ArcGIS for SharePoint allows you to display SharePoint lists, ArcGIS-hosted feature services, and ArcGIS web maps on an interactive map.
Add dynamic maps to your SharePoint site to help you analyze your business data visually. Add layers to your maps using data from ArcGIS or SharePoint that has been geocoded using the ArcGIS Locate workflow. Publish your maps to ArcGIS to share with others.
Before you start, ensure that you have prepared your data so that it can be used with ArcGIS for SharePoint.
The following links will help you get started using ArcGIS for SharePoint:
- Sign in to ArcGIS
- Add a map to a page
- Add SharePoint data to the map
- Style the layer
- Analyze your data
- Share a layer to ArcGIS
You can use SharePoint in the standard experience (without signing in to ArcGIS), or you can sign in to connect with your ArcGIS organization and access premium content and analysis tools.
Using ArcGIS for SharePoint without an ArcGIS subscription
If you do not have an ArcGIS organizational account, you can use an ArcGIS for SharePoint web part in the standard experience.
The standard experience allows you to view and work with public ArcGIS content and a curated set of layers from ArcGIS Living Atlas. Standard users can also add layers to the map from SharePoint lists with geographic coordinates, pan and zoom the map, and view pop-ups. Private layers and some map tools, including Analysis, are not available to standard users. To access all map tools and ArcGIS content, users must sign in to an ArcGIS organizational account.
Capabilities in the standard experience and in the ArcGIS experience, depending on user type, are compared below:
| Capability | Standard experience | ArcGIS Viewer | ArcGIS Creator |
|---|---|---|---|
No | No | Yes | |
Measure | No | Yes | Yes |
Geotag and geosearch Note:You can configure geotagging attributes after signing in to your ArcGIS account. | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Basemap view | Set of four basic basemaps | Yes | Yes |
Public ArcGIS content | Yes | Yes | Yes |
x,y points | Yes | Yes | Yes |
ArcGIS Living Atlas content | Curated subset of content | Yes | Yes |
Boundary matching | No | Yes | Yes |
Geocoding | No | Yes | Yes |
Buffer/drive-time analysis | No | No | Yes |
Infographic cards | No | No | Yes |
Publish to ArcGIS | No | No | Yes |
Using ArcGIS for SharePoint with an ArcGIS subscription
ArcGIS for SharePoint works directly with your organization's ArcGIS subscription to allow you to access geographic content to enhance your business data.
To access all map tools and content in ArcGIS for SharePoint, you must have an ArcGIS user type that includes privileges to create, analyze, and share content in an ArcGIS Online organization or an on-premises ArcGIS Enterprise deployment. You can sign up for a free trial ArcGIS Online subscription. It is assumed that the authentication method used to access ArcGIS has been properly configured by the ArcGIS administrator. Public ArcGIS Online accounts are not supported.
Credits in ArcGIS for SharePoint
Credits are the currency of ArcGIS. You can use credits to access tools and premium content provided by Esri. Your organization's ArcGIS subscription includes some credits. The number of credits available to you depends on your user type and on your organization's credit budget. The number of credits you need depends on the processes you use, which have different associated costs.
Credit-consuming processes
Credit-consuming processes in ArcGIS for SharePoint are listed below:
| Function | Use |
|---|---|
Geocoding | ArcGIS Locate workflows. |
Demographics | Zoom and pan all ArcGIS Living Atlas public premium layers on the map. Zoom and pan with the infographics card on the map. |
GeoEnrichment | Zoom and pan layers that use the ArcGIS GeoEnrichment Service (for example, U.S. states layers and U.S. ZIP Codes layers). |
Storage | Share a map or a layer. |
Analysis | Create buffer/drive times. |
Credit use
In ArcGIS for SharePoint, you use credits mostly for geocoding and data enrichment. The ArcGIS World Geocoding Service turns an address or a place-name into x,y coordinates that can be mapped. The ArcGIS GeoEnrichment Service provides localized information, such as demographic data, that you can put on your map using standard administrative boundaries including ZIP Codes, states, and counties.
The ArcGIS World Geocoding Service and ArcGIS GeoEnrichment Service charge your credits based on the number of attributes you add to your dataset. For more information on how ArcGIS uses credits, see Understand credits.