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  |