Publish Feature Services for Various Functions

Designer XI utilizes published feature services in many configurations, tools, and functions, including:

• The Network Feature Service: This is the network of features against which end users create their designs.

• Backdrops: These are the background maps that provide context and visuals for the design.

• The Map Notation Feature Service: This allows end users to place map notes and dimension lines within their designs.

• Reference Views: These are subsets of specific layers pulled from Backdrops. They are typically created to allow end users to turn on and off specific background features while working on a design.

• Work Areas: These are the design footprints of other designers’ work. They give the end user context of where other people are working in the same environment.

• Add Data Tool: This tool allows the end user to bring nearby feeders or regions into their current design without having to re-create the work order.

Follow the sub-step instructions below for each kind of functionality.