Configure the Map Production System app

Available with Production Mapping license.

You can reduce map production times with the self-serve Map Production System (MPS) web app to export map products. This app uses the Topographic Production Service that is deployed when you publish a map that contains feature data as a web layer. To take advantage of the app's functionality, the product data files for the ArcGIS Production Mapping server extension are required. You'll need to copy the included MPS app files from the product data files to the Portal for ArcGIS app location.

After the service is deployed, the web layer is published, and the product files are installed and copied to your server, you can configure the MPS app for use. To update the settings for an existing MPS web app of which you are the owner, you can do so by signing in to the app and clicking the profile icon.

The following list contains the steps necessary to configure the MPS app:

1. Configure your Enterprise portal for the MPS web app.
2. Create a web map in ArcGIS Pro.
3. Share the web map you create.
4. Create the web app.
5. Configure the MPS web app.

Configure your Enterprise portal for the MPS web app

Groups provide a way to organize items in your portal and control access to them. You can use a group to share the default app in your portal and associate the ArcGIS Configurable Apps. Complete the following steps to create and share the group:

1. Verify that you are signed in to your Enterprise portal and have privileges to create groups.
2. Click Groups at the top of the site and from the My Groups tab, click Create group.
3. Provide a group name, summary, and tags.
4. Upload an image to represent the group.
   1. Click Upload thumbnail.

      The Upload thumbnail dialog box appears.

      

   2. Drag an image into the dialog box or browse to and open the file that you want to upload.

      Pan and zoom to the part of the image that you want to appear in the thumbnail. Depending on the resolution of the image, it may be resampled when it is saved. GIF and JPEG image files are automatically converted to PNG when they are saved.

   3. Click Save.
5. Click By adding themselves under How can people join this group?.

   You can leave the default choices for the remaining Group membership questions.

   Note:

   Starting at Enterprise 11.2, members of this group can cancel jobs that are processing and delete completed ones if the group's ID is added to the AdminGroupId property in the TMSProperty table. Ensure that the server is stopped while making changes to the table in ArcGIS Pro so that the changes are reflected when the server is restarted.

6. Click Save.

   The group is saved and the group's Overview page appears.

   Learn more about creating groups

7. Click Organization, then click the Settings tab.
8. Click Map and scroll to the Configurable apps section.
9. Click Default and choose the group you created.

   A notification that the Configurable Apps group was updated successfully appears.

10. Click Share the Esri default configurable apps with group.

    A notification that the Esri default Configurable Apps were shared successfully appears.

11. Click the search button in your Enterprise portal and type Production in the text box that appears.

    The ArcGIS Production Mapping Map Production System (MPS) web app appears in the search results.

    Tip:

    You can choose the app from the results that appear as you provide search terms in the search text box or press Enter to see the Search results page.

12. On the MPS web app Overview page, click Share.

    The Share dialog box appears.

13. Click Edit group sharing and specify the group you created, then click OK.
14. Click Save.

    A notification that the MPS web app's share setting has been updated appears.

A group has been created, the Configurable Apps have been shared to the group, and the MPS app has been associated with the group. You can now create the web map in ArcGIS Pro from which you can create the MPS web app.

Create a web map in ArcGIS Pro

The MPS app uses a web map that you create in ArcGIS Pro. This map contains the area of interest (AOI) layers for the map products to be created using the MPS web app.

Complete the following steps to prepare the web map that the MPS app will use:

1. Start ArcGIS Pro.
2. Open an existing map project or create a new one.
3. Add the AOI layers for the map products that you want to create to the map.

   The ArcGIS Pro product data files include map product AOI layers that you can add.

4. On the Quick Access Toolbar, click Save Project .

The map is ready to be shared.

Share the web map

The web map with AOI layers must be shared to your Enterprise portal so that the MPS web app can access it. To do so, complete the following steps in ArcGIS Pro:

1. If necessary, start ArcGIS Pro and open the project that contains the web map that you want to share.
2. Ensure that you are signed in to the portal to which you want to share the web map and that you have publishing permissions.

   Sharing a web map to an Enterprise portal requires publishing permissions.

3. Click the Share tab.

   The Share As Web Map pane appears.

4. Provide a name, summary, and tags for the web map.
5. Specify a share configuration for the web map.

   Learn more about sharing a web map and the different share configurations

6. In the Share with section, specify whether the web map will be shared with everyone or your organization by checking the corresponding check box.
7. Click the Groups drop-down arrow and check the corresponding check box for the group you created.
8. Click Analyze to check the web map for any issues and address them before sharing the web map.
9. Click Share.

The web map is shared to your portal and can be used to create a web app.

Create the web app

Once the web map is shared to your portal, you can use it to create a web app. Complete the following steps to create the MPS web app from the web map you created and shared.

1. In your Enterprise portal, click the Content tab and find the web map that contains the AOI layers that you shared.
2. Click the web map to open its Overview page.
3. Click the Create Web App drop-down arrow and click Configurable Apps.

   The Create a web app dialog box appears.

4. Find the ArcGIS Production Mapping Map Production System (MPS) web app and click it.

   A pane appears on the Create a web app dialog box.

5. Click Create Web App.
6. Provide the title, tags, summary, and folder for the web app.
7. Click Done.

The MPS web app is created. Continue with the steps in the next section to configure the web app.

Learn more about creating a web app from a web map

Configure or update MPS web app settings

Additional configuration is required for the web app to complete its setup. Once configured, these settings can be updated after the app is in use.

1. Locate the web app that you created and click the name of the web app.

   The web app's Overview page appears.

2. Click View.

   The Map Production System dialog box appears and contains the app's configuration settings.

3. Optionally, provide the text that you want to appear in the app's header in the Title and Subtitle text boxes.
4. Optionally, click Import MPS application logo from file to upload the logo that you want to appear in the app's header.

   

   Note:

   The maximum size for the app's logo is 400x400 pixels.

   The default logo can be found at C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Portal\apps\mps\images\mps_logo.svg and maintains a 1:1 aspect ratio when the width or height values are changed.

   If a custom logo is uploaded, it is saved on ArcGIS Enterprise in the app owner's root folder and is overwritten each time a custom logo is uploaded. The width and height values for a custom logo can be modified independently of each other.

   The following formats are supported:

   • PNG
   • JPG
   • JPEG
   • SVG
   • GIF
5. Optionally, click the Theme drop-down arrow to specify a preset theme for the app.

   If an SVG formatted logo exists locally, the chosen theme's colors are applied to it. Custom formatted logos uploaded through the app are not impacted by the chosen theme.

6. Check the Always require login check box to require users to sign in to the portal even if the services used by the app are shared publicly.
7. If you want to use basemaps from the associated portal, ensure that the Use portal-configured basemaps check box is checked.

   These basemaps are in a group that is configured as a basemap gallery.

8. Click the Service Settings list and choose a service from the list that appears, then click Add to add it to the app.

   You can provide a URL, or a URL prefix, in the Service Settings list to filter the items in the list.

9. Click the Product Settings list and choose a product from the list that appears, then click Add to add it to the app.

   You can provide a search term in the Product Settings list to filter the items in the list.

10. Configure each product that you added by clicking its drop-down arrow.
    1. Choose a corresponding AOI layer in the Area of Interest Layer list.

       You can provide a search term in the Area of Interest Layers list to filter the items in the list.

    2. Click the Basemap list to open a list of basemaps and choose one.

       If the Use portal-configured basemaps check box is checked, the basemaps configured in the associated portal appear in the list.

       You can provide a search term in the Basemap list to filter the items in the list.

    3. In the Extent section, specify the map's center coordinates.
    4. Specify a numerical string value in the Scale text box.

       This value determines the extent at which the app's map appears. For example, a value of 0 would open the map at its full extent, and a value of 5 would open the map at an extent equivalent to zooming in five times when using the zoom controls on the map.

    5. Click the Map Layers drop-down arrow and check the check boxes for the AOI grid layers that should be visible for the map product.

       Note:

       Checked layers are removed when you switch to the Export tab and their display order on the Map tab corresponds to their order in the map that was shared from ArcGIS Pro when the topographic service was published.

       Tip:

       If AOI layers that aren't supposed to be visible in the app appear on the app's map, review the web map in your ArcGIS organization's portal to ensure that the layers are not checked and that the web map is checked. The web map settings in your organization's portal override the MPS app settings.

    6. Click the Product Versions drop-down arrow to review a list of the map products available.
    7. Click a map product's drop-down arrow to review the configuration for its Export Formats and Parameter Overrides.
    8. Click Settings for Export Formats and choose which formats are available to export in the app.
       At Enterprise 11.2 there are five available formats:

       • APRX
       • PAGX
       • PDF
       • PPKX
       • TIFF

       Tip:

       Click Restore defaults to make all of the formats available.

    9. Click the Export Formats drop-down arrow to review which formats are available and configure output files for each format.

       By default, there aren't any output files configured.

    10. Click Settings for a format to modify its included output files.

        A list with check boxes appears.

    11. Check the check boxes for the types of output files that you want to include.
        At Enterprise 11.2 there are four types available:

        • APRX
        • DEM
        • GDB
        • PAGX

        Tip:

        Click Restore defaults to remove all of the types from a format.

    12. Click the Parameter Overrides drop-down arrow to review any configured overrides to a parameter and its value.

        Values configured in this section override the value specified in a map product's JSON. By default, there aren't any parameter overrides configured.

    13. Click Settings for Parameter Overrides to choose what operations will have parameter overrides.

        A list of operations with check boxes appears.

    14. Check the operation check boxes that you want to configure parameter overrides for and close the list.

        Tip:

        Click Restore defaults to uncheck all of the operation check boxes.

        The operations you chose are listed under Parameter Overrides.

    15. Click the operation's drop-down arrow to review any parameter override configurations.

        By default, there aren't any configurations.

    16. Click Settings for a parameter to configure an overriding value.

        A list of parameters with check boxes appears.

    17. Check the parameter check boxes that you want to configure and close the list.

        The parameters you chose are listed under the operation.

    18. Provide a name in the Label text box.

        This is the parameter label and the name you provide appears in the app.

    19. Click the parameter's Choice List icon to configure the overriding value.

        A table appears with another Label text box and a Value text box.

    20. Provide a name for Label and a value for Value.

        These can be the same. The name you provide in the Label text box appears as the overriding option in the app and the value you provide overrides the value for the parameter in the map product JSON.

    21. Optionally, check a row's check box to make it the default.
    22. Optionally, click Delete Override Value in a row to delete it.
    23. Optionally, click the Display check box for the override to appear as an option in the app.
    24. Optionally, click Delete Parameter Override on a parameter override configuration to delete it.
11. Optionally, if you have Enterprise 11.0 or later and allow users to export a PDF or TIFF, you can create presets for those exports.
    1. Click Add preset .
    2. Click the PDF or TIFF drop-down arrow.
    3. Provide a name for the preset in the Alias text box.

       This is the name that appears in the Export Preset list in the MPS app.

    4. Provide a name for the preset file (.xprt) in the File Name text box.
    5. Click the Selected Products drop-down arrow and check the check boxes for the map products that can be used with the preset.
    6. Optionally, click Delete preset on an existing preset to delete it.

       Once the app's configuration is complete or updated, these presets will appear as an option in the Export Format list for the map products specified.

    The following video demonstrates how to create presets for a PDF or TIFF:

    

12. Optionally, configure the app's banner.

    

    Configure the banner's size, colors, position, and text in the MPS app settings under the Banners section. You must be signed in to access these settings.

    Item	Details
    1	Allows you to configure the name that appears in the banner.
    2	Allows you to configure the display height and width of the banner.
    3	Allows you to configure the banner's text alignment.
    4	Allows you to configure where the banner appears in the app.
    5	Allows you to choose whether the app's banner is affected by the app's theme setting.
    6	Allows you to change the font and size of the text that appears on the banner.
    7	Allows you to configure the banner's background color.
    8	Allows you to configure the text that appears on the banner.
    9	Allows you to add another banner.

13. Click Update to save your changes to the app's settings.
14. Click Close.

The Map Production System dialog box closes and the MPS web app opens and is ready for use.