What’s new in ArcGIS GeoEvent Server 11.2
ArcGIS GeoEvent Server 11.2 affords incremental enhancements in usability and stability. We’re additionally excited to announce that a number of add-on connectors have been enhanced and are prepared to be used in GeoEvent Server 11.2 and prior. Let’s discover these modifications in additional element.
Create GeoEvent Definitions from Enter Connectors
First, GeoEvent Server 11.2 features a new technique for manually creating GeoEvent Definitions as part of the configuration for an enter connector. It’s now attainable to create and manually outline a brand new GeoEvent Definition as a part of an enter connector with no need to navigate to a separate web site settings web page and lose any configured settings for the brand new enter connector.
When an enter connector is configured to have GeoEvent Server create its personal GeoEvent Definition, GeoEvent Server interrogates the schema of inbound knowledge to outline its GeoEvent Definition; its blueprint for protecting monitor of the attribute fields and knowledge sorts. Whereas this hands-off method is helpful for shortly making a definition you can belief GeoEvent Server understands, you will need to observe {that a} definition created this fashion is ephemeral. Most of these definitions, generally known as “managed GeoEvent Definitions”, are erased when GeoEvent Server is restarted. When this occurs, what had been as soon as operational GeoEvent Companies can enter an error state attributable to lacking definitions on restart. It’s a greatest apply to keep away from utilizing managed GeoEvent Definitions when you anticipate to cease GeoEvent Server or its underlying machine for any purpose.
You possibly can keep away from utilizing managed GeoEvent Definitions by creating your personal GeoEvent Definition. This may be completed one in all two methods. The primary technique is to create a duplicate of a managed GeoEvent Definition in order that its proprietor is your person account and is not ephemeral. The second technique is to manually create your personal GeoEvent Definition from scratch. Whereas the latter method has at all times been attainable from the positioning settings web page in GeoEvent Supervisor, GeoEvent Server 11.2 now offers the identical interface for outlining a GeoEvent Definition from scratch when configuring an enter connector.
Monitoring GeoEvent Definition Utilization
We’re additionally excited to share that GeoEvent Server 11.2 now retains monitor of which enter and output connectors are utilizing a GeoEvent Definition. This info is accessible when viewing a GeoEvent Definition from the positioning settings or service designer. With this alteration, now you can affirm how a GeoEvent Definition is getting used earlier than making any modifications that might probably break present workflows.
This enchancment additionally extends to new warning messages that show when attempting to delete a GeoEvent Definition that’s in use by an enter or output connector. Keep away from unintentionally deleting essential GeoEvent Definitions which are in use by your connectors. If a GeoEvent Definition isn’t being utilized by a connector, this new warning message won’t show.
Gallery Add-On Updates
With the introduction of the Gallery Add-On Manager in ArcGIS GeoEvent Server 11.1, we’ll be sharing updates made to numerous add-ons because the final launch as a brand new apply transferring ahead. The next add-ons have been up to date since GeoEvent Server 11.1 and will be put in robotically from the Gallery Add On Supervisor in GeoEvent Supervisor, or put in manually as soon as downloaded from the ArcGIS GeoEvent Server Gallery. Except in any other case famous, the brand new variations of those add-ons are suitable with GeoEvent Server 11.2 and earlier.
- Cityworks Connector for GeoEvent Server
- FlightAware Connector for GeoEvent Server
- Waze Connector for GeoEvent Server
As at all times, please do not hesitate to go to What’s New in GeoEvent Server 11.2 for extra info!
