Hi again, I solved the problem. In the whole inconvenient XML jungle you have to deal with I just overlooked the fact that additionally to the <srs> tag there is also the <nativeCRS> tag which *must* be set in order to have the layer being published properly. After I added that tag it worked.
All the best, Matthias Am 21.11.2012 15:35, schrieb Matthias Uden: > Hi all, > > I'd like to programmatically add layers from a PostGIS DB to a locally > running GeoServer instance by using the REST API. Now I'm struggling to > publish the PostGIS table "stand_manual" in the existing DataStore > "venue" as a new layer via the REST API. > > I issue this request first for creating the FeatureType: > > POST > http://localhost:8151/geoserver/rest/workspaces/default_workspace/datastores/venue/featuretypes > > with the following XML content > > <featureType> > <enabled>true</enabled> > <metadata /> > <keywords><string>KEYWORD</string></keywords > <projectionPolicy>REPROJECT_TO_DECLARED</projectionPolicy> > <title>stand_manual</title> > <name>stand_manual</name> > <srs>EPSG:32632</srs> > </featureType> > > Afterwards the layer itself is created with another request. > No direct errors occur, and the layer appears in the web interface > afterwards. But when I check its details, the native SRS field is empty. > Both the computation of the native bounds and a click on the "Publish" > tab fails and leads to an error saying > > java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Argument "sourceCRS" should not be null > > When I publish the layer via the web interface, everything works fine as > expected. > > Why can't the API detect the SRS of the PostGIS table, while the web > interface can? > > Any ideas on what could go wrong here? Any epxerienced API users? > > Thanks in advance! > > Cheers, > Matthias > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Monitor your physical, virtual and cloud infrastructure from a single > web console. Get in-depth insight into apps, servers, databases, vmware, > SAP, cloud infrastructure, etc. Download 30-day Free Trial. > Pricing starts from $795 for 25 servers or applications! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/zoho_dev2dev_nov > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Monitor your physical, virtual and cloud infrastructure from a single web console. Get in-depth insight into apps, servers, databases, vmware, SAP, cloud infrastructure, etc. Download 30-day Free Trial. Pricing starts from $795 for 25 servers or applications! http://p.sf.net/sfu/zoho_dev2dev_nov _______________________________________________ Geoserver-users mailing list Geoserver-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-users
