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Table of Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MapInfo Discovery Software Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1MapInfo Discovery System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Using MapInfo Discovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Server administrators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Discovery publishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Web application users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4MapInfo Discovery Documentation Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

The MapInfo Discovery Server Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Chapter 1: Installing the MapInfo Discovery Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Installation Scenarios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Installing the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Upgrading to Discovery Version 1.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Uninstalling the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Web and FTP Virtual Directories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Chapter 2: Using the Discovery Server Administrator. . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Creating a Map Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Deleting a Map Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Chapter 3: Web Application Administrator Functionality . . . . . . . . . 19

The System Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20The MapCategory Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21The User Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22The Help Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Chapter 4: Managing Your Own Discovery Database . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Step 1: Locate the Database Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Step 2: Copy the Database Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Step 3: Launch SQL Query Analyzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Step 4: Attach MapInfo Discovery Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Step 5: Create MapInfo Discovery Database Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Step 6: Create a User Account for MapInfo Discovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Step 7: Switch MapInfo Discovery Server to Use Your Database Instance . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Chapter 5: Troubleshooting MapInfo Discovery Server . . . . . . . . . . 37

Internet Information Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37SQL Server Authentication Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Email Options Do Not Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Web and FTP Virtual Directories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39


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The MapInfo Discovery Publisher Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Chapter 6: Installing the MapInfo Discovery Publisher . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Installing and Integrating with MapInfo Professional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Uninstalling Discovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Chapter 7: Using the MapInfo Discovery Publisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

The Server Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47The Map Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50The Layer Options Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Select Server File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52The Side Bar Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53The About Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Web Application Publisher Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Chapter 8: Map Display in MI Professional and Discovery . . . . . . . . 59

Thematic Layering: Graduated Symbol and Individual Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Layer and Theme Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Themes Created Via a Table Join . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Individual Value Theme Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Dot Density Theme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Find Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Custom Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Cosmetic Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Raster Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60ShapeFiles: Longitude/Latitude Bounds Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Chapter 9: Troubleshooting MapInfo Discovery Publisher . . . . . . . . 63Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63File Reference to Live Remote Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Side Bar Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Publishing StreetPro Workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Marquee Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Recovering Disk Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Errors.log File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

The MapInfo Discovery Web Application Guide . . . . . . . . 65

Chapter 10: Working with the Discovery Web Application . . . . . . . . . . 67

The MapCategory Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67The Map Operations Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

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Introduction

MapInfo Discovery is an innovative way for your organization to share map data and

perform geographic analysis. MapInfo Professional users deploy their mapping results in

workspaces through a simple wizard-like application in MapInfo Professional. The mapping

workspaces are stored on a Discovery server, an intranet server, that displays categorized

maps through a Web application. With MapInfo Discovery Web application, you can share

dynamic maps through a browser.

MapInfo Discovery Software Components

MapInfo Discovery requires MapInfo Professional and consists of three distinct

components: Publisher, Server, and Web application. The diagram below illustrates the

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Each Discovery component is a resource for a certain kind of user: Publisher, server

administrator, or Web application user.

Discovery Publisher user uses Discovery Publisher through MapInfo Professionalto create and share maps in the intranet environment.

Server administrator manages the Discovery server to grant user rights and managepublished maps.

Web application user views and interacts with dynamic maps through a Webbrowser. The Web application user can perform analysis and make importantdecisions based on the data.

MapInfo Discovery System

MapInfo Discovery is accessed through the Map menu of MapInfo Professional. A

Discovery user enters information about the map into the corresponding Discovery dialogs.

Once this information is complete, the map can published on the Discovery server. Following

this, the map can be viewed through a Web browser.


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The image below gives a more detailed look at the components involved in the MapInfo

Discovery process.


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Using MapInfo Discovery

Read through this section for a brief overview of how to use Discovery. For more detailedinformation, read the section of this book that corresponds to your use.

Server administrators

After the Discovery Server has been installed, follow these steps to manage the server:

1. Start the server and create map sources through the Discovery Administrator

program. Access the program through the Windows Start menu: Start > Programs >

MapInfo > Mapinfo Discovery > Discovery Server Administrator.

2. Maintain the Web application by signing in as an administrator at your Discovery

Web site. To access the site, go to the Windows Start menu: Start > Programs >

MapInfo > Mapinfo Discovery > Discovery home page. Alternatively, open a Web

browser and enter "http:///MIDiscovery/" where

represents the name of the machine where the Discovery server resides.

3. Distribute the server name information to Discovery publishers.

4. Change the Discovery administrator ("admin") password. For information on

changing passwords, see Chapter 3: Web Application Administrator Functionality.

5. Obtain a permanent license file for the server.

Discovery publishers

After Discovery Publisher has been installed, follow these steps to share your data:

1. In MapInfo Professional, load your map or workspace.

2. From the Map menu select Send Map To > MapInfo Discovery Server.

3. In the Discovery Publisher dialog, enter the name of the Discovery server and all

other pertinent information.

4. Click Finish to send your map to the Discovery server.

Web application users

1. Obtain the server name (http:///MIDiscovery) of the Discovery Web

application from your Discovery system administrator.

2. Once you have accessed the Web application, select a map or category and

manipulate it to get the results you want.


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MapInfo Discovery Documentation Set

The documentation set for MapInfo Discovery provides both hard copy and online resourcesto help you make the most of this product. The set includes the MapInfo Discovery Product

Guide and Online Help.

The MapInfo Discovery Product Guide is a three-part product guide designed to help you use

Discovery to the fullest. The three detailed sections of the book are:

The MapInfo Discovery Server Guide

The MapInfo Discovery Publisher Guide

The MapInfo Discovery Web Application Guide

In addition to this manual, MapInfo Discovery includes Online Help. Online Help is instantly

available while you are running Discovery Publisher. To access Help while using Discovery

Publisher, press the F1 key or click the Help button for help about a dialog. To access Help

while using the Web client, click the Help tab at the top of any page.


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The MapInfo Discovery

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Chapter 1: Installing the MapInfo Discovery Server

Use this section to guide you through the installation process. Before installing, make surethat your system meets the following requirements.

System Requirements

MapInfo Discovery requires the following specifications:

Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 6 (Workstation or Server), Windows 2000(Professional or Server), or Windows XP Professional

Internet Information Server (IIS) 4 or higher Web server software (uses port 80 bydefault), including MS FTP server (uses port 21 by default). If you wish to takeadvantage of the email notification feature of MapInfo Discovery you will need anSMTP email server for IIS as well.

Note: You can obtain IIS and FTP from the Windows 2000 or Windows XP operating

system CD, or from the Windows NT 4.0 option pack CD, depending on your

operating system.

Internet Explorer 5.5 with Service Pack 2 or higher

An active user account on the server with administrator rights

400 mhz processor or faster

256 megabytes of RAM

Note: MapInfo Discovery uses SQL Server 2000 as its database for accessing maps.

Discovery will install it if you do not have one. If you wish to use an existing SQL

Server 2000 database with MapInfo Discovery, you will need a Microsoft SQLServer administrator account with create database privileges.

Software Copy Protection

The Discovery server is copy protected and requires a license key. The installed version gives

you a 60 day license. To obtain a permanent license key, refer to the MapInfo Copy Protection

Key Application sheet included in your product package. Once you obtain the permanent key,

stop the server, follow the instructions on where to deploy the key, then restart the server.


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Installation Scenarios

The Discovery server installation installs the following types of files:

Web application files (.asp files and Discovery Server engine)

Database files for attaching Discovery to SQL Server 2000

MSDE Database Engine (required only if there is no SQL Server 2000 installed)

A typical installation will install the above files.

Optionally, you can install Discovery Server to a machine that already has an installation of

SQL Server 2000 or install Discovery Server to one machine and the database data files to a

separate machine running SQL Server.

Installing Discovery Server on an Existing SQL Server/IIS Computer

If you have SQL Server 2000 and IIS on the machine you wish to install Discovery Server, run

the Discovery Server once. The installation process will install the Discovery Server engine

(web application files) and the database files for attaching to your instance of SQL Server 2000.

Installing the Server on a Separate Computer from the Database

If you wish to keep your SQL Server 2000 database on a separate machine from Discovery

Server, you will need to run the Discovery Server installation twice - once, as a typical

installation to install the web application and database data files on the Discovery server

machine, and a second time as a custom installation to install and attach the database data

files on the remote SQL Server machine.


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Installing the Server

To install MapInfo Discovery Server:

1. From your product CD, choose Install Server. The Welcome dialog displays.

2. At the Welcome click Next to proceed. Choose Yes to accept the License Agreement.

Click Next. The Customer Information dialog displays.

3. At the Customer Information dialog, enter your user name, company name, and serial

number in the appropriate fields. The serial number is contained in the product

package. Click Next. The Setup Type dialog displays.

4. At the Setup Type dialog, choose from a typical, compactor custom installation. Each isexplained below. Verify the destination location is correct or browse to a new

location. Click Next.

A typical or compact installation will install all Discovery Server components. A

custom installation allows you to select which components to install. See Installation

Scenarios for more information.

For a typical or compact installation, the Setup Status dialog displays the installationprogress. Proceed to step 5.

For a custom installation in which you are installing Discovery on a system that

contains an instance of SQL Server 2000, the SQL Server Administrator Information

dialog displays. Select the instance and provide the user ID and password with

administrator privileges. Click Next. The Setup Status dialog displays the installation

progress.


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For a custom installation in which you are installing Discovery Server on a separate

system from the SQL Server database, you will run the installation process twice. The

first time through (assuming you are installing the Discovery Server on the current

machine), choose Typical from the Select Type dialog and proceed to step 5.

The second time through, on the SQL Server 2000 machine, choose Custom and click

Next. At the Select Features dialog, clear the checkbox marked Web application files

(if listed), leave the Database data files box checked and click Next. Continue to step 5.

5. At the Install Complete dialog, select Yes, I want to restart my computer now, if you

are installing Discovery and database files on a single machine. Click Finish tocomplete the process. Select No if you need to install the database files on the remote

SQL Server machine.

6. Repeat steps 1-5 to re-run the installer on the SQL Server machine to install the

necessary database data files (described in step 4). See The System Tab in the

Administrator section for information about how to set up your own SQL Server

database for use with Discovery.

Upgrading to Discovery Version 1.1

If you have a previous version of Discovery installed, you will need to uninstall it prior to

upgrading to Discovery v1.1.

Important: You must install v 1.1 to the same location as v1.0 so that your previously

published maps, database files and license file from v 1.0 are retained.

To upgrade to Discovery v1.1:

1. From Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs, remove MapInfo Discovery 1.0 fromyour system. Reboot before proceeding to the Discovery 1.1 installation.

2. Run the Discovery 1.1 installation process, see Installing the Server on page 11.

3. Reboot your system again to complete the setup.


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Uninstalling the Server

To remove MapInfo Discovery Server from your system:

1. From your product CD, choose Install Server. The Welcome dialog displays.

Alternatively, remove the product from Add/Remove Programs section of the

Windows Control Panel.

2. Select Remove and click Next. The Confirm Uninstall dialog displays.

If you are uninstalling Discovery from a system containing your own instance of SQL

Server 2000, the SQL Server Administrator Information dialog displays. Provide the

user ID and password with administrator privileges. Click Next.

3. At the Confirm Uninstall dialog click OK. The Setup Status dialog displays.

4. Click Finish to complete the process.

Uninstalling the Discovery Server will not remove any maps you have published. In addition

the database files used to connect to SQL Server 2000 and the license file are not removed.

These files are necessary for you to upgrade to v1.1.


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Web and FTP Virtual Directories

The Discovery Server installer creates three virtual directories on your Default Web Site and

one virtual directory on your Default FTP Web Site. Run Internet Services Manager to see

the virtual directories that were created by the Discovery Server installer.

The virtual directories on the Default Web Site are:

MIDiscovery

DiscoveryMaps

DiscoveryMapImagesThe virtual directory on the Default FTP Site is:

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MIDiscovery Default Web Site

This is the main entry point for the Discovery Web Application. You use this Web application

to view the published maps. The following dialog box describes the settings.

The local path points to the Discovery Server installation directory. For example, c:\Program

Files\MapInfo\Discovery\Server\WebApp.

DiscoveryMaps Default Web Site

This is the virtual directory that points to the published maps so the Web application can

generate the dynamic map images.

The local path points to the Discovery maps directory. For example, c:\Program

Files\MapInfo\Discovery\Server\WebApp\DiscoveryMaps.


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DiscoveryMapImages Default Web Site

This is the directory that stores the dynamically generated temporary map images. Write

access permission needs to be checked.

The local path points to the Discovery images directory. For example, c:\ProgramFiles\MapInfo\Discovery\Server\WebApp\DiscoveryMapImages.

DiscoveryMaps Default FTP Site

Discovery Publisher copies map files to this directory. It must point to the same folder as

DiscoveryMaps on the Default Web Site. Write access permission needs to be checked.

The local path points to the Discovery maps directory. For example, c:\Program

Files\MapInfo\Discovery\Server\WebApp\DiscoveryMaps.


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Chapter 2: Using the Discovery Server AdministratorYou can easily manage map sources from your server. This is done through the server

administrator program on the Discovery server. The server administrator allows you to start

and stop the Discovery server and manage the map source. The server can be turned on or off

by clicking the button in the Discovery Server frame. If the server is running, the button reads

Stop. If the server is not running, the button reads Start.

Creating a map source designates a directory on your MapInfo Discovery Server where map

data is located. Having a map source designated on the server is optional, however, there are

several benefits to creating one. A map source on the server allows you to:

save disk space because layer and raster (.tab) files are not duplicated

use the MapInfo Discovery Server as the central map data file server

make the MapInfo Discovery Publisher faster, since fewer files need to be copied

publish seamless tables seamless tables can only exist on the MapInfo DiscoveryServer

make different versions of MapInfo data products available for everyone

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Creating a Map Source

To create a map source:

1. Open the Discovery Administrator from the Windows Start menu: Start > Programs >

MapInfo > Mapinfo Discovery > Discovery Server Administrator (assuming you

installed Discovery to the default location).

2. Enter the name of the source directory in the MapSource Directory field or click the

Browse button to select a directory on the MapInfo Discovery Server. The MapInfo

Discovery Publisher references this directory for map files.

3. Enter the name for the map source in the Map Source Name field.

4. Click the Add button to create the map source. Add will:

add the map source name and path to the MapInfo Discovery database

display the new added map source in the list

Deleting a Map Source

Deleting a map source will permanently remove the data for any maps that have been

referenced by those using the Discovery Publisher.

To delete a map source:

1. Open the Discovery Administrator from the Windows Start menu: Start > Programs >

MapInfo > Mapinfo Discovery > Discovery Server Administrator (assuming you

installed Discovery to the default location).

2. Select the map source from the list.

3. Click the delete button to delete the map source. This will:

delete the map source from the database

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Chapter 3: Web Application Administrator FunctionalitySystem administrators can perform a variety of operations through their Discovery Web

application. To access administrator functionality you must first sign in. To sign in:

1. Click Sign in located in the upper right corner.

2. Enter your User Name and Password in the appropriate fields.

3. Click the Sign In button.

Discovery sets the default administrator login account with admin for the user name and

leaves the value of the password empty.

These values can be changed in the User section of the Administrator window. See the section,

The User Tab, for details on how to change and store values.

Once you have signed in, a new tab, Administrator, becomes available.

Signing in as an administrator also gives you all publisher privileges. See Web Application

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Clicking the Administrator tab opens a new window. The new window contains these four

tabs:

System

MapCategory

User

Help

The System Tab

The System tab stores important settings for your application. All of these settings must beaccurate for the system to work properly. You can choose to have Discovery manage the

database for you or you can manage your own database. If you are managing your own

database, make sure that you have read the section, Managing Your Own MapInfo Discovery

Database. The values contained in the System tab are:

Database Name The name of the database instance. By default, the name is MIDiscovery.

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Database Server Name The name of the computer that is the database server, , for example. This is only necessary if you are managing your own

database.

Database User Name The name of the database user. By default, the user is "sa." This is only

necessary if you are managing your own database.

Database User Password The password for the database user. The password is assigned by

default. Re-enter the password to confirm. This is only necessary if you are managing your

own database.

FTP User Name The name of the FTP user. By default, the name is "anonymous".

FTP User Password The password for the FTP user. The password is empty by default.

Re-enter the password to confirm.

Email Server Name The name of the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) mail server that

will deliver email messages, for example, "smtp..com."

To specify your SMTP server name:

1. From the browser window of the Discovery Web client, sign in as administrator(default is admin, leave password blank).

2. Click the Administrator tab to open the Administrator window.

3. Click the System tab at the top of the Administrator window.

4. Enter the name of your SMTP server in the Email Server Name field.

5. Click the Save button to store the value.

Log File Path The path to the text file where any errors will be logged.

The MapCategory Tab

The MapCategory tab allows you to view all of the map categories and delete an entire

category.

To delete a category, select the check box next to the appropriate category and click the Delete

button. You can delete one or more categories. If there are no maps in the category, that

category will be deleted without confirmation. If there are maps, you will be asked to confirm

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The User Tab

The User tab allows you to view all of the users and edit or delete a user.

You can edit a user by selecting the check box next to the user name and clicking Edit. The

following values can be changed:

User Type Use the drop-down box to change the user's rights to administrator or publisher.

User Email Address Change the email address of the user in the text box.

User Password Enter the new password in the text box. Re-enter the password to confirm.

Click Save to store changes to user settings.

To delete a user, select the check box next to the appropriate user and click the Delete button.

If the user hasn't published any maps, that user will be deleted without confirmation. If there

are maps, you will be asked to confirm the delete operation. All of the maps that were

published by that user will be deleted.

The Help TabThe Help tab displays a Help file that explains Administrator functionality for the System,

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Chapter 4: Managing Your Own Discovery DatabaseThis section shows you how to create and manage your own MapInfo Discovery Database via

a Microsoft SQL Server 2000.

Requirements

An active SQL Server 2000 server

An administrator account to sign in SQL server 2000

An installed MapInfo Discovery server, so you can access database files and

instructions.

Step 1: Locate the Database Files

After you have installed the MapInfo Discovery Server, you can find the database files in the

following file folder: c:\program files\MapInfo\Discovery\Server\Database for default

installation. There are five files in this folder.

Discovery.pdf This document.

MIDiscovery_Data.mdf MapInfo Discovery Database file, use in Step 4.

MIDiscovery_Log.ldf MapInfo Discovery Database file, use in Step 4.

attach_db.sql MS SQL script for attaching database, use in Step 4.

MIDiscovery.sql MS SQL script for creating tables and stored procedures, use inStep 5.

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Step 2: Copy the Database Files1. You must stop the MSDE copy of SQL Server that Discovery installed because SQL

Server locks the two files that you will copy.

Click the SQL Server Service Manager in the System Tray.

Under Server select \MIDiscovery, in this example it isAPPDEV\MIDiscovery.

Click the Stop button. Now the SQL Server is stopped and you are ready to copy thefiles.

2. Copy MIDiscovery_Data.mdf and MIDiscovery_Log.ldf to your SQL Server 2000

machine. MS SQL Server has a data folder, For example C:\Program

Files\MS_SQL_Server\Data\, to store database files.

3. Copy Attach_db.sql and MIDiscovery.sql files to the SQL Server machine. You can

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Step 3: Launch SQL Query Analyzer1. Run Query Analyzer from the Start > Microsoft SQL Server > Query Analyzer.

2. The following sign in dialog displays. Sign in as an administrator account to create a

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Step 4: Attach MapInfo Discovery Database1. Select File > Open, an Open Query File dialog box displays.

2. Find the database folder that was described in Step 1 (or Step 2) and select

attach_db.sql.

3.

Make sure the MIDiscovery_Data.mdf and MIDiscovery_Log.ldf files are pointing tothe folder where you copied the two database files in step 2.

4. Press F5 (Execute Query) to execute the attach db command.

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Step 5: Create MapInfo Discovery Database Tables1. Select File > Open again, an Open Query File dialog box displays.

2. Select MIDiscovery.sql.

3. Press F5 to execute the SQL commands.

4. You will see The command(s) completed successfully. in the Message Window.

5. The MapInfo Discovery Database has been created on your SQL Server 2000.

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Step 6: Create a User Account for MapInfo Discovery1. Click on SQL Server/Enterprise Manager .

2. Select the SQL Server on the left window where you just created the Discovery

Database. If you had the Enterprise Manager open, you will need to refresh to see the

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4. Click the right mouse button and select new database user

5. In the Login name field, select .

6. Enter Name: DiscoveryUser.

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9. Select Database MIDiscovery.

10. Click Database Access Tab.

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14. Click the right mouse and select properties.

15. Click the Permissionsbutton.

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17. Scroll down and check EXEC on getCategoryID, getMapID and getUserID.

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Database Instance

Now you have completed the creation of MapInfo Discovery Database on your own SQL

Server 2000. You need to switch the Discovery Server to use this new Database.

1. Use the URL http:///Midiscovery/ to go to Discovery Web

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4. Click on the System Tab.

5. Click Manage Discovery database on your MS SQL Server 2000.

6. Enter the Database Name, Database Server Name, Database User Name and

password.

7.Click Save.

8. It will take few seconds for the Web application to test the database server and save

the settings.

9. You will see The system parameters have been saved.

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MapInfo Discovery Administrator.

Internet Information Services

Preventing Unnecessary Login

In IIS (when using Windows 2000), if the Integrated Windows authentication in the

Authentication Methods dialog (Discovery properties > Directory Security > Authenticationmethods) is selected, the Web user must log in before they can see the Web pages.

Clearing the Integrated Windows authentication check box allows the user to view the pages

without logging in.

Note: Integrated Windows authentication needs to be cleared at the Web server level

(Default Web Site) and the virtual directory (MIDiscovery).

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Avoiding 403.9 Errors

A 403.9 Access Forbidden error message occurs with either Windows 2000 Professional or

Windows NT 4 Workstation. This error occurs when there are too many people attempting toaccess the Web site at one time. By default, you can only have ten sessions with Windows 2000

Professional and Windows NT 4 Workstation. Allowing only ten sessions with these versions

is the designed behavior. Using the version of IIS that is included with Windows 2000 Server

allows you to have more than 10 connections. For more information, see http://

support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q262635.

SQL Server Authentication ModesIf you already have a SQL Server instance installed on the machine where you will be

installing Discovery Server, the SQL server must support Mixed Mode authentication, which

is not the default for a SQL Server 2000 install. The database has to be installed or configured

with this option.

If you are using the default Discovery install, there is no need to set the authentication mode.

If you are installing a new instance of SQL Server, there is a radio button pair in one of the

install dialogs that allows you to select the type of authentication. You should select Mixed

Mode at the Authentication Mode dialog.

If you need to change an existing SQL Server instance, you should use the SQL Server

Enterprise Manager. Right-click on the server instance, select Properties, and in the Security

tab, make sure SQL Server and Windows is selected.

Email Options Do Not Work

If you are unable to send email from your Discovery application, you may need to specify

your Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server name. To specify your SMTP server name:

1. From the browser window of the Discovery Web client, sign in as administrator.

2. Click the Administrator tab to open the Administrator window.

3. Click the System tab at the top of the Administrator window.

4. Enter the name of your SMTP server in the Email Server Name field.

5. Click the Save button to store the value.

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Web and FTP Virtual Directories

Managing Disk SpaceIf you have many published maps and you are running out of disk space, you can move the

published maps folder c:\Program

Files\MapInfo\Discovery\Server\WebApp\DiscoveryMaps on your Discovery server to a

different hard disk.

After you move or copy the map folder, you must change the two virtual directories,

DiscoveryMaps, in Default Web Site and Default FTP Site to point to the new folder.

You also need to add full control access right for IUSR_ user account

on this new folder.

Anonymous FTP Account

By default Discovery publisher will use the anonymous FTP user account to connect to the

Discovery FTP server to copy maps. If you have any security issues, you can use another user

account. Sign in as admin in the Discovery Web application. Follow the sign in instructions inthe section, Web Application Publisher Functionality, if you are unsure how to sign in. Click

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Chapter 6: Installing the MapInfo Discovery PublisherUse this section to guide you through the installation process. Before installing, make sure

that your system meets the following requirements.

System Requirements

MapInfo Discovery requires the following specifications:

Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows NT4.0 with Service Pack 6 , Windows 2000, orWindows XP Professional

32 megabytes of RAM with a minimum of a Pentium PC Internet Explorer 5.5 with Service Pack 2 or higher

MapInfo Professional version 6.5 or higher

Note: MapInfo Professional must be installed and run at least once on the machine where

you will be installing MapInfo Discovery before you can install MapInfo Discovery.

Installing and Integrating with MapInfo Professional

Make sure that MapInfo Professional is not running before beginning the install process.

To install MapInfo Discovery:

1. From your product CD, choose Install Discovery Publisher. The Welcome dialog

displays.

Note: If your machine has a previous version of MapInfo Discovery, it must be removed

before installing a new version. See the section, Uninstalling Discovery for

instructions and details.

2. At the Welcome dialog click Next. The Customer Information dialog displays.

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3. At the Customer Information dialog, enter your user name and company name in the

appropriate fields. Click Next. The Choose Destination Location dialog displays.

4. At the Choose Destination Location dialog, accept the default location or browse to

another location. Click Next. The Setup Status dialog begins.

5. At the Install Complete dialog, click Finish to complete the process.

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Uninstalling Discovery

Uninstalling Discovery removes all components placed on your machine during the

installation process. This does not include the data for maps that you have published locatedin /mapinfo/discovery/publisher/PublishedMaps/MAPxxxx.

You may manually delete these folders if you choose.

To remove MapInfo Discovery from your system:

1. From your product CD, choose Discovery Publisher and select Remove.

Alternatively, remove the product from the Add/Remove Programs section of your

Windows operating system. The Welcome dialog displays.

2. At the Welcome dialog select Remove. Click Next. The Confirm Uninstall dialog

displays.

3. At the Confirm Uninstall dialog click OK. The Setup Status dialog begins.

4. Click Finish to complete the process.

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Chapter 7: Using the MapInfo Discovery PublisherMapInfo Discovery Publisher provides a simple interface that enables you to distribute your

Mapinfo Professional workspaces to a Web-based application.

Once you have created a Mapinfo Professional workspace to publish, follow these steps to

send your map to MapInfo Discovery Server:

1. From MapInfo Professional, open a map window via a workspace or a table, then

choose the Map menu and select Send Map To > MapInfo Discovery Server. The

MapInfo Discovery Publisher dialog displays.

2. In the MapInfo Discovery Publisher dialog, enter all appropriate information in thefields in the tabs. To navigate, click on a particular tab or use the Back and Next

buttons at the bottom of the dialog.

3. Click Finish. A summary dialog displays.

4. Review the summary information and click Publish to complete the process. A

confirmation dialog displays with a link to the page on the server where the map is

located.There are four tabs in the MapInfo Discovery Publisher. The tabs are:

The Server Tab

The Map Tab

The Side Bar Tab

The About Tab

The Server Tab

The Server tab contains two important areas. The first is the MapInfo Discovery Server Status

Frame. Depending on whether this is the first use, the second will either be the MapInfo

Discovery Publisher Registration Frame or the MapInfo Discovery Publisher Login.

MapInfo Discovery Server Status

MapInfo Discovery Server Name Select a Web server name from the drop-down list or

choose to enter the name of a Web server. If you chose a separate dialog will

open. You do not need to enter the http prefix, just the server name or IP address. Enter the

name of the Web Server and click OK.

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MapInfo Discovery Publisher Login

MapInfo Discovery Server Name You can use the existing server, change servers, or add a

new server.

User Name Enter your user name. You will use this name to log in as a publisher in the

Web-based application.

Password Enter a password. You will use this password to log in as a publisher in the Web-

based application.

Login After you have entered the appropriate information in the User Name and Password

fields, click Login to access the other tabs in the dialog.

Send me a password reminder MapInfo Discovery Publisher will email you a message

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The Map Tab

The Map tab contains three important areas: the Map Properties frame, the Security Options

frame, and the License Agreement.

Map Properties

Map Name Enter the name of the map in the text field. This field is mandatory. Note that

you can have duplicate map names on a server.

Map Description Enter a brief description of the map in the text field.

Map Category Select an appropriate category from the drop-down list or choose

and enter a map category name. Use this as a descriptive way to group maps. Duplicate map

names are acceptable in a single map category.

Map Thumbnail Image Accept the default path of the thumbnail image or browse to a

location to store the thumbnail. The default name of the thumbnail can also be changed.

Map Security Options

Select the Public Access or Password Protected for the map. If you choose Password

Protected, enter a password in the text field and re-enter the password in the Confirm field. If

a map is password protected, the Web user needs to enter the password before viewing the

map. Therefore, you will have to provide Web users with the password.


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The Layer Options Dialog displays after clicking the Layer Options button.

License Agreement

Select the check box next to the license agreement after you have read and agreed to the terms.

You will not be able to publish until you have done so.

The Layer Options Dialog

When publishing MapInfo .tab files to the server, you have the option either to copy the data

to the server or reference data that is already on the server. By default, all data is copied to the

server. Contact your Discovery server administrator to add map data or create a map source

on the server or see the section, Using the Discovery Server Administrator in the Discovery

Server Guide.

To reference data on the server:

1. Choose the file or folder that resides on the server to be referenced. Do this by clearing

the check box of the file or folder in the Copy File column.

2. Click in the Server Location column to make the browse (...) button available.

3. Click the browse (...) button in the Server Location column. TheSelect Server Filedialog displays.

4. In the Select Server File dialog, find and match the location of the .tab file (or the

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Use the Select Server File dialog to locate map layers (to be referenced) on the server. Select

the source on the server in the Map Sources on Server field and select the actual files in theMap Source Files field. Once you have selected the file, click OK.

Map Sources on Server

Select the source on the server from the list in the text field. If map source is empty, see the

section, Creating a Map Source in the Server section of this guide.

Map Source Files

Navigate to the folder where the .tab files of the map layer reside.


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On the Side Bar tab, choose what you want to display in the side bar. The side bar is the area to

the right side of the map in your Web application. You can display a Web page, or use HTMLtext for the side bar content.

Use a web address for the side bar content

In the text field, enter a URL, for example, http://www.mapinfo.com. When you are viewing

your map in the Web client, the Web page of the address you entered will display in the side

bar next to the map.

Use HTML text for the side bar content

In the text box, use HTML tags to mark up plain text. For example, enter My Map

and My Map displays in the side bar in bold text. Remember that this text box is not an HTML

editor. That is, Discovery creates the structure of the HTML document and places the text you

enter into a table structure.


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placed between the and tags. The image of the Side Bar tab shows how the text is

entered.

In the image above, you can see where the text "Europe Map" and "Map of Europe" is placed.

European Map
Map of Europe


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You can also link to any type of file in the side bar. For example, to display a spreadsheet with

pertinent information to your map, write a link to the file:See thespreadsheet for more information.

Keep in mind that you must first place the file on the server to be able to link to it. An example

of the location of this file would be, c:\inetpub\wwwroot\mydir\mapfacts.xls.

Note: Certain characters or symbols may require key combinations. For instance, because

greater than and less than symbols are part of every HTML tag, enter < for less

than or > for greater than. For more information about HTML, visit an HTMLtutorial site, such as http://www.w3schools.com/html/.

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Using the Discovery Web application, publishers can edit, move, and delete maps. You must

first sign in to manage your maps.

The Sign In Page

The Sign In page is only required for publishers or administrators who want to make changes

to their work. Administrators should refer to the section, Managing the Web Application.

Viewing maps requires no sign in.

To be able to edit, move, or delete your map, you will have to log in. To log in:

1. Click Sign in located in the upper right corner.

2. Enter your User Name and Password in the appropriate fields.

3. Click the Sign In button.


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Access the Manage Maps page by clicking the Manage Maps tab at the top of any page. The

Manage Maps tab is available only if you are signed in as a publisher or an administrator. As apublisher, you can edit, move, or delete maps. To perform an action on a map, the check box

next to the map image must be selected. You have the ability to edit, move, and delete maps

that you have published and administrators have access to all maps. If you are signed in as a

publisher, you will see a similar screen to the one below.

Edit Allows you to change the metadata for a map. This includes the map name, description,editing the password, turn on password protection, edit the side bar URL, or edit the side bar

text. You can only edit one map at a time. Information in any of the text boxes can be edited.

Click Save to store the new values.


Move Allows you to select a different category from a drop-down box. Click Submit to

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portion of the Web application looks like the following:

Delete Deletes selected maps. You can delete one or more maps. Before the map is deleted,

you will be prompted to ensure you are deleting the correct map(s).

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Maps created in MapInfo Professional and published to Discovery Server using Discovery

Publisher will exhibit differences in the display under certain conditions. This is due to howthe mapping engines for both products handle map display.

This section describes the situations in which the display differences are in evidence. Some

differences can be attributed to system limitations.

Thematic Layering: Graduated Symbol and Individual Values

Discovery may exhibit a map with what appears to be incorrect ordering of thematic layers.This is possible when you have multiple layers, each with an associated theme. An individual

theme is on the top layer and a graduated symbol layer is below. When published to the

Discovery Server, the graduated symbol theme displays above the individual value theme,

thus obscuring it. The mapping engine that displays the map in Discovery always draws

graduated symbol themes on top. Avoid the use of individual value themes and graduated

symbol themes in the same map.

Layer and Theme Visibility

MapInfo Professional allows you to set the visibility and zoom layer for theme layers separate

from the setting for their associated layers. Thus, a theme can display without its layer. In

Discovery, the layer settings control whether or not the theme displays. If a layer is not visible,

the associated theme layer will not be visible, regardless of the setting for the theme in MI Pro.

Similarly, workspace with boundaries that are thematically shaded, but the layer display is setto not visible, will be published with no visible boundaries.

Themes Created Via a Table Join

Any thematic map, except a Grid map, that is shaded on a value joined from another table will

not display in Discovery after its published. A thematic map that uses a joined table to create

the shading creates a dynamic column using an Add Column MapBasic command that

Discovery does not support. Themes to be published must be generated from a base table.

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Individual themes based on an expression displays different colors on Discovery Server than

the original map in MI Pro. This is due to a slight difference in creating bins that contain thetheme values.

Dot Density Theme

A dot density theme created in MI Pro will display the dots in random locations within a

polygon in Discovery.

Find Tool

The Select feature exhibits odd behavior when zoom-layering is turned on. In some cases

when zoom-layering is on, and a Find and Select Feature is done, the zoom to the selected

feature occurs but the point is not highlighted, or zoom to feature occurs but nothing is

displayed due to zoom layering. Zoom layering cannot be turned off when user selects a

feature and zooms to it. User needs to zoom out to see the feature that is selected/found.

Labels

Labels appear larger on Discovery than they do in MI Pro, due to differences in rendering

capabilities.

Custom Labels

Custom labels created in MI Pro will not display in Discovery.

Autolabels display in Discovery, provided AUTOLABEL is turned on in the MI Pro Layer

Control dialog.

Cosmetic Layer

If a cosmetic layer contains map objects, the map will publish in Discovery and display the

layer name as Cosmetic1.

Raster Images

CADRG raster files look fuzzier on Discovery than in MI Pro. A raster image published to the

server is actually a bit larger in the web browser and is rendered slightly differently than it

would be in MI Pro.

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MapInfo Discovery Publisher.

Installation

Before you begin the installation process, make sure that you have version 6.5 or later of

MapInfo Professional installed. You must also be sure that you have run MapInfo Professional

at least once and that it works properly.

If your machine has a previous version of MapInfo Discovery Publisher, it must be removedbefore installing a new version.

Manually Installing Discovery

If the Send Map To option is not available under the MapInfo Professional Map menu, follow

these steps:

1. In MapInfo Professional, choose Tools > Tool Manager.

2. Locate MapInfo Discovery Publisher in the list.

3. Select the loaded and autoload check boxes, and click OK.

4. If MapInfo Discovery Publisher is not in the list, click the Add Tool... button.

5. In the add tool dialog, type MapInfo Discovery Publisher as the title.

6. In the add tool dialog, choose MIDiscoveryPublisher.MBX as the location, and click

OK.7. Make sure the loaded and autoload check boxes are selected, in the Tool Manager

dialog and click OK.

File Reference to Live Remote Tables

An error msg will display on the Discovery Server when the file reference is to a Live Remote

Table. This is due to a System DSN not being used when defining the Data Source Name. The

connection string in the TAB file for the remote table must also contain the username and

password since the Discovery Server has no methods to pop-up a separate dialog in order to

provide a username and password for connections.

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Chapter 10: Working with the Discovery Web ApplicationThe Discovery Web application provides a simple interface with powerful functionality. The


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application is designed so that you can perform many operations using a small number ofpages. The primary pages that you will be working with are:

MapCategory

Map Operations

The MapCategory Page

Access the MapCategory page by clicking the MapCategory tab at the top of any page. The

MapCategory page provides you with an overview of the various categories and maps that

are available to view.

Working with Map Categories

On the left side of the MapCategory page, select a category to view thumbnails of maps in that

group or select View All Maps to see thumbnails of all published maps.

The rest of the page contains a table with the following columns listed below. Click on theheading of a column to sort the contents. You can sort on Map Name, Publisher, or Published

Date.

Map Image This column provides a thumbnail of the published map.

Email Map Click the envelope to send a link (via email addresses) to the map page. You can

send a message to one or many people.

Click the paper icon to copy the map link. You are only able to copy the link if you are using

Internet Explorer.

Also, a map is password protected if the lock icon is present in this column.

Map Name & Description This column gives the name of the map and text, written by the

publisher, to describe the map.

Publisher This column provides the name of the person who created the map.

Published Date This column gives the date and time the map was originally published.

To view the map in greater detail:

1. Browse available maps.

2. Select a map by clicking the thumbnail in the Map Image column or click the name of

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Distance Button Accesses the Distance tool so you can determine the distance between two

points and the length of some path. Click a point on the map and drag your mouse to another

point, releasing the mouse button at the second point. The start and end points will be


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represented with pin icons and the distance between the two displays.

Map Information Button Click the Map Information icon to display information that the

publisher has provided with the map. This information displays in the side bar.

Map Layers Button Click on this icon to display a list of all available layers. If a check box in

the column with an eye icon is selected, that layer is visible. If a check box in the column with

an tag icon is selected, that layers display at the appropriate zoom level. Once you have

selected or cleared the desired check boxes, click Update Map, to display the new map.

Find Button Click on this icon to display a list of layers to search for a feature. Choose a

layer and a field name from the drop-down list. Type the text of the feature you wish to find in

the Search Text box and click Find. If there is a single exact match, Discovery automatically

zooms in on the feature. If an exact match returns multiple records, Discovery displays all

candidates in a list. Select a feature from the list and click the Select Feature button to zoom in

on it. To clear the selection from the map, click the Clear Selection button.

Note also the following when using Find:

Find will only search layers with indexed fields. Non-indexed layers display in thelist, however there is no list of fields to search.

Find does not support a search on date or decimal fields.

Find can perform a "fuzzy" search in which the search text can contain the start of asearch string and return a list of match candidates. Find returns up to 50 candidate

matches it considers to be close matches. If a table has less than 50 rows, it will return50 percent of the number of rows in the table.

Find does not return candidates in alphabetical order.

For a street layer (e.g., StreetPro and StreetInfo), Find will only return matches whenthe address contains a street name or street name and extension. It will not return anymatches if the address contains a house number. The following are examples:

"Pine Ave" -> matches returned

"Pine" -> matches returned

"6 Pine Ave" -> no matches returned

"6 Pine" -> no matches returned

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View Entire Layer Button Click on this icon to display a list of layers in the sidebar. Choose

All Layers or a particular layer you wish to view to the full extent. Click the Update Map

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Legend Button A legend is only available with a thematic map. Click the Legend icon to

display the legend for the map in the side bar area.

Email Map Button Clicking Email Map opens a window that displays a thumbnail of the

map. Here, enter your email address, a message to the recipient, and the recipient's email

address in the appropriate fields. Once complete, click Send. The recipient will receive a link

to the page containing the map.

Viewing the Side Bar

The side bar is located on the right side of the screen. The default display of this pane contains

text with introductory information about the map. This text is written by the person who

published the map. Pictures or links to other Web sites can also be included.

When the Info tool is used in the map pane, the content of the output pane changes. The pane

will now display point information about where the Info Tool was used.

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AAbout tab

Publisher55

CCosmetic layer60

DDatabase

managing your own23Dot density themes60

F

Find toolzoom-layering60

GGraduated symbol themes

layer order59

HHelp tab

Web Application Administrator22

IIndividual value themes

colors60

layer order59InstallationPublisher43Server9

LLabels

appearance60Layer Options51Layers

order of theme layers59theme visibility59

Longitude/latitude boundsshapefile restrictions61

MManaging your own Discovery database23Map display

differences in MI Pro and Discovery59Map source

creating18deleting18

managing17Map tab

Publisher50MapCategory tab

Web Application Administrator21MapInfo Discovery

summary of user roles4MapInfo Discovery Publisher

About tab55

installing43Layer Options dialog51Map tab50Server tab47Side Bar tab53system requirements43using47

MapInfo Discovery Server

starting and stopping17system requirements9virtual directories14

MapInfo Discovery Server Administratortool

using17

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PPublisher

role of4

TThemes

dot density60


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Publishing mapscosmetic layer60dot density themes60graduated symbol themes59individual value theme colors60individual value themes59layer and theme visibility59themes created from joined tables59using MapInfo Discovery Publisher47

Publishing raster images60

RRaster images

displaying60

SServer Administratorrole of4

Server Administrator toolusing17

Server tabPublisher47

ShapeFileslongitude/latitude bounds61

Side Bar tabPublisher53

System requirementsMapInfo Discovery Publisher43MapInfo Discovery Server9

System tabWeb Application Administrator20

joined table values59layer order59visibility59

TroubleshootingDiscovery Publisher63Discovery Server37

UUser roles

MapInfo Discovery4User tab

Web Application Administrator22Using Web Application Administrator19

V

Viewing published maps4

WWeb Application Administrator

Help tab22MapCategory tab21System tab20User tab22

using19Web application user

role of4using Discovery4

ZZoom layering

Find tool60

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