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2 Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of the vendor or its representatives. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, without the written permission of MapInfo Corporation, One Global View, Troy, New York MapInfo Corporation. All rights reserved. MapInfo, the MapInfo Rainbow logo and MapInfo Discovery are trademarks of MapInfo Corporation and/or its affiliates. MapInfo Corporate Headquarters: Voice: (518) Fax: (518) Sales Info Hotline: (800) Government Sales Hotline: (800) Technical Support Hotline: (518) Technical Support Fax: (518) Contact information for regional MapInfo Corporation offices is located at: Contact information for European and Middle East offices is located at: Contact information for Asia Pacific offices is located at: Adobe Acrobat is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States. libtiff Sam Leffler, copyright Silicon Graphics, Inc. libgeotiff 1995 Niles D. Ritter. Portions Copyright D Graphics, Inc. All Rights Reserved. HIL Halo Imaging Library Copyright 1993, Media Cybernetics Inc. Halo Imaging Library is a trademark of Media Cybernetics, Inc. Portions hereof LEAD Technologies, Inc All Rights Reserved. Portions Copyright Ken Martin, Will Schroeder, Bill Lorensen. All Rights Reserved. This software uses patented LZW technology for.gif image compression and/or decompression. (Unisys United States patent No. 4,558,302 and corresponding patents in Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom). GIF images compressed or decompressed for transmission via the Internet or via any other on-line communication capability may not be sold or licensed for revenue, or used by an Internet Service Provider or in paid advertisements unless the user first enters into a written license agreement with Unisys. For information concerning licensing, please contact: Unisys Corporation, Welch Licensing Department C1SW19, Township Line & Union Meeting Roads, P.O. Box 500, Blue Bell PA Blue Marble ECW by ER Mapper VMGrid by Northwood Technologies, Inc., a Marconi Company ImagePro Data used with permission of RSC Group, LLC All rights reserved. Portions 2002 Earth Resource Mapping, Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Portions of this software are copyrighted by MERANT, MrSID, MrSID Decompressor and the MrSID logo are trademarks of LizardTech, Inc. used under license. Portions of this computer program are copyright (c) LizardTech and/or the university of California or are protected by US patent nos. 5,710,835; 5,130,701; or 5,467,110 and are used under license. All rights reserved. MrSID is protected under US and international patent & copyright treaties and foreign patent applications are pending. Unauthorized use or duplication prohibited. Universal Translator by Safe Software, Inc Crystal Reports is a proprietary trademark of Seagate Software Information Management Group (Canada) Inc. Vancouver, BC or its affiliates and is licensed to MapInfo by Seagate. All Rights Reserved. Products named herein may be trademarks of their respective manufacturers and are hereby recognized. Trademarked names are used editorially, to the benefit of the trademark owner, with no intent to infringe on the trademark. MapInfo Discovery 1.1 November 2002

3 Table of Contents Introduction MapInfo Discovery Software Components MapInfo Discovery System Using MapInfo Discovery Server administrators Discovery publishers Web application users MapInfo Discovery Documentation Set The MapInfo Discovery Server Guide Chapter 1: Installing the MapInfo Discovery Server System Requirements Installation Scenarios Installing the Server Upgrading to Discovery Version Uninstalling the Server Web and FTP Virtual Directories Chapter 2: Using the Discovery Server Administrator Creating a Map Source Deleting a Map Source Chapter 3: Web Application Administrator Functionality The System Tab The MapCategory Tab The User Tab The Help Tab Chapter 4: Managing Your Own Discovery Database Step 1: Locate the Database Files Step 2: Copy the Database Files Step 3: Launch SQL Query Analyzer Step 4: Attach MapInfo Discovery Database Step 5: Create MapInfo Discovery Database Tables Step 6: Create a User Account for MapInfo Discovery Step 7: Switch MapInfo Discovery Server to Use Your Database Instance Chapter 5: Troubleshooting MapInfo Discovery Server Internet Information Services SQL Server Authentication Modes Options Do Not Work Web and FTP Virtual Directories

4 Contents The MapInfo Discovery Publisher Guide Chapter 6: Installing the MapInfo Discovery Publisher Installing and Integrating with MapInfo Professional Uninstalling Discovery Chapter 7: Using the MapInfo Discovery Publisher The Server Tab The Map Tab The Layer Options Dialog Select Server File The Side Bar Tab The About Tab Web Application Publisher Functionality Chapter 8: Map Display in MI Professional and Discovery Thematic Layering: Graduated Symbol and Individual Values Layer and Theme Visibility Themes Created Via a Table Join Individual Value Theme Colors Dot Density Theme Find Tool Labels Custom Labels Cosmetic Layer Raster Images ShapeFiles: Longitude/Latitude Bounds Restrictions Chapter 9: Troubleshooting MapInfo Discovery Publisher Installation File Reference to Live Remote Tables Side Bar Text Publishing StreetPro Workspaces Marquee Zoom Recovering Disk Space Errors.log File The MapInfo Discovery Web Application Guide Chapter 10: Working with the Discovery Web Application The MapCategory Page The Map Operations Page Index 71 iv

5 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 relationship between these components.

6 Introduction 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 Professional to create and share maps in the intranet environment. Server administrator manages the Discovery server to grant user rights and manage published maps. Web application user views and interacts with dynamic maps through a Web browser. The Web application user can perform analysis and make important decisions 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. 2

7 Introduction The image below gives a more detailed look at the components involved in the MapInfo Discovery process. 3

8 Introduction Using MapInfo Discovery Read through this section for a brief overview of how to use Discovery. For more detailed information, 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 " where <servername> 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 ( name>/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. 4

9 Introduction MapInfo Discovery Documentation Set The documentation set for MapInfo Discovery provides both hard copy and online resources to 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. 5

10 The MapInfo Discovery Server Guide

11 Chapter 1: Installing the MapInfo Discovery Server Use 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 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 by default), including MS FTP server (uses port 21 by default). If you wish to take advantage of the notification feature of MapInfo Discovery you will need an SMTP 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 SQL Server 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.

12 Chapter 1: Installing the MapInfo Discovery Server 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 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. 10

13 Chapter 1: Installing the MapInfo Discovery Server 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, compact or custom installation. Each is explained 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 installation progress. 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. 11

14 Chapter 1: Installing the MapInfo Discovery Server 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 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 to complete 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 from your system. Reboot before proceeding to the Discovery 1.1 installation. 2. Run the Discovery 1.1 installation process, see Installing the Server on page Reboot your system again to complete the setup. 12

15 Chapter 1: Installing the MapInfo Discovery Server 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 v

16 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 DiscoveryMapImages The virtual directory on the Default FTP Site is: DiscoveryMaps

17 Chapter 1: Installing the MapInfo Discovery Server 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. 15

18 Chapter 1: Installing the MapInfo Discovery Server 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:\program Files\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. 16

19 Chapter 2: Using the Discovery Server Administrator You 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 Discovery Server make different versions of MapInfo data products available for everyone By default, Discovery Publisher copies the data files to the server when you publish a map.

20 Chapter 2: Using the Discovery Server Administrator 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 remove map source from the list 4. Click Done to end the operation. 18

21 Chapter 3: Web Application Administrator Functionality System 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 Publisher Functionality, in the section, Using the MapInfo Discovery Publisher.

22 Chapter 3: Web Application Administrator Functionality 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 be accurate 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. This is only necessary if you are managing your own database. 20

23 Chapter 3: Web Application Administrator Functionality Database Server Name The name of the computer that is the database server, <your SQL Server 2000 server name>, 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. Server Name The name of the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) mail server that will deliver messages, for example, "smtp.<yourdomain>.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 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 the delete. All of the maps in that category will be deleted. Note that duplicate map names are acceptable in a single MapCategory. 21

24 Chapter 3: Web Application Administrator Functionality 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 Address Change the 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 Tab The Help tab displays a Help file that explains Administrator functionality for the System, MapCategory and User tabs. 22

25 Chapter 4: Managing Your Own Discovery Database This section shows you how to create and manage your own MapInfo Discovery Database via a Microsoft SQL Server 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 in Step 5.

26 Chapter 4: Managing Your Own Discovery Database Step 2: Copy the Database Files 1. 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 <YourMachineName>\MIDiscovery, in this example it is APPDEV\MIDiscovery. Click the Stop button. Now the SQL Server is stopped and you are ready to copy the files. 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 copy these files to any file folder and remove them when you have done all the steps. 4. Restart the SQL Server Service Manager (on "appdev/midiscovery," for example). 24

27 Chapter 4: Managing Your Own Discovery Database Step 3: Launch SQL Query Analyzer 1. 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 new Discovery database instance on your selected SQL Server. 3. After you sign in, you the following screen displays. 25

28 Chapter 4: Managing Your Own Discovery Database Step 4: Attach MapInfo Discovery Database 1. 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 to the folder where you copied the two database files in step Press F5 (Execute Query) to execute the attach db command. 5. You will see The command(s) completed successfully. in the Message Window. 26

29 Chapter 4: Managing Your Own Discovery Database Step 5: Create MapInfo Discovery Database Tables 1. 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 Close the SQL Server/Query Analyzer application. 27

30 Chapter 4: Managing Your Own Discovery Database Step 6: Create a User Account for MapInfo Discovery 1. 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 new MIDiscovery database. 3. Click Users. 28

31 Chapter 4: Managing Your Own Discovery Database 4. Click the right mouse button and select new database user 5. In the Login name field, select <new>. 6. Enter Name: DiscoveryUser. 7. Select SQL Server Authentication. 8. Enter Password. 29

32 Chapter 4: Managing Your Own Discovery Database 9. Select Database MIDiscovery. 10. Click Database Access Tab. 11. Check the Permit check box on MIDiscovery. 12. Click OK and confirm the password again. 30

33 Chapter 4: Managing Your Own Discovery Database 13. Select DiscoveryUser. 31

34 Chapter 4: Managing Your Own Discovery Database 14. Click the right mouse and select properties. 15. Click the Permissions button. 16. Check SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE on Counter, MapCategory, MapSources, MapUsers and Maps objects. 32

35 Chapter 4: Managing Your Own Discovery Database 17. Scroll down and check EXEC on getcategoryid, getmapid and getuserid. 18. Click Apply, then click OK. 19. Click OK again. 33

36 Chapter 4: Managing Your Own Discovery Database Step 7: Switch MapInfo Discovery Server to Use Your Database Instance Now you have completed the creation of MapInfo Discovery Database on your own SQL Server You need to switch the Discovery Server to use this new Database. 1. Use the URL to go to Discovery Web Application. 2. Click Sign In on the top right. 34

37 Chapter 4: Managing Your Own Discovery Database 3. Sign in as admin with no password (if you have not already changed the password. 35

38 Chapter 4: Managing Your Own Discovery Database 4. Click on the System Tab. 5. Click Manage Discovery database on your MS SQL Server 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. 10. The Discovery Server is now using Discovery Database from your SQL Server

39 Chapter 5: Troubleshooting MapInfo Discovery Server Read through the following sections to avoid any problems that may occur when using the 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 > Authentication methods) 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 ).

40 Chapter 5: Troubleshooting MapInfo Discovery Server Avoiding Errors A 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 to access 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 support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q SQL Server Authentication Modes If 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. Options Do Not Work If you are unable to send 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 Server Name field. 5. Click the Save button to store the value. 38

41 Chapter 5: Troubleshooting MapInfo Discovery Server Web and FTP Virtual Directories Managing Disk Space If 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_<Your_Machine_Name> 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 in the section, Web Application Publisher Functionality, if you are unsure how to sign in. Click the Administrator tab to change the FTP user name and password. 39

42 The MapInfo Discovery Publisher Guide

43 Chapter 6: Installing the MapInfo Discovery Publisher Use 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, or Windows 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.

44 Chapter 6: Installing the MapInfo Discovery Publisher 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. 44

45 Chapter 6: Installing the MapInfo Discovery Publisher 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 located in <Discovery install directory>/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. 45

46 Chapter 7: Using the MapInfo Discovery Publisher MapInfo 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 the fields 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 <New> to enter the name of a Web server. If you chose <New> 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. Catalog Service Status After you enter the Web server name the status displays. Mapping Service Status After you enter the Web server name the status displays.

47 Chapter 7: Using the MapInfo Discovery Publisher MapInfo Discovery Publisher Registration first-time use MapInfo Discovery Server Name You can use the existing server, change servers, or add a new server. User Name Your user name is not editable and is dependent on your machine. That is, the user name is the same name as the name you used to log on to your machine. 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 when using the Publisher and to log in to the Web-based application. Confirm Password Re-enter the password. Address Enter your address. (After clicking the Register button, MapInfo DiscoveryPublisher will send you a welcome message.) Register Once you have completed all of the fields, click Register. A welcome message will be sent to you including your user name, password, and a link to your organization s Webbased application. Note: If you do not receive an message, contact your Discovery Server administrator or see the Troubleshooting section in the Discovery Server Guide. 48

48 Chapter 7: Using the MapInfo Discovery Publisher 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 Webbased 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 you a message containing your user name and password. 49

49 Chapter 7: Using the MapInfo Discovery Publisher 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 <New> 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. 50

50 Chapter 7: Using the MapInfo Discovery Publisher Layer Options Button 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. The Select Server File dialog displays. 4. In the Select Server File dialog, find and match the location of the.tab file (or the folder containing files) on the server. 51

51 Chapter 7: Using the MapInfo Discovery Publisher Select Server File 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 the Map 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. 52

52 Chapter 7: Using the MapInfo Discovery Publisher The Side Bar Tab 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 HTML text for the side bar content. Use a web address for the side bar content In the text field, enter a URL, for example, 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 <b>my Map</b> 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. 53

53 Chapter 7: Using the MapInfo Discovery Publisher The following is the HTML that MapInfo provides. You will not see these tags; your text is placed between the <td> and </td> tags. The image of the Side Bar tab shows how the text is entered. <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="<%=cLocCharSet%>"> <LINK HREF="<%=cStyleSheet%>" REL="STYLESHEET" TYPE="text/css"> </HEAD> <BODY> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td> <b>european Map</b><br>Map of Europe </td> <tr> </table> </BODY> In the image above, you can see where the text "Europe Map" and "Map of Europe" is placed. 54

54 Chapter 7: Using the MapInfo Discovery Publisher Using the side bar to link to a file 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: <a href=" the spreadsheet for more information</a>. 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 HTML tutorial site, such as The About Tab The About Tab provides information about the version of MapInfo Discovery Publisher. 55

55 Chapter 7: Using the MapInfo Discovery Publisher Web Application Publisher Functionality 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. 56

56 Chapter 7: Using the MapInfo Discovery Publisher The Manage Maps Page 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 a publisher, 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. 57