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[Server] Do not drop layers with same name (#9782)
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docs/server_manual/getting_started.rst

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@@ -872,6 +872,13 @@ In the :guilabel:`WMS` tab, you can define the options for the WMS capabilities.
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to reference layers in the ``GetCapabilities`` response or ``GetMap LAYERS`` parameter.
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If not, layer name or short name if defined (see :ref:`vectorservermenu`) is used.
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By default, layer names are used to expose layers through WMS.
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If multiple layers have the same name, they will be merged to a single WMS layer
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and cannot be requested individually.
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You need to take care of these layers being compatible with each other.
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Using the :guilabel:`Use layer ids as name` option ensures that mutiple layers
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with the same name can be requested as individual layers.
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.. _`addGeometryToFeatureResponse` :
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* If you wish, you can check |checkbox| :guilabel:`Add geometry to feature response`.

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