WebFOCUS Server Adapter for Esri ArcGIS Configuration for Demographic Layers


In order for demographic layers to draw, you must configure the WebFOCUS Server to enable them. Some features, such as demographic and reference layers that require authentication and certain simplified geography functions, may additionally require a refresh token. You can acquire the refresh token using your Esri ArcGIS credentials.

Procedure: How to Configure the Adapter for Esri ArcGIS to Enable Demographic Layers to Draw

  1. From the plus menu on the WebFOCUS start page, or from the WebFOCUS Home Page, click Get Data.
  2. On the Get Data page, double-click New Data Source.
  3. From the list of adapters, double-click ESRI ArcGIS.

    The Add Connection for Esri ArcGIS panel opens.

    Note: To find the Esri ArcGIS adapter option more easily, select GIS from the Available drop-down list, or use the search box.

  4. Basic connection parameters for this adapter are supplied automatically. To access secured Esri ArcGIS features that require named authentication, configure the Adapter for Esri ArcGIS with a refresh token.

    Click Get Refresh Token. The Esri ArcGIS Sign In page opens. Type your username and password and then click Sign In.

    You are returned to the Configure Connections window.

  5. Connection parameters for this adapter are supplied automatically. Click Configure, as shown in the following image.
    Connection parameters for ESRI ArcGIS adapter

  6. Once this is configured, ESRI ArcGIS is added to the Get Data page in the Server Files category, as shown in the following image.