Site Manager Overview

  1. Save Site — Saves changes to the site. This button is stated.
    • If the button is grey (Save Button Disabled) there are no changes.
    • If the button is blue (Save Button Active) there are changes that need to be made.
  2. Close Site — Closes the site.
    • Clicking on the Close Button (Close Button) will close the site.
    • It is best practice to close the site when you are done editing. This is especially important in a multi-editor environment. Geocortex Essentials will lock a site and not allow others to access the site for editing until the original editor closes the site.
  3. Help
    • Clicking on the Help icon (Help Icon) will open the Help Contents to the section you are currently working.
  4. REST Url
    • Clicking on the REST url icon (REST Link Icon) will take you to the corresponding location within the Geocortex Essentials Sites REST endpoint.
  5. Site Warning (not shown above)
    • The warning icon (Site Warning Icon) will display to the left of "Configure Site: ..." if there are any site errors. Clicking on the icons will display a dialog listing the site errors to be resolved. Site Error Dialog Example
  6. Site Info — The site information page allows you to:
    • Modify the site's display name and description.
    • Select a virtual directory to serve the site's static content.
    • Add references to other sites.
    • Define or modify custom properties for the site.
  7. Map — The Map page allows you to:
    • Add and organize map services.
    • Configure map layer properties.
    • Configure map extents and bookmarks.
  8. Layer Themes — The Layer Themes page allows you to configure subsets of the Layer List into functional groupings. Layer themes make it possible to quickly switch between groups of layers.
  9. Base Maps — The Base Maps page allows you to configure the base maps available in the Base Map Switcher.
  10. Overview Maps — The Overview Map page allows you to configure an overview map that is inset in the main map.
  11. GIS Services — The GIS Services page allows you to configure:
    • Geocoding Services.
    • Geometry Service.
    • Default Export Map Image format.
  12. Data Connections —
  13. Print Templates
  14. Tables
  15. Workflows
  16. Permissions
  17. Viewers