The following changes have been made to ArcXML 1.1 since the release of ArcIMS
4.0. ArcXML 1.1 has several new elements and attributes. The new
or changed features are described below.
New elements and attributes to support the Metadata Server
The following elements have been added to support the Metadata Server. For
more information on using the Metadata Server, see
Creating and Using Metadata Services<
The following elements have new attributes.
- DOCUMENTINFO
- METADATA_CONTENT
- TAGVALUE
- SEARCH_METADATA
The following elements have attributes with new values.
- ENVELOPE
- spatialoperator has the following additional values: "overlaps2", "fuzzywithin",
and "fuzzyequals"
- METADATA_DATASET
- content has the following additional values: "mapFiles" and "geographicActivities"
- PUT_METADATA
- content has the following additional values: "mapFiles" and "geographicActivities"
The following elements have attributes values that were removed.
- GET_COLLECTION_INFO
- orderby has the following value removed: "frequency"
The following element has been moved and has a new parent element.
- ADD_RELEVANCE_FEEDBACK was a child element to GET_METADATA. It
is now a child element to PUBLISH_METADATA.
Element updates to support the ArcMap Server
The following elements have changes. Additional information on using
the ArcMap Server elements can be found in the introductory section of this
guide.
- DATAFRAME
- Added LAYERLIST as a child element.
New support in configuration files
The following elements have updates:
- ENVELOPE
- Two extents for establishing the initial extent and an extent limit
can be included in a map configuration file. See information under name.
- IMAGEGENERALIZATION
- The mode attribute can now accept non-negative values along
with "true" and "false". The default remains "true".
Changes in GET_FEATURES/FEATURES
- You can retrieve both a feature count and a global envelope in the same
response without including FEATURE elements. For details, see the
Notes section for GET_FEATURES and FEATURES.
Changes in legend for raster layers
You can choose whether to include raster pixel values in the legend when
a colormap or RASTER_RENDERER is used. The following element has new
attributes.
New attributes to support image streaming (Image Server only)
The following elements have new attributes to support image streaming. Image
streaming is supported with Image Services only and has been implemented
in the Java Connector. No other connectors support this functionality.
New elements for managing Spatial Servers and Virtual Servers from the
command line
The following elements were added to the ArcXML documentation for convenience. These
elements are not new and were previously documented in the ArcIMS Help. You
can use these elements along with SERVICES and SERVICE to manage and ArcIMS
site from the command line.
- VSERVER
- VSERVERS
- PSERVER
- PSERVERS