Register a Custom Data Provider

There are three options for registering a custom data provider:

• Register through ArcGIS Server Administrator Directory using your custom data package file (.cdpk)
• Register through ArcGIS Server Manager using your .cdpk
• Register through the CDF command line tool (available in version ArcGIS Enterprise SDK version 11.3)

Registration in ArcGIS Server Administrator

1. Navigate to the ArcGIS Server Administrator Directory in a web browser, and sign in as an administrator.

2. Click uploads > upload.

   

3. On the Upload Item page, click Choose File and select your .cdpk file. Optionally, provide a description in the Description text box.

   

4. Click the Upload button. Once the file is uploaded, you will be directed to a page with the following header: Uploaded item - <item_id>. Copy the item id.

   

5. Browse back to the root of the Administrator Directory and then click services > types > customdataproviders.

6. On the Registered Customdata Providers page, click register and paste the item id into the Id of the uploaded item field.

   

7. Click the Register button.

Registration in ArcGIS Server Manager

Sign into ArcGIS Server Manager and navigate to Sites > Custom Data Feeds. From here, follow the built in Server Manager help system.

Registration with the Command Line Interface

In ArcGIS Enterprise SDK v11.3, the option to register a custom data provider from the command line is available. When registering a custom data provider from the command line, you do not need to use the cdf export <name> command. See Custom Data CLI Reference for more details postionals and options.

1. Navigate to the app-level directory of your custom data provider.

2. Use the command cdf register <name> <server-admin-url> <token>