Publish the Map Service

After verifying the configuration choices and settings from the previous help topic Create the Source Map for the Published Service, you are ready to publish your map as a service.

IMPORTANT: All Fiber feature classes and object classes must be included in the published service, as it is the only data source for Wavepoint.

If necessary, log in to ArcMap/ArcFM with the same credentials you used to create the .sde connection file.
If necessary, open the Stored Display or .mxd that contains all the symbolized fiber features and fiber object tables.
Click File > Share As > Service.
Click the radio button for Publish a service, then click Next.

IMPORTANT: If you are updating an existing service, choose Overwrite an existing service instead.
Choose a server connection, then type a name for the service. The name is up to you, and the name in the following image is just an example. Click Next.

TIP: If you do not see a server connection, use the Add ArcGIS Server wizard to create a connection to an ArcGIS Server.
Use an existing folder or create a new one, then click Continue. Notice the Service Editor dialog opens.
In the left-hand menu, click Parameters, then increase the maximum number of records returned to 10,000.

IMPORTANT: The purpose of changing the maximum number of records returned is to accommodate your fiber facility with the highest number of connections. For example, imagine you have a patch location with 1,300 connections. The maximum number of records would need to be higher than 1,300 for that facility to display correctly in the application. If you had a facility with 15,000 connections, then increase this property to accommodate that number instead. Thus, the recommendation of 10,000 is merely a high number to accommodate most fiber installations, but you should adjust it higher if needed, depending upon your fiber data.
In the left-hand menu, click Capabilities, then deselect KML and select ArcFMMapServer. Mapping is always enabled.
To avoid potential warnings during the upcoming analysis, click Item Description and populate the Summary, Tags, and Description fields.
In the Service Editor dialog, click Analyze. The Analyze procedure lists errors and warnings in a pane at the bottom of the ArcMap window.

TIP: You might need to move or shrink the Service Editor dialog to see the list of errors and warnings.
Review the output of the analysis. In addition to reading Esri’s documentation Analyzing your Map, follow these general guidelines:
1. All Errors must be resolved. The image above shows two common errors, especially if you have been working in the map prior to publishing:
  - You cannot have an active selection on your map. Clear the selected features.
  - You cannot have an active graphic on your map. If you had previously performed any fiber trace, clear the graphic.
2. Ignore the custom feature and custom class extension warnings, which refer to ArcFM itself.
3. Address unregistered data warnings by right-clicking on a single warning and registering the data, after which the rest of the similar warnings should disappear.
4. Some other warnings or messages might be acceptable. In the image above, there are messages that cables and patch locations are drawn at all scales. You might actually want those drawn at all scales, so you can ignore the message.
Once all the errors and warnings have been addressed appropriately, click the Publish button to publish your map service to ArcGIS Server.
Once the service is published to ArcGIS Server and has been started, a success dialog box appears. Click OK to close the dialog.