Rename Service

URL:
https://<root>/services/renameService
Methods:
POST
Required Capability:
Access allowed with any authorized privilege
Version Introduced:
10.1

Description

The renameService operation can be used to change the name of a published GIS service in a particular folder. However, you cannot use this operation to move a service from one folder to another or change the type of the service. The service will also be unavailable while the operation completes and you must check the permissions on the renamed service.

Request parameters

ParametersDescription

serviceName

The original name of the service.

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serviceName=TestService

serviceType

The original type of the service. You cannot change the type of the service.

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serviceType=MapServer

serviceNewName

The new name of the service that has not been previously assigned to another service.

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serviceNewName=TestMapService

f

The response format. The default response format is html.

Values: html | json | pjson

Example usage

The following is a sample POST request for the renameService operation:

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POST /webadaptor/admin/services/renameService HTTP/1.1
Host: machine.domain.com
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-Length: []

serviceName=TestService&serviceType=MapServer&serviceNewName=TestMapService&f=json

JSON Response example

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{"status": "success"}

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