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An introduction to licensing user type extensions through a portal

User type extensions are licenses that extend the capabilities of ArcGIS Enterprise for specific users in an organization. They can be included in a user type or as an add-on license that you assign to members in your portal.

Although user type extensions provide access to this functionality, administrators will need to ensure that organization members are assigned appropriate user types and roles to do their work. For example, if a member is assigned the Viewer user type and the Viewer role, they will only be able to view parcel fabric services and other content across ArcGIS Enterprise. See User types, roles, and privileges for more information.

ArcGIS IPS

ArcGIS IPS provides an indoor positioning system (IPS) solution for accurate geolocation for a wide variety of indoor location use cases. IPS allows you to locate yourself indoors by displaying a blue dot on a digital indoor map, share your real-time location with others (opt in), track the real-time location of others (opt in), capture location-based data, and discover analytical insights. You can navigate to people, places, and assets, while being aware of your surroundings and movement inside of a facility.

To use ArcGIS IPS with ArcGIS Enterprise, your organization must be licensed with the ArcGIS IPS organization capability. Organization members must be assigned a license for the ArcGIS IPS user type extension to have additional capabilities in ArcGIS IPS. This user type extension can be included as an add-on for user types with at least the capability to view and edit data, such as Field Worker, Editor, Creator, and GIS Professional user types.

For more information about using ArcGIS IPS, see the ArcGIS IPS help.

ArcGIS Knowledge

ArcGIS Knowledge offers an entity-centric approach to data modeling and analysis. Information in a knowledge graph is structured around entities and the relationships between them. This network of things is primarily nonspatial even if some entities and relationships have an associated spatial location. When investigating the contents of a knowledge graph, analysis is focused on properties of the entities and relationships and understanding how entities are connected.

To use ArcGIS Knowledge with ArcGIS Enterprise, your organization members must be assigned a license for the ArcGIS Knowledge user type extension. This user type extension can be included as an add-on for user types with at least the capability to view and edit data, such as Field Worker, Editor, Creator, and GIS Professional user types.

For more information about using ArcGIS Knowledge, see the ArcGIS Knowledge help.

ArcGIS Parcel Fabric

The parcel fabric provides a comprehensive framework for managing, editing, and sharing parcel data in ArcGIS Enterprise. In a multiuser environment, the parcel fabric can be edited and maintained using a services-based architecture. A services-based architecture allows you to share the parcel fabric across platforms (desktop, mobile, and web), and different workflows can be enabled on different clients in the field and in the office.

To use the parcel fabric with ArcGIS Enterprise, your organization members must be assigned a license for the ArcGIS Parcel Fabric user type extension. This user type extension is included in the GIS Professional Standard and GIS Professional Advanced user types and can be included as an add-on for user types with at least the capability to view and edit data, such as Field Worker, Editor, Creator, and GIS Professional Basic user types.

For more information about using the parcel fabric in ArcGIS Pro, see the parcel fabric help.

ArcGIS Trace Network

The trace network provides a comprehensive framework of functionality to visualize, manage, and analyze simple connectivity models such as rail and hydrology.

Store your data and trace network in an enterprise geodatabase and you can publish it to edit and maintain a trace network using a services-based architecture. This allows you to share the trace network across platforms (desktop, mobile, and web). To use the trace network with ArcGIS Enterprise, your organization members must be assigned a license for the ArcGIS Trace Network user type extension. This user type extension is included in the GIS Professional Standard and GIS Professional Advanced user types and can be included as an add-on for all other user types.

For more information about using the trace network in ArcGIS Pro, see the trace network help.

ArcGIS Utility Network

The utility network provides a comprehensive framework of functionality for modeling electric, gas, water, and other utilities.

Store your data and utility network in an enterprise geodatabase and you can publish it to edit and maintain the utility network using a services-based architecture. This allows you to share utility networks across platforms (desktop, mobile, and web). To use the utility network with ArcGIS Enterprise, your organization members must be assigned a license for the ArcGIS Utility Network user type extension. This user type extension is included in the GIS Professional Standard and GIS Professional Advanced user types and can be included as an add-on for all other user types.

For more information about using the utility network in ArcGIS Pro, see the utility network help.

ArcGIS Workflow Manager

ArcGIS Workflow Manager Server is a scalable enterprise workflow management system that automates and simplifies many aspects of performing and managing GIS and non-GIS work in an organization.

To use ArcGIS Workflow Manager services and the Workflow Manager web app, your organization members must be assigned a license for the ArcGIS Workflow Manager user type extension. This user type extension can be included as an add-on license for all user types.

For more information about using ArcGIS Workflow Manager, see the Workflow Manager help.