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What is the difference between internal and external services?
What is the difference between internal and external services?

Services can be created in the GIS Portal or imported from ArcGIS

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Written by Emily Dones
Updated over 7 years ago

Internal Services

Data that is created on the web portal. Anyone with access to the GIS Portal can create internal services. 

  • Data can be edited. User can add, subtract, and edit layers attached to service (if user permissions allow editing)  

  • Layer color properties can be edited   

  • Data can be exported to a table and excel document

  • Data can be saved and deleted 

  • 'Select All Records' and 'View All Records' features available

  • Files can be attached to data and viewed

  • Cannot have sub layers. Example: Layer 1->Layer 1 sub-layer

External Services

Data that is imported from an ArcGIS user. The data acts as read-only for all users 

  • Cannot edit data in any way   

  • Individual points can be exported to a table

  • Data cannot be saved or deleted 

  • 'Select All Records' and 'View All Records' features not available

  • Attaching/Viewing Files not available

  • Can have sub-layers. Example: Layer 1->Layer 1 sub-layer

Who has access to create External Services? 

Anyone with an ArcGIS seat. For external service requests, see Matt Rahn, William Rice, Paige Marshall, or Tobie Schroeder. 

Internal Services Examples

External Services Examples

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