Introduction to creating Web applications with ArcIMS Web Manager

About ArcIMS Web Manager

ArcIMS Web Manager allows you to create and edit mapping Web applications that showcase the geographic information running on your server. Web Manager allows you to quickly build an application without any programming. Web Manager takes you through a series of panels that allows you to

Select which layers you want to show. Each layer is a service. You have access not only to your ArcIMS services, but any publicly available ArcIMS Services on other sites, ArcGIS Services, ArcWeb Services, and WMS Services. You can select one or more services for your application.
Configure tasks. Tasks provide specific functionality such as search for a feature by attribute or locating and address.
Select map elements and tools such as a north arrow, table of contents, and overview map.
Configure page elements such as a header and any links you might want to include in the header.

You must install Web Manager separately from the core ArcIMS installation. Web Manager comes in both a .NET and Java version. The Java version is available on all platforms, and the .NET version is available on Windows only. After installing Web Manager, you are now ready to build a Web application.

How to get started with ArcIMS Web Manager

Starting ArcIMS Web Manager

If you have not already done so, install ArcIMS Web Manager. The installation instructions are included with the setup for either the Java or .NET versions.
Open ArcIMS Web Manager:
- .NET version on Windows: Click Start | Programs | ArcGIS | ArcIMS | ArcIMS Web Manager for the Microsoft .NET Framework.
- Java version on Windows: Click Start | Programs | ArcGIS | ArcIMS | ArcIMS Web Manager for the Java Platform.
- Java version on UNIX and Linux: Navigate to the <ArcGIS install directory>/java/arcims_manager. Note that this is the java directory under ArcGIS and not under ArcIMS. Type ./startmanager at the prompt.
Enter a username and password.
- .NET version on Windows: Use a username and password that is part of the Administrator group on your machine. Include the domain with your username.
- Java version on all platforms: Use the same username and password that you use for logging into Administrator or Service Administrator. You must already have established a username and password before logging into Web Manager.
Follow the instructions on each of the panels. For more details on using Web Manager and information specific to each of the panels, click on the Help link.

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