Configuration of Catalog Service of Esri™ ArcGIS
Since the default implementation of feature services provided by our framework is based on REST specification of Esri™ ArcGIS, the catalog service is supported according to Esri™ REST specification.
The catalog resource is the root node and the initial entry point into an ArcGIS server host. This resource represents a catalog of services published on the host. The URL format as defined by Esri™ specifications is http://<host>/<instance>/rest/services
SAP does not support the URL format http://<host>/<instance>/rest/services/<folderName>
For more details on Esri™ catalog service, please check the ArcGIS REST API catalog available from the ArcGIS resources online.
According to the Esri™ catalog service, the framework's ICF nodes have been created as /gef/arcgis/rest/services under the existing service hierarchy /sap/ca. The complete REST service path is /sap/ca/gef/arcgis/rest/services, which is entered in the attribute GIS Service Path in the Customizing activity Configure Services for GIS Provider.
For more information, refer to Customizing Services for the GIS Provider.
By calling transaction SICF, create a new ICF service called gef under the existing service hierarchy /sap/ca, and keep all default values for all properties. Then follow the same step as in creating ICF service gef to create the ICF service arcgis, rest and services under each previously created new service.
The REST handler class CL_GEF_ESRI_REST_HANDLER is linked with the lead ICF service in this case.