Publish services

Tax parcel data can be accessed on desktop computers, smartphones, or tablet devices with the Tax Parcel Viewer application. Select a deployment method using ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS for Server and follow the steps below to publish the services required for the Tax Parcel Viewer application.

To publish Tax Parcel Viewer services, complete the following steps:

Publish GeneralPurpose.mxd and ImageryReferenceOverlay.mxd as cached map services using ArcGIS for Server or as tiled services using ArcGIS Online. When publishing, make the following changes in the Service Editor:
- Choose the Best for the Anti-Aliasing parameter in the Parameters tab.
- Choose Force for the Text Anti-Aliasing parameter in the Parameters tab.
- Disable KML in the Capabilities tab if publishing the service using ArcGIS for Server.
- Import the MIXED90CacheSettings.xml cache tiling scheme from the Application folder and extend the Levels of Detail slider across all levels of detail in the Caching tab.
Note:

Add a high-resolution imagery layer to ImageryReferenceOverlay.mxd and save the map document as ImageryHybrid.mxd before publishing the cached map service. Place this imagery below the 144K group layer in the Table of Contents window. Use imagery from ArcGIS Online (imagery is not provided for the City of Naperville in the download) to publish and serve an Imagery Hybrid basemap with the sample data from the City of Naperville.

Note:

If you choose to create tiles on demand, some tiles must be generated before accessing the service in the application.
Publish the AssessmentOperations.mxd and TaxParcelQuery.mxd as a hosted feature layer using ArcGIS Online or as a map service using ArcGIS for Server.
Publish the ParcelMarkups.mxd as a hosted feature layer using ArcGIS Online or as a feature service using ArcGIS for Server.
Download and install ReportLab 2.5 for Python 2.7 32-bit (reportlab-2.5.win32-py2.7.exe) on your ArcGIS for Desktop machine and ReportLab 2.5 for Python 2.7 64-bit (reportlab-2.5.win-amd64-py2.7.exe) on your ArcGIS for Server machine.
Open the properties of the Local Government toolbox and check the version number included in the toolbox description. If the version number is 10.2, complete the steps in Technical Article #41741 to ensure the correct reports will be generated by your application.

Note:

If ArcGIS for Desktop and ArcGIS for Server are installed on the same machine, install both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of ReportLab.
Open ArcCatalog or ArcMap and from the Geoprocessing menu, click Environments > Workspace > Scratch Workspace. Add a path to any folder.

Caution:

The scratch workspace must be a folder. Using a geodatabase will cause Tax Parcel Viewer to fail.
In the Catalog or Catalog Tree window, browse to the Local Government toolbox and open the Tax Parcel Viewer toolset, then open the TaxParcelReporting tool.
Accept all default values and click OK, then verify the tool has completed successfully by opening the Results window from the Geoprocessing menu.
Right-click the TaxParcelReporting tool and click Share As > Geoprocessing Service. Choose Publish a Service and click Next until you reach the Service Editor dialog box.
In the Service Editor dialog box accept all default settings and click Publish, then close your session without saving.
If the PrintingTools service has not been started on your server, in ArcCatalog, the Catalog window of ArcGIS for Desktop, or ArcGIS Server Manager, browse to the Utilities folder on your server and start the PrintingTools service. The PrintingTools service outputs a printable image of high cartographic quality.
Choose a geometry service. If you are using ArcGIS for Server and the geometry service has not been started, start the geometry service. If you are using ArcGIS Online, you can use the geometry service provided by Esri or a geometry service from another ArcGIS for Server machine.

Note:

The URL for the ArcGIS Online geometry service is http://tasks.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/Geometry/GeometryServer.
Open the ArcGIS Services Directory and record the REST endpoints (full URL paths) of each service.

Note:

To find the ArcGIS Services Directory for ArcGIS for Server browse to Start > All Programs > ArcGIS > ArcGIS for Server > Service Directory. In ArcGIS Online, it can be found on the item page by clicking on the listed layers in the Layers section.