Fundamentals about building an image service definition

During the build stage, you are compiling or recompiling the information from the raster datasets to update the image service definition parameters, service table, and boundary that are part of the image service definition (.ISDef). The build process constructs and validates selected parts of the image service definition to derive parameters, including pixel size ranges, metadata fields, image service boundary, and images, used for optimization. You need to build the image service definition to preview, optimize, or compile the service.

When should you build an image service definition?

Typically, you will build the image service definition after you have added raster data to an image service. You will also build the image service definition after you have created (defined) derived tiles, service overviews, and derived rasters to generate the corresponding raster datasets. You might need to build the image service definition if you add processes that will affect the parameters, such as adding the Grayscale process, which would change the output from RGB to grayscale.

After you build the image service definition the first time, the Boundary layer will be added to the image service definition group layer in the ArcMap table of contents. You can also display the Preview layer within the group layer.

Understanding the options on the Build Options dialog box

During the build process, a Service Editor-Building window appears displaying the progress and status of the build process along with any warnings and errors encountered. Warnings and errors are also appended to the service table in the StatusID and StatusMSG fields.

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7/10/2012