Open content—Portal for ArcGIS

Open maps, scenes, layers, apps, tools, and files you find in the website by clicking the Open link under the item's thumbnail or by clicking the thumbnail itself. By default, the item opens in the most appropriate app—web apps open in a web browser, maps open in the map viewer, and layer packages open in ArcGIS for Desktop. If you want, you can override the default. To select where an item opens, click the Open arrow under the item and click where you want to open the item. For example, you could choose to open a map in ArcGIS for Desktop instead of the map viewer.

Some items can be opened in ArcGIS desktop apps. Desktop apps include ArcGIS for Desktop, ArcGIS Explorer Desktop, Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS, and Esri CityEngine.

Note:

By default, search results include web content only. To show ArcGIS desktop content, such as layer packages, check the box next to Show ArcGIS Desktop Content.

The sections below list where you open the maps, layers, apps, tools, and files you find in search results. For a comprehensive list of supported items, see What can you add to your portal?

Open in map viewer

Web Map

Open in scene viewer

Web Scene

Add to map

Elevation Layer (ArcGIS Server image service)
Feature Layer (ArcGIS Server feature service, ArcGIS Server stream service, hosted feature layer)
Imagery Layer (ArcGIS Server image service)
KML
Map Image Layer (ArcGIS Server map service)
Tile Layer (hosted tile layer)
WMS

Add to scene

Elevation Layer (ArcGIS Server image service)
Feature Layer (ArcGIS Server feature service, hosted feature layer)
Map Image Layer (ArcGIS Server map service)
Scene Layer (scene service)
Tile Layer (hosted tile layer)

View application

Application
CityEngine Web Scene
Web Mapping Application

Get application

Mobile Application

Open

Document Link
PDF (.pdf)

Open in ArcGIS for Desktop

Desktop Add In (.esriaddin)
Feature Layer (ArcGIS Server feature service, hosted feature layer)
Geoprocessing Package (.gpk)
Geoprocessing service
Globe Document (.3dd)
Globe Service
Imagery Layer (ArcGIS Server image service)
KML (.kml, .kmz, .zip)
Layer (.lyr)
Layer Package (.lpk)
Locator Package (.gpk)
Map Document (.mxd, .msd)
Map Image Layer (ArcGIS Server map service)
Map Package (.mpk)
Published Map (.pmf)
Scene Document (.sxd)
Tile Package (.tpk)
Tile Layer (hosted tile layer)
Web Map
WMS

Open in Explorer Desktop

Explorer Add In (.eaz)
Explorer Layer (.nmc)
Explorer Map (.ncfg,.nmf)

Open in Operations Dashboard (Desktop)

Operations View

Open in Operations Dashboard (Browser)