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Posted on January 21, 2023 (Updated on July 10, 2025)

ArcGIS Server data publishing with masking data for individual user access

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What permissions do I need to grant to the ArcGIS server account?

What permissions do I need to grant to the ArcGIS Server account? The ArcGIS Server account requires no special permissions on the operating system other than file access to the data, configuration store, and server directories. The ArcGIS Server account does not need to be an administrator on the machine.

How do you publish data as a hosted layer in ArcGIS?

Publish a feature collection

  1. Open the item details of the feature collection you want to publish as a hosted feature layer.
  2. Click Publish.
  3. You can use the default title for the hosted feature layer or type a new one.
  4. Type tag terms separated by commas.
  5. Click Publish to create the hosted feature layer.


How do I mask an area in ArcGIS?

To mask a layer, follow these steps:

  1. Choose one or more layers to be masked in the Contents pane.
  2. On the Feature Layer tab, in the Drawing group, click Masking .
  3. On the drop-down menu, check one or more layers in the list. The layers with check marks mask the selected layer.


Which are the three types of access permission that can be granted?

Access permissions include read, write, and none.

How do I allow user permission?

Setting Permissions

  1. Access the Properties dialog box.
  2. Select the Security tab.
  3. Click Edit.
  4. In the Group or user name section, select the user(s) you wish to set permissions for.
  5. In the Permissions section, use the checkboxes to select the appropriate permission level.
  6. Click Apply.
  7. Click Okay.

 

How do I publish data as a hosted layer?

Open the item details of the feature collection you want to publish as a hosted feature layer. Click Publish. Use the default title for the hosted feature layer or type a new one. If your organization has set up content categories, click Assign Category and select up to 20 categories to help people find your item.

What is the difference between feature layer and hosted feature layer?

A feature layer is a data layer that can access and display feature data with the same type of geometry (point, polyline, or polygon) and attribute fields, and a hosted feature layer is a reference to a feature layer in a feature service that is stored in ArcGIS.
 

How do you publish a dataset?

To open an underlying dataset together with a publication, follow this process: Upload data to a repository and set an embargo to it to first get the DOI. Then use the DOI to cite the dataset in your publication. Open the dataset after the publication is out.
 

How do I grant access to my server?

Manually grant RDP access to an Active Directory user

  1. Log in to the server.
  2. Right-click the Windows® icon and select System.
  3. Select the remote settings depending on your Windows version:
  4. Click on Select Users.
  5. Click Add.
  6. Type the username you wish to add.
  7. Click Check Names.
  8. After you add the user, click Apply and OK.

 

What would you consider the basic rule for granting permissions to users?

The principle of least privilege (POLP) requires giving each user, service and application only the permissions needed to perform their work and no more. It is one of the most important concepts in network and system security.

Which permission allows a user access to a resource?

Authorization: the process that defines that resources an authenticated user may access and what he or she may do with those resources. Authorization for Windows files and folders is controlled by the NTFS file system, which assigns permissions to users and groups.

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