Service details

The layer types that are supported inArcGIS Viewer for Silverlight include ArcGIS Server map services, layers within ArcGIS Server dynamic map services, and ArcGIS image services. You can get information about a specific layer by clicking the Service Details icon on either the Configure Layers panel or Map Contents panel.

The Service Details button opens the service endpoint (provided by the ArcGIS Server instance) for the selected map service or layer. For each service, a set of general properties are displayed. For map services, properties include the spatial extent, spatial reference (coordinate system), and supported operations. Additional information may be available depending on the layer type and information provided by the publisher of the service. See the Services Directory topic in the ArcGIS Server REST API help for more information.

Complete the following steps to access the service details for a layer:

  1. Open the Configure Layers panel.
  2. Select the desired layer.
  3. Right-click the layer and click Service Details. Alternatively, click the Service Details button at the bottom of the Configure Layers panel:
    Show Service Details

The service details open in a new browser window:

Cities service details

1/26/2015