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Welcome to ArcGIS Data Interoperability TheArcGISDataInteroperabilityextensionisanETL(Extract,Transform,Load)toolforspatialdata.TheArcGISDataInteroperabilityextension usesSafeSoftware'sFeatureManipulationEngine(FME)technology.TheArcGISDataInteroperabilityextensionallowsuserstointegratespa- tialdataformatsintotheirGISanalysis.Userscandirectlyuse,import,andexportmanyvectordataformats.Inaddition,theextensionpro- videstheabilitytomodelnewcustomizedspatialdataformatsbasedonbuilt-informatsandtransformers. QuickReference AddanInteroperabilityConnection. InteroperabilityConnectionsareusefulinthefollowingscenarios: n maintainingdatabaseconnections n viewingformatswithnon-standardfileextensions n aggregatingmanytilesofdata n readingdatausingnon-defaultparameters n specifyingthecoordinatesystem ImportandExportdata. TheQuickImporttoolenablesyoutoconvertinputdataformatstoageodatabase.Usethistoolinamodeltoconvertyourdatatoageo- databaseforfurtherdataprocessingandeditingfeatures.TheQuickExporttoolenablesyoutoconvertdatabetweenformats.You canusethistoolinamodeltoconvertyourdatatomanydifferentformatsfordeliverytoendusers. CreateaSpatialETLTool. TheSpatialETLtoolisusedtomanipulateandtransformdatawithinthegeoprocessingenvironment.SpatialETLtoolscanperformfor- mattranslation,andschemaandgeometricrestructuring.Forexample,youcanadd,removeorrenameattributes,andcalculateor assignvaluestoneworexistingattributes. Createacustomformat. OneofthemorepowerfulwaystotakeadvantageofdataimportcapabilitiesintheArcGISDataInteroperabilityextensionisbycreating aCustomFormat. Acustomformatisusedifyouareoftenconnectingtodatainasetschemathatrequiresprocessing.Forexample,if youregularlyreceivetextfilesinComma-SeparatedValue(CSV)format,youmightwanttodevelopacustomformattocreategeometry fromtheCSVfile,manipulatetheattributes,andoutputlinework.Oncethiscustomformathasbeencreated,youcansimplybrowseto anyCSVdatasetwiththesameschema,andtheprocessingwillhappenautomatically. Lookupdetailedformatinformation. Getting Started Before you begin... ToenabletheArcGISDataInteroperabilityextension,youmayhavetoperformoneormoreofthefollowingstepsfromwithinArcGIS: Setthe DataInteroperability options 1. FromtheArcCatalogToolsmenu,chooseOptions. 2. ClicktheGeneraltab. 3. UnderWhichtoplevelentriesdoyouwanttheCatalogtocontain? ChecktheboxbesideInteroperability Connections. 4. UnderWhichtypesofdatadoyouwanttheCatalogtoshow? ChecktheboxbesideInteroperability Data. Enable the ArcGIS DataInteroperability extension 1. FromtheArcCatalogToolsmenu,chooseExtensions. 2. ChecktheboxbesideDataInteroperability. Enable the ArcGIS DataInteroperability extension separately in ArcToolbox 1. OpentheArcToolboxwindow. 2. ClickontheArcToolboxname,right-clickandselectAddToolbox. 3. BrowsetotheToolboxesfolder. 4. SelecttheSystemToolboxesfolderandchooseDataInteroperability Tools. SettingOptionsfor the DataInteroperability Extension SelectOptionsfromtheArcCatalogToolsmenu,andclicktheDataInteroperabilitytab. Cache Eachtimedataispreviewed,thepreviewisaddedtothecache.Allnon-databaseformatsarealsoindexedandcachedtoimproveperformance. Thecachesizelimitisautomaticallyenforced,accordingtothesizespecifiedintheCachesizefield.Youcanchangethedefaultlocationofthe cachefile,orclearthecache. Catalog WhencheckedtheDataInteroperabilityextensionwillexamineall.mdbfilesforGeomediaWarehouses.Ifnotchecked,.mdbfileswillonlybe recognizedasPersonalGeodatabasesorMicrosoftAccessDatabasefilesbyDataInteroperabilitytools. Support Whenchecked,logfileswillbegeneratedforDataInteroperabilityoperations.LogfilesarestoredinthefolderC:\DocumentsandSet- tings\<user>\ApplicationData\ESRI\Interoperability\logs. Clickhereformoreinformationonlogfiles. File andDirectory Locations Custom Formats YoucandeleteandmodifycustomformatsfromtheReaderandWriterGallery.If,however,youneedtoe-mailormoveacustomformatfile,by defaulttheyarestoredinthisdirectory: ...\MyDocuments\MyFMEDatasources Note:If youare e-mailinga custom format, note thatyouwill alsohave toinclude its referencedsource data. .fdland.fdsfiles An.fdlfileisasmalltextfilethatcontainssettingsinformationforanInteroperabilityconnection.Theyareusedsothattheuserisnotrequired tomanuallyentertheconnectionparameterseverytimetheywishtoviewaInteroperabilityconnection.Duetothenatureofthesefiles,they canbebrowsedfromtheBrowseTreeasiftheywereadatafile. .fdsfilesaretextfilescontainingtheXMLrepresentationofthepipelineofaparticularCustomFormat. Theyshouldneverbeopenedormanip- ulatedoutsideofWorkbench. LogFiles YoucanviewthelogfilesbyclickingtheViewLogsbuttonundertheTools>Options>DataInteroperabilitytab. Bydefault,theyarestoredunder: C:\DocumentsandSettings\<user>\ApplicationData\ESRI\Interoperability\logs Viewingthe Log Thetranslationlogpanedisplaysstatisticsandprocessinginformationthatincludesthefollowing: n DataInteroperabilityversion n readerbeingused n writerbeingused n logginginformation n warningmessages n commandline,includingpublishedparameters Informationmessagesaredisplayeduntilthetranslationiscomplete.Whenthetranslationiscomplete,youcansearchfortext,copyselected contentsofthewindowdirectlytoanotherapplication,orsavethecontentstoatextfile. Thelogfileisanimportantrecordofatranslationandallthestagesandprocesseswithinit.Atfirstglanceitmightappearoverly-complexfora successfultranslation,buttheinformationinherecanbehelpfulwhentheoutputisnotwhatwasexpected. ERRORs AnERRORinthelogwindowsignifiesaproblemthathascausedFMEtoterminateprocessing.Atypicalexamplewouldbetheinabilitytowrite theoutputdataset.Itcouldjustbethattheuserpermissionsarenotcorrect,butsinceFMEcannotcreateanoutput,thereisnoneedtocon- tinue. WARNings Awarninginthelogwindow(displayedasWARN)signifiesthatthereisaproblemintheprocessing.Theproblemwasnotsufficienttocause FMEtoterminatetheprocess,butyou’llwanttocheckthattheproblemhasnotadverselyaffectedyouroutput.Forexample,featureswithan incompatiblegeometryforthedestinationFeatureTypewillnotcausetheprocesstofail,sinceFMEcanfilteroutthesefeatures.Howeverthe outputwillnotbewhatwasexpected. INFORMation Aninformationmessage(displayedasINFORM)isanon-errorincidentwhichsignifiesapieceofinformationthatmayhelpyoudetermine whetheryourtranslationhasbeencorrectlyprocessed.Typicalinformationwouldbethenumberoffeaturesprocessedorconfirmationofapar- ticularsettingforthatdataset. STATisticS Statisticsmessages(displayedasSTATS)provideinformationonthenumberoffeaturesreadfromthesourceandwrittentothedestination datasets. Interpretingthe Messages SeeInterpretingtheLogfordetailedinformationoninterpretingthecontentsofthelog. Note:Thetextinthisareacontainsimportantinformationaboutthetranslation.Ifyouevergetresultsthatyoudidnotexpectinyourout- putdata,checkthecontentsofthelog. SavingLogFilesby Default Youcanchoosetoalwayssaveyourlogfiles: 1. SelectOptionsfromtheToolsmenuandclicktheDataInteroperabilitytab. 2. UnderLogFileDefaults,checkSavelogfile.Ifyouwanttoaddinformationtoyourlogfileinsteadofoverwritingiteachtimeyourun thesametranslation,youcanalsocheckAppendtologfile. Logfileshavetheextension.logandaresavedinthesamedirectoryasyourworkspacefile. Tip:Tochooseacustomnameforthelogfile, choosePropertiesfromtheFilemenu andedit theLogFilefield. Workbench Help GettingStartedwith Workbench Aboutthe Workbench HelpFiles PleasenotethattherearesomeuserinterfacedifferencesbetweentheDataInteroperabilityextensionandWorkbench.Thesedifferences includetheapplicationtitlebar,aswellascommandavailabilityinmenus,tools,andoptions. Thetop-leveltopicsunderGettingStartedwithWorkbencharespecifictotheDataInteroperabilityextension. SomeofthesetopicsmaydifferslightlyfromsimilartopicsintheWorkbenchhelpfile,whichisalsoincludedinitsentiretybelow. LaunchingWorkbench YoucannotrunWorkbenchindependentlyofArcGIS.ItcanonlybelaunchedinitscapacityaspartoftheDataInteroperabilityextension. Note:YoucannotstartWorkbenchbyclickingontheworkbench.exefile. TolaunchWorkbench: n CreateanewSpatialETLtool n EditaSpatialETLtool n CreateaCustomFormat Workbench Interface InWorkbench,you’llworkinworkspacesthatcontainsourceanddestinationtypes(data)andtheirattributes,aswellastransformersthat manipulatethedataasitmovesfromsourcetodestinationformats. Workspace Canvas TheworkspaceCanvasiswhereyougraphicallydefineyourworkflow.Bydefault,theworkflowreadsfromlefttoright;thedatasourceison theleft,thetransformationtoolsareinthecenterandthedatadestinationisontheright.Connectionsbetweeneachitemrepresenttheflowof dataandmaybranchindifferentdirectionsorevenleadtoadead-endifrequired. Translation Log Thelogpanedisplaysareportontranslationresults.Informationincludesanywarningorerrormessages,translationstatus,lengthoftrans- lationandnumberoffeaturesprocessed. Navigator Thenavigatorisanexplorertypetoolthatdisplaysatextdefinitionofsourceanddestinationdatasets,plusallthesettingsthatapplytothese datasets. Transformer Gallery ThetransformergalleryisatoolforthelocationandselectionofFMEtransformationtools. Menubar andToolbar Themenubarandtoolbarcontainanumberoftools:forexampletoolsfornavigatingaroundtheworkspace,controllingadministrativetasks andaddingorremovingsourcedatasets. Overview Window Theoverviewwindowdisplaysaviewoftheentireworkspace,andhighlightstheoutlineofthecurrentcanvaswindowdisplayuponit. Additionalviewingoptions Additionalpanescandisplaylistsoffeatureandattributeconnections. Showmethecanvas. ShowmetheNavigator. Tellmeabout thetranslationlog. Tellmehowtoincludetransformersinmyworkspace. Tellmehowtomanagefeaturetypeconnections. Tellmehowtomanageattributeconnections. Canvas Themain window(canvas) displaystheconnectionsbetweenthesourcedata,transformers,anddestinationdata.Severaldockablewin- dowsarepartoftheapplication.TheView>Windowsmenuallowsyoutospecifywhichinformationpanesaredisplayed(forexample,you canchoosetohideanyofthedefaultpanes,aswellasdisplayadditionalinformationaboutfeatureandattributeconnections). Example Youwillseeasimilarviewtotheexampleshownaboveafteryoucreateadatatransformationtool. Overview Window TheOverviewwindowdisplaysamirroredviewoftheentireworkspace. Theoutlineofthecurrentcanvaswindowishighlighted,soifyouhaveaverylargeworkspace,youcanquicklygetyourbearingsinrelationto therestoftheworkspace. Ifyouzoomorpanthecanvaswindow,theoverviewwindowalsocompensatesitsview;ifyoumoveanythingonthecanvas,itismirroredin theOverviewwindow.

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The ArcGIS Data Interoperability extension is an ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) tool for Users can directly use, import, and export many vector data formats.
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