Arches Documentation

Introduction

• Overview
  • Documentation Overview
  • What is Arches?
  • Who is Arches for?
  • Contributing To Arches
• Arches Release Process
  • Feature Releases
  • Patch Releases
  • Release Support

Installation and Configuration

• Requirements/Dependencies
  • System Requirements
  • Software Dependencies
• Installing Arches
  • Installation
  • General Troubleshooting
• Configuring Settings
  • Quick Start
  • Arches Production Deployment
  • Full Explanation of the System Settings UI
• Projects and Packages
  • Projects
  • Packages

Using Arches

• Managing Resources in Arches
  • What Are Resources?
  • What Are Resource Models and Branches?
• Creating Resources
  • Resource Manager
  • Resource Editor
  • Related Resources
• Using the Arches Designer
  • Settings Manager
  • Graph Designer
  • Card Designer
  • Menu Designer
  • Report Designer
  • Function Manager
  • Permissions Manager
• Managing Map Layers
  • Different Types of Layers
• Ontologies in Arches
• Reference Data Manager (RDM)
  • Concept Schemes

User Tutorials

• Create a New Resource Model
• Create a Branch
  • Configure the Branch Settings
  • Create a Basic Branch Graph
  • Configure the Branch’s Card
• Add a Branch to a Resource Model
  • Method 1: Append the Branch to a Resource Model’s Graph
  • Method 2: Add the Branch’s Card to the Resource Model
• Create a Menu
• Add a Function to the Resource Model
• Create a Report

Developing With Arches

• API
  • General Notes
  • Authentication
  • Resources
  • Surveys
• Settings - Beyond the UI
• Creating a Development Environment
  • Setting Everything Up
• Resource Import/Export
  • Importing a CSV
  • Shapefile Import
  • JSON Import
  • Exporting Arches Data
• Command Line Reference
  • Installation Commands
  • ElasticSearch Management
  • Import Commands
  • Export Commands
  • Other Data Management Commands
  • Ontology Commands
  • Managing Functions, DataTypes, and Widgets
  • Creating Map Layers
  • Other Useful Django Commands
• Additional Configuration
  • Password Validators
  • Time Wheel Configuration
• Creating New Map Layers
  • MapBox Layers
  • Tileserver Vector Layers
  • Tileserver Mapnik Layers
• Arches and Elasticsearch
  • Using Arches to Install Elasticsearch
  • Running Elasticsearch
  • Using An Independent Elasticsearch Installation
  • Elasticsearch Index Prefix
  • Using Multiple Nodes

Reference

• Appendix A: Arches HIP
  • Resource Models
  • Branches
• Appendix B: Glossary
• Appendix C: Serving Arches with Apache
  • Setup Apache
  • Handling Static Files