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When you create a map service in ArcGIS Server your map design is stored in a file with what extension?
MSD file
When you publish a service using the Map Service Publishing Toolbar, an MSD file is created in your ArcGIS Server input directory.
How do I publish a service in ArcGIS Server?
To publish your map as a service, follow these steps.
- Open your map document in ArcMap and choose File > Share As > Service from the main menu.
- In the Share as Service window, choose Publish a service.
- In the Publish a Service dialog box, click Connect to ArcGIS Server.
Do you need an ArcGIS Server to publish a map?
You must use an ArcGIS Server site licensed as ArcGIS GIS Server to publish map services. If you are working with versioned data, by default, only the version in the map document is exposed through the map service when you publish the service.
How is data made available in ArcGIS Enterprise?
All data you use in ArcGIS Enterprise is made available by GIS services running on your ArcGIS Server sites. ArcGIS Desktop offers many paths to publish GIS services. Although you can publish many types of GIS resources to the server, the steps for publishing a service follow a common pattern.
How to publish a map as a service?
Publish your map as a service To publish your map as a service, follow these steps. Open your map document in ArcMap and choose File > Share As > Service from the main menu. In the Share as Service window, choose Publish a service.
How does ArcGIS publish to hosted feature layers?
The hosted web layers use the copied data, not the data in your data source. If the layers in the map have definition queries applied to them, ArcGIS applies the definition queries to hosted feature layers you publish. However, all data is uploaded to ArcGIS Online or the ArcGIS Enterprise portal’s relational data store.
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