Configuring WMS Service

WMS service level information is information that applies to the whole WMS instance. That is, it is information that is not particular to any layer or piece of data published by the WMS instance.

Service level information appears in response to the GetCapabilities call as child elements of the Service element. Specifically, the GetCapabilities call returns the following user-definable service level information.

Setting Basic WMS Service Properties

The basic service level WMS properties are the title of the service, an abstract for the service, any fees associated with it and any access constraints.

To set WMS basic service level properties:

1. Open the Express Server Manager (see Accessing the Express Server Manager).
2. Click Settings on the top navigation bar.
3. Select WMS Service on the left-hand navigation panel.
4. Select the Basic tab in the table, then click Edit at the bottom of your screen.
5. Enter or edit the title and other basic information for the layer, then click Save.
6. If you have no further settings to edit, click Publish.

Remember that clicking Save in the workspace only temporarily saves your changes until you click Publish or Discard. Clicking Publish sends all edits on all the configuration pages to the live Express Server. Clicking Discard overwrites all pages of the workspace with the current live configuration.

Adding and Editing WMS Service Keywords

You can add keywords to the WMS top layer the same way you do for an individual catalog or catalog group (see Adding and Editing WMS Layer Keywords).

To add or edit WMS service keywords:

1. Open the Express Server Manager (see Accessing the Express Server Manager).
2. Click Settings on the top navigation bar.
3. Select WMS Service on the left-hand navigation panel.
4. Select the Keyword tab in the table, then click Edit at the bottom of your screen.
5. Edit existing entries or click Add and enter a new one, then click Save.
6. If you have no further settings to edit, click Publish.

Adding and Editing WMS Service Contact Information

You may include contact information for a WMS service.

To add or edit WMS service contact information:

1. Open the Express Server Manager (see Accessing the Express Server Manager).
2. Click Settings on the top navigation bar.
3. Select WMS Service on the left-hand navigation panel.
4. Select the Contact tab in the table, then click Edit at the bottom of your screen.
5. Enter or edit values for desired fields, then click Save.
6. If you have no further settings to edit, click Publish.