Map Layer Settings

The Map Settings section allows an administrator to enable or disable the availability, visibility, and editability of map layers for the user group. The administrator must choose a map profile for the user group. A map profile provides a mashup of map layers from various GIS service providers that have been configured for the map profile. After the administrator selects a map profile, all map services and their corresponding map layers display in a collapsible list.

Each map layer shows the permission attributes that apply to the user group members. To enable or disable map layer attributes for a user group, check or uncheck the corresponding checkboxes for the appropriate map layers. Checking a permission at the map service level automatically checks the permissions for all its map layers. You can selectively uncheck or restrict any map layer from that map service. Similarly, you can uncheck a permission at the map service level, and selectively check the appropriate map layer(s) below it.

The following map layer permissions can be enabled or disabled:

Table 1. Map Layer attributes
Available	Determines whether or not the user group members have the ability to enable or disable the visibility of the map layer on the map viewer. When an administrator checks the Available checkbox for a map layer, the other permissions for that map layer can be set. If the Available checkbox is not checked, the other permissions cannot be set. Note that checking the Available checkbox does not allow the user group members to see the map layer by default. It simply gives the user group members the ability to show or hide the map layer on the map viewer (by selecting or un-selecting it on the Layers widget). To make the map layer visible to the user group members by default, check the map layer’s Visible checkbox.
Visible	Determines whether or not the map layer is visible on the map viewer. An administrator cannot set the Visible checkbox unless the Available checkbox is enabled. If the Visible checkbox is checked, the user group members can see that map layer by default. Note: This configuration defines the initial visibility setting for map users. Map users can customize their own map layer Visible attributes on the map Layers widget.
Edit Permissions	Determines whether or not specified user group members can edit the map layer. When an administrator checks the User link under the Edit Permissions column for a map layer, the administrator can assign individual edit permissions to the group users. Note: To enable Edit Permissions configuration, the administrator must enable the Create, Update, and Delete feature access operations on the ArcGIS server. On the ArcGIS server administration site, go to Capabilities > Feature Access > Operations allowed. Enable the Create, Delete, and Update operations.