Utility services

• Print service—When you click Print in the portal map viewer, the print service is used to preview and print the map. By default, the service originates from ArcGIS Online. In a disconnected environment, you'll need to configure your portal to use a print service from ArcGIS Server; otherwise, you won't be able to print and preview web maps. The service can be ArcGIS Server's preconfigured print service or a custom print service hosted on the server.

  If you specify a hosting server for your portal, the hosting server's print service is automatically configured with the portal. You'll only need to start and share the print service to use it in the portal. However, if you've previously configured a print service with your portal, the URL is not updated when specifying a hosting server. You'll need to start the service, share the service, and then configure it as a utility service.

• Geocode service—Portal for ArcGIS is preconfigured to use the World Geocode Service hosted by ArcGIS Online, which allows you to find and map a specified address or place name. In a disconnected environment, you'll need to set up your own ArcGIS Server geocode service to find addresses.

• Geometry service—Geometry services perform the calculations necessary to do such spatial analysis as buffering and calculating area. Portal for ArcGIS uses an ArcGIS Online geometry service by default. In a disconnected environment, you'll need to set up your own ArcGIS Server geometry service. The service can be ArcGIS Server's preconfigured geometry service or a custom geometry service hosted on the server.

• Route service—Route services allow you to find directions between two or more locations. The portal's route utility service is used for the Directions functionality available in web maps. By default, there is no route service configured with the portal. To get directions from the map viewer in a disconnected environment, you'll need to publish your own ArcGIS Server route service.

To learn how to update the utility services to point at local services, see Configuring utility services for full instructions.

Website properties

• extentService: "<URL to local map service>",—The extent service is used to update or set the extent of a web map item in the Set Extent dialog box in the portal website. By default, the extent service originates from ArcGIS Online. In a disconnected environment, you'll need to configure your portal with an ArcGIS Server map service. The service must use the WGS 1984 geographic coordinate system with well-known ID (WKID) 4326.

• gcsBasemapService: "<URL to local map service>",—The GCS basemap service is used as the basemap for OGC WMS services that do not support the Web Mercator coordinate system. By default, the GCS basemap service originates from ArcGIS Online. In a disconnected environment, you'll need to configure your portal with an ArcGIS Server map service. The service must use the WGS 1984 geographic coordinate system with well-known ID (WKID) 4326.

• showSocialMediaLinks: false,—Indicates whether or not Facebook and Twitter links are displayed on the item details dialog box. The default is false, meaning that the links are not displayed. If this property was set to true after installation, you'll need to disable the links in a disconnected environment.

• webSearchEnabled: false,—Indicates whether searches on the web (for example, Google searches) are permitted on the content in your portal. The default is true. In a disconnected environment, disable web searches.

The file that contains these properties is located in <Portal for ArcGIS installation directory>/customizations/<version number>/webapps/arcgis#home/js/esri/arcgisonline/config.js. It's recommended that you make a backup copy of this file before modifying it.

ArcGIS API for JavaScript

Portal for ArcGIS includes version 3.13 of the ArcGIS API for JavaScript as part of the installation. There is no need to host your own API and point the portal at the local version; the portal and web application templates automatically reference the installed API. The locally installed API is typically available at https://webadaptor.domain.com/arcgis/jsapi/jsapi.

Web application templates

Portal for ArcGIS includes a variety of web application templates that users can publish to the portal or download and host on a web server. Out of the box, the web application templates that users publish to the portal are automatically configured to use the locally hosted ArcGIS API for JavaScript. If your users want to download the web application templates and use them to create applications that are hosted on a web server, they will need to follow the instructions included in the readme.html file that is bundled with the templates.

Basemaps

Portal for ArcGIS comes preconfigured with a collection of basemaps from ArcGIS Online. These basemaps are not supported for use in offline workflows. For example, you cannot take these preconfigured basemaps offline in Collector for ArcGIS.

You can use a python script to add the default ArcGIS Online basemaps as map items in your portal. The basemap map items can be taken offline and used in offline workflows. For full instructions, see Example: Prepare Esri basemaps for use in offline workflows.

Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS

Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS is an application that provides a common operational picture to monitor an event or system in your organization. You can deploy Operations Dashboard with your portal to build operation views, which include maps, lists, charts, and other tools to display and track live geographic data. For more information, see Deploy Operations Dashboard to Portal for ArcGIS.