Set WPS properties

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), Web Processing Service (WPS) specification is an international specification for serving and executing geospatial processing on the web. If you published a web tool with WPS enabled, the WPS service is exposed as a capability of the tool.

A WPS service's properties are reflected in its capabilities files so that whoever consumes the service can have a better understanding of the publisher. When publishing a WPS service with system-generated capabilities files (the default), it is recommended that you populate the WPS properties. You can also set the properties using an external capabilities file. You can manage WCS properties when from ArcGIS Server Manager or from the portal.

Enter WPS properties

To populate or modify WPS service properties from the portal, complete the following steps:

1. Sign in to the organization as the item owner with publishing privileges or an administrator.
2. Open the item page for the web tool.
3. Click the Settings tab and scroll to the WPS heading.
4. Ensure that Enter service properties is selected, and populate or modify the following properties:

   Property	Description
   Name	The name of the geoprocessing service that was used to create the WPS service. This property is automatically populated by ArcGIS Server and should not be modified.
   Title	A readable title to briefly identify the WPS service, for example: City of Portland Clip and Ship model
   Abstract	A narrative description that provides additional information about the WPS service, for example: WPS service maintained by the City of Portland. Using a polygon digitized by the user, this WPS service clips layers from the study area into a file geodatabase, then creates a .zip file that can be downloaded by the user.
   Keywords	A list of keywords or keyword phrases describing the WPS service which aids in catalog searching. For example: portland, clip, ship, polygon, zip, download
   Service type	The OGC service type, for example: WPS
   Service type version	The version of the OGC service type, for example: 1.1.0
   Fees	Text describing the fees imposed when accessing the WPS service, for example: none
   Access constraints	Text describing the restrictions and legal prerequisites for accessing and using the WPS service, for example: For internal use only. Do not distribute.
   Provider name	The name of the WPS provider, for example: City of Portland
   Provider site	A link to a site with information about the WPS provider, for example: http://www.portlandonline.com
   Individual name	The primary contact person for the WPS service, for example: John Smith
   Position name	The position of the contact person for the WPS service, for example: IT Analyst
   Phone	The telephone number where the primary contact person for the WPS service can be reached. For example: [phone]
   Facsimile	The fax number where the primary contact person for the WPS service can be reached. For example: [phone]
   Delivery point	The address of the WPS provider, for example: 380 New York Street
   City	The city in which the WPS service provider resides. For example: Redlands
   Administrative area	The administrative area in which the WPS provider resides, for example: California
   Postal code	The postal code in which the WPS service provider resides. For example: 92373
   Country	The country in which WPS service provider resides. For example: USA
   Electronic mail address	The email address where the primary contact person for the WPS service can be reached. For example: [e-mail]
   Online resource	The Online resource property lists the URL of the WPS service. It is necessary for a WPS client to communicate correctly with your WPS service. This property is automatically populated by ArcGIS Server and should not be modified.
   Role	Function performed by the party responsible for the WPS service. For example: PointOfContact
   Hours of service	The hours in which the primary contact is available to service requests. For example: 24/7
   Contact instructions	Special instructions that should be considered before contacting the WPS service primary contact. For example: Email John with normal requests; phone John for emergency requests.
   Namespace	The WPS namespace property is used to discriminate XML vocabularies from one another. This property is automatically populated by ArcGIS Server and should not be modified.
   Prefix	The WPS namespace prefix is a unique property that is used in the response of a WPS GetFeatureRequest. This property is automatically populated by ArcGIS Server and should not be modified.

   Note:

   The following characters cannot be include included in any of the service properties: &, <, >, '. To learn about the appropriate substitutes, see Special characters in service properties.

5. Click Save.

   The edits are applied immediately.

Configure the use of external capabilities files

To configure your WPS service to use external capabilities files, you'll need to update the service to reference the URL of your capabilities.

To do so from the portal, complete the following steps:

1. Sign in to organization as the item owner with publishing privileges or an administrator.
2. Open the item page for the web tool.
3. Click the Settings tab and scroll to the WPS section.
4. Choose the Use external capabilities files option.
5. In the Specify location box, specify the URL of the folder where you placed your capabilities files plus the common prefix you used for the files.
6. Click Save.

   The update is applied immediately.