server, the edit capabilities can be
toggled on/off in ArcGIS Server Manager. The similar settings are found in the layers service page on ArcGIS
Online and ArcGIS Portal. Consult ArcGIS online documentation for more details about how to control these
settings.
- The map service must have been added in proxy configuration. The proxy configuration is controlled by a
setting in Map Services/Basic Data/GIS Settings page. The name of the setting is
PROXY_CONFIGURATION Define GIS Settings. Information about
how to add a map service in the proxy is also described in GIS Concepts.
- GIS object's layer should have been defined as Editable in GIS Layer Mapping
page.
- Layer should have been made available for the user in GIS Layer Group page.
System Effects
A connection between GIS object and IFS business object is created:
- A unique IFS ID value is added on the GIS object in ArcGIS.
- A connection line is created in GIS Connections page.