Common clients of Portal for ArcGIS
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Portal for ArcGIS is designed to expand the use of maps and GIS applications within organizations. As an administrator of Portal for ArcGIS, you need to understand the wide variety of end-user applications that people in your organization may use to interact with maps and other items in your portal.
Applications include ready-to-use applications, configurable applications, and APIs.
Ready-to-use apps
Ready-to-use apps do not require any customization on your part to use them—just connect to your portal and take advantage of the functionality the apps provide.
ArcGIS for Desktop
ArcGIS for Desktop is the most sophisticated application in ArcGIS. It includes advanced capabilities to author, edit, and analyze spatial data. You can sign in to Portal for ArcGIS from ArcGIS for Desktop and use the maps and layers in your portal. Additionally, you can publish GIS services from ArcGIS for Desktop to your portal. These GIS services—such as map, geoprocessing, locator, and imagery—provide the foundation for much of the work performed in Portal for ArcGIS.
Below is a matrix indicating version support between ArcGIS for Desktop and Portal for ArcGIS:
Version | Portal for ArcGIS version | ||||
10.2 | 10.2.1 | 10.2.2 | 10.3 | 10.3.1 | |
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ArcGIS Pro
ArcGIS for Desktop also includes ArcGIS Pro, which allows you to create and work with spatial data on your desktop. It provides tools to visualize, analyze, compile, and share your data in both 2D and 3D environments. You can connect from ArcGIS Pro to Portal for ArcGIS, and use the maps and layers in your portal. You can also publish hosted feature and tile layers to your portal. Map files (.mapx), layer files (.lyrx), and layout files (.pagx) you generate from ArcGIS Pro can be added to your portal content, allowing you to share your maps and data with others.
As a portal administrator, you can configure ArcGIS Pro licenses within the portal, and distribute ArcGIS Pro to members of your organization through the portal.
Below is a matrix indicating version support between ArcGIS Pro and Portal for ArcGIS:
Version | Portal for ArcGIS version | ||||
10.2 | 10.2.1 | 10.2.2 | 10.3 | 10.3.1 | |
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Collector for ArcGIS
Collector for ArcGIS is a field data collection and editing app for smartphones and tablets. It's designed to help your field staff rapidly collect and update data in the field using maps that you create and share using Portal for ArcGIS.
Your field workforce can download Collector for ArcGIS from the iTunes App Store (for iPhone) or Google play (for Android).
Below is a matrix indicating version support between Collector for ArcGIS (iOS) and Portal for ArcGIS:
iOS app version | Portal for ArcGIS version | ||||
10.2 | 10.2.1 | 10.2.2 | 10.3 | 10.3.1 | |
10.2.7 |
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Below is a matrix indicating version support between Collector for ArcGIS (Android) and Portal for ArcGIS:
Android app version | Portal for ArcGIS version | ||||
10.2 | 10.2.1 | 10.2.2 | 10.3 | 10.3.1 | |
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Esri Maps for IBM Cognos
Esri Maps for IBM Cognos lets you add dynamic maps and data from your portal into IBM Cognos Business Intelligence reports.
The following matrix indicates version support between Esri Maps for IBM Cognos and Portal for ArcGIS:
App version | Portal for ArcGIS version | ||||
10.2 | 10.2.1 | 10.2.2 | 10.3 | 10.3.1 | |
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6.0, 6.0.1, and 6.0.2 |
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Esri Maps for Office
Esri Maps for Office provides mapping capabilities in Microsoft Office through a Microsoft add-in. You can use this add-in with Microsoft Excel to create maps in Portal for ArcGIS that show data from your spreadsheets. Additionally, an add-in for PowerPoint lets you embed these maps into your presentations.
You can download Esri Maps for Office from the Esri website.
Below is a matrix indicating version support between Esri Maps for Office and Portal for ArcGIS:
App version | Portal for ArcGIS version | ||||
10.2 | 10.2.1 | 10.2.2 | 10.3 | 10.3.1 | |
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Esri Maps for SharePoint
Esri Maps for SharePoint provides mapping capabilities in Microsoft SharePoint through a map Web Part for SharePoint pages. You can use this to display content from Portal for ArcGIS in your SharePoint pages. It also includes workflows that allow you to spatially-enable and Geoenrich SharePoint lists or external data through Business Connectivity Services (BCS).
You can download Esri Maps for SharePoint from the Esri website.
Below is a matrix indicating version support between Esri Maps for SharePoint and Portal for ArcGIS:
App version | Portal for ArcGIS version | ||||
10.2 | 10.2.1 | 10.2.2 | 10.3 | 10.3.1 | |
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Note:
Esri Maps for SharePoint 3.0 and 3.0.1 are not supported in a disconnected environment. If your organization does not have access to the Internet, you will not be able to use these app versions with Portal for ArcGIS.
Explorer for ArcGIS
Explorer for ArcGIS lets everyone in your organization find, analyze, and share maps you create in your portal on their devices. You can visualize data, search for places and features on your maps, sketch on the maps to highlight important features, share maps with other Explorer users, and tell stories with interactive map presentations.
Below is a matrix indicating version support between Explorer for ArcGIS (iOS) and Portal for ArcGIS:
iOS app version | Portal for ArcGIS version | ||||
10.2 | 10.2.1 | 10.2.2 | 10.3 | 10.3.1 | |
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Below is a matrix indicating version support between Explorer for ArcGIS (Android) and Portal for ArcGIS:
Android app version | Portal for ArcGIS version | ||||
10.2 | 10.2.1 | 10.2.2 | 10.3 | 10.3.1 | |
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Below is a matrix indicating version support between Explorer for ArcGIS (OS X) and Portal for ArcGIS:
OS X app version | Portal for ArcGIS version | ||||
10.2 | 10.2.1 | 10.2.2 | 10.3 | 10.3.1 | |
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Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS
Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS allows decision makers, operations managers, and section leaders to monitor activities and events, track their field workforce, and assess the status of daily operations. The Operations Dashboard app creates and manages operation views within your portal. When your users open an operation view from the portal, it downloads and installs the app on their PC. As the Portal for ArcGIS administrator for your organization, you need to configure the portal to allow users to install Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS.
Operation views can be opened in the native or browser Dashboard app.
For information on configuring Operations Dashboard for use with your portal, see Deploy Operations Dashboard to Portal for ArcGIS.
Below is a matrix indicating version support between Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS and Portal for ArcGIS:
App version | Portal for ArcGIS version | ||||
10.2 | 10.2.1 | 10.2.2 | 10.3 | 10.3.1 | |
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ArcGIS Runtime SDK for Qt
ArcGIS Runtime SDK for Qt allows you to build apps that use the Digia Qt Framework. For example, you can build and deploy apps to Portal for ArcGIS that incorporate capabilities such as mapping, analysis, and routing.
Below is a matrix indicating version support between ArcGIS Runtime SDK for Qt and Portal for ArcGIS:
Version | Portal for ArcGIS version | ||||
10.2 | 10.2.1 | 10.2.2 | 10.3 | 10.3.1 | |
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Portal for ArcGIS website
Many members of your organization will only access portal content through the Portal for ArcGIS website. You can configure this site with your own look and feel, feature maps and apps on the front page, and organize the maps and apps into galleries and groups. The Portal for ArcGIS website also includes a map viewer that authenticated users can use to create and use maps. By configuring your Portal for ArcGIS with a hosting server, users will also be able to create feature layers from their own shapefiles and CSV files.
Configurable apps
Configurable apps are templates or software developer kits (SDKs) you can use to customize apps for your organization.
Application templates
Portal for ArcGIS includes a number of configurable templates from which you can create apps using the maps you create in the portal map viewer.
Briefing Book
Briefing Book is an ArcGIS JavaScript application you can configure to create reports that include ArcGIS web maps, videos, photos, and text. Store the briefings and reports in your portal and share them with members of your organization or the general public.
Industry-specific applications
You will find many industry-specific templates and applications on the ArcGIS Solutions website that work with your Portal for ArcGIS maps and data.
Mobile app developer toolkits
You can use the ArcGIS Runtime SDK for Android, iOS, or Windows Phone developer toolkits to create mobile applications to work with Portal for ArcGIS.
APIs
For information about APIs that work with Portal for ArcGIS, use the ArcGIS Applications and APIs shortcuts available from the Start menu where you have Portal for ArcGIS or ArcGIS for Server installed.