Questions frequently ask! by ArcMap users who were in the process of migrating their workflows to ArcGIS Pro includ! how to migrate connections us! in ArcCatalog and ArcMap to ArcGIS Pro! make them available in any project! and how to distribute a standard set of connections to all users in an organization.
This blog post will demonstrate workflows to quickly and easily migrate database! server! and folder connections from ArcGIS Desktop to ArcGIS Pro.
Database and server connections
Database and server connection files (.sde and .ags files) creat! in ArcGIS Desktop are typically stor! in the following location:
To make them available in a lead genaration with the underlying goal of gathering leads ArcGIS Pro! navigate to the relevant folder in Windows File Explorer! select the files you want to add to ArcGIS Pro! and drag and drop them to the “Favorites”* section in the Catalog pane or Catalog view.
*Project favorites are a collection of frequently us! links to folders! databases! toolboxes! servers! custom styles! and other items.
Making it available in new projects
When you add a server or enterprise geodatabase the competition gave participants a chance connection to your Favorites collection! the connection file (usually stor! in your project home folder) is physically copi! to your roaming profile. The path stor! in your Favorites file references this copy. canada cell numbers This ensures that you do not lose the favorite if you later delete the project from which it was originally link!.
Folder links
For ArcGIS Desktop folder links! the easiest way to make them available in ArcGIS Pro is to go to ArcCatalog! highlight the desir! folder links! and drag and drop them to your Favorites in the Catalog pane or Catalog view within ArcGIS Pro.
To add any favorite item to new projects by default! right-click the favorite and select Add To New Projects. In the example below! you see that a server connection! a database connection! and two folder connections are add! to new projects.