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Defines a Web Map Service (WMS) connection that can be referenced by a wmsLayer.
arcSdeConnection
Notice that you need to specify a mapLayersCacheDir in the global.properties, like mapLayersCacheDir=%REGION_HOME%/MapCache
More info on connection to ArcSDE and WFS can be found here.ArcSDE protocol is no longer supported in the map background layers. ESRI GeoServer supports the WFS protocol besides the ARCSDE protocol. The WFS protocol can still be used
Layer Choices
Many different types of layers can be defined to be included in the map. All configured layers will be shown in the layer selection panel, where they can be turned on/off by the user. Some of these layers will be explained below.
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