The matrix below compares the scope of WMS services that you can publish with different versions of ArcGIS Server.
| ArcGIS Server 9.2 | ArcGIS Server 9.3/9.3.1 | ArcGIS Server 10.0 and later versions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supported WMS specification versions | v1.0.0, v1.1.0, v1.1.1, v1.3.0 | v1.0.0, v1.1.0, v1.1.1, v1.3.0 | v1.0.0, v1.1.0, v1.1.1, v1.3.0 | 
| Basic WMS (GetCapabilities and GetMap) | Yes | Yes | Yes | 
| Queryable WMS (GetFeatureInfo) | Yes | Yes | Yes | 
| WMS SLD support | No | Full support (no SLD_BODY support) | Full support (with SLD_BODY support) | 
| OGC filter support | No | Full support (no function support) | Full support (no function support) | 
| WMS on HTTP GET | Yes | Yes | Yes | 
| WMS on HTTP POST | No | No | No | 
The following matrix shows in more detail the operations that are supported on WMS services in different versions of ArcGIS Server.
| ArcGIS Server 9.1 | ArcGIS Server 9.2 | ArcGIS Server 9.3/9.3.1 | ArcGIS Server 10.0 and later versions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GetCapabilities | X | X | X | |
| GetMap | X | X | X | |
| GetFeatureInfo | X | X | X | |
| DescribeLayer | ||||
| GetLegendGraphic | X | |||
| GetStyles | X | |||
| PutStyles | ||||
| WMS SLD support | X | X | ||
| OGC filter support | X | X | ||
| WMS TIME support | X |