Connect GIS Object to IFS Business Object

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Explanation

This activity is used to connect GIS object and IFS business object. A connection can be made in two different ways:

• By using a Link Object dialog in GIS Map window.
• By manually creating a connection in GIS Connections window and manually inserting the value for IFS ID on the GIS object.

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 window. 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 Applications. 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 window. 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 window.
• Layer should have been made available for the user in GIS Layer Group window.

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 window.

Window

GIS Map
GIS Connections

Related Window Descriptions

Link Object
GIS Connections

Procedure

Create a connection in GIS Map window:

1. Open the GIS Map window.
2. Toggle on an editable layer in Layer panel.
3. Click on a GIS object.
4. Select the business object ID in Link Object dialog.
5. Click OK.
6. Hover with the mouse cursor over the GIS Object and a tooltip confirms that a connection exist.

Create a connection in GIS Connections window:

1. Open GIS Connections window.
2. Create a new record.
3. Copy IFS ID and open a GIS Map window.
4. Open Tools Panel and click on Enable Editing Tools checkbox.
5. Click on GIS object to open Edit dialog.
6. Paste the value for IFS ID in IFSID field.
7. Unselect the Enable Editing Tools checkbox.
8. Hover with the mouse cursor over the GIS Object and a tooltip confirms that a connection exist.