WMS Service Manager Dialog

Used to select and manage WMS servers.

Opens when you click the Servers (selection) button in the WMS Map Editor dialog.



When the Map Editor opens a dialog for the first time, it retrieves the value of the configuration variable MS_WMS_SERVERS to get the name of the file that contains the list of servers. If the file does not exist when the Map Editor is invoked, the Map Editor creates it by copying the file specified by MS_WMS_SERVERS_SEED.

Setting Description
Add New Service URL


Opens the Create Service Definition dialog allowing the user to add a new WMS server to the list.
Edit Service Definition


Opens the Edit Service Definition dialog allowing the user to edit the WMS server URL.
Delete URL


Use to delete the selected server entry.
Toggle Favorite Status


Use to mark a server as Favorite. Servers marked as Favorite appear at the top of the Service URL drop-down.
Connection Name Displays the name of the connections of the entered WMS URLs.
URL Displays the list of WMS server URLs. Double-click on a server entry to connect to the server. If the user clicks on any of the column headers, the Service Manager sorts the list by that column. If the user selects another column header, then the selected column is used as top criterion and the previous selection is used as the second.

A right-click menu allows the following actions:

  • Add New Service URL — opens the Create Server Definition dialog allowing the user to add a new WMS server to the list
  • Edit Service Definition — opens the Edit Service Definition dialog allowing the user to edit the WMS server URL
  • Delete URL — use to delete the selected server entry
  • Toggle Favorite Status — use to mark a server as Favorite
Scope Displays the scope that the user selects in the Create Service Definition dialog from the three options provided, that are, Organization, WorkSpace and WorkSet.
Close Closes the WMS Service Manager dialog.