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04-20-2015 08:10 AM
RichardGraves
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I have just started learning about ArcGIS Server and plan on getting some training, but in the meantime, I have some questions. We currently use Milsoft's WindMil Map, WindMil and DisSPatch software. WindMil Map is an extension of ArcMap. We are adding Mobile Workforce Management from Clevest, and need to be able to access our model through ArcServer. I have installed ArcGIS Server and want to export from WindMil Map to server, but Milsoft Support tells me this:

"In order to view your circuit model in ArcServer you will have to export it to a separate file geodatabase and set up a new mxd that is referencing this separate file geodatabase for publishing. If you try to use Milsoft's file geodatabase and an mxd that is referencing a circuit model, some unfavorable behavior can occur in ArcServer since we have code tied to the data.

Usually, the ESRI tools 'Feature Class to Geodatabase (multiple)' or 'Feature Class to Feature Class' are used to export the circuit model data into a new file geodatabase.

Your new mxd will be pointed to this exported file geodatabase."

I have been able to export the circuit model data using Feature Class to Geodatabase (multiple), and have published it to ArcServer. Here are the questions I have:

  1. How are changes to the original model in WindMil Map sync'd with the server model? Do I have to go through that process all over again?
  2. How do I get the symbols to match the mxd I created on the server? They don't match when I try to use them in another mxd.
  3. Is this the correct method or is there a better method, or additional steps?

I hope this makes sense, any help is greatly appreciated!

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JessicaViera-Atwell
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We have a similar architecture at my utility.  

Once you've done the initial export, you will need to set up a routine (via model builder or python, etc.) that runs nightly to update the data in your export.  We currently have Milsoft's data exported to an Esri file geodatabase nightly.  Once this process ends, we have an extension GeoEXT Import that runs on our ArcServer machine to import the delta changes made within the last 24 hours.  Our end result is a copy of our Milsoft data that then resides within an enterprise geodatabase (SQL 2012).  All services are published using this data and any data that must be maintained outside the Milsoft environment is also edited within the enterprise geodatabase.  

With respect to symbology, dependent upon the type of symbology you are using, you should be able to create layer files and/or styles that match whatever you are using with your current .mxd.  

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding our current workflow processes for getting our data out of Milsoft and into an Esri geodatabase that we can use for publishing web services.

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RichardGraves
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I just saw your reply. It looks like that might work! I will give it a try. Thanks!

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JessicaViera-Atwell
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We have a similar architecture at my utility.  

Once you've done the initial export, you will need to set up a routine (via model builder or python, etc.) that runs nightly to update the data in your export.  We currently have Milsoft's data exported to an Esri file geodatabase nightly.  Once this process ends, we have an extension GeoEXT Import that runs on our ArcServer machine to import the delta changes made within the last 24 hours.  Our end result is a copy of our Milsoft data that then resides within an enterprise geodatabase (SQL 2012).  All services are published using this data and any data that must be maintained outside the Milsoft environment is also edited within the enterprise geodatabase.  

With respect to symbology, dependent upon the type of symbology you are using, you should be able to create layer files and/or styles that match whatever you are using with your current .mxd.  

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding our current workflow processes for getting our data out of Milsoft and into an Esri geodatabase that we can use for publishing web services.

CarlosNunez1
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Hello Jessica Viera-Atwell, I have a client who needs to see the Windmil data in a Geodatabase, how do I do that?
The data is given to me in multispeak format

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