LGIM 10.1 xml schema and ArcGIS Diagrammer

Anonymous User

I understand that ArcGIS Diagrammer 10.1 is not fully supported, but wanted to caution others who would try to use it with the LGIM xml workspace document. The published xml from Diagrammer is corrupted, or Diagrammer cannot handle some of the objects.

OS/Software
Windows 7 x64
ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced 10.1 SP1 (Build 3143)
ArcGIS Diagrammer v10.0.1

Steps to Recreate
1) Open the 10.1 LocalGovernment.xml in Diagrammer
2) Save as a .diagram file (i.e., LocalGovernment.diagram)
3) Publish to new xml schema file
4) Try to import new xml schema into empty file geodatabase

The publish from Diagrammer works without errors, but I have been unsuccessful in importing it. Errors on that end have varied for me, but the most common was
       Import xml data failed
       The table was not found. [ParcelFabric_Parcels]
I believe this has to do with a DefinitionClassName associated with the ParcelFabric.

If you open the original LGIM xml in Diagrammer (without saving) and Validate, there several errors and warnings listed right off the bat. I had taken the time to make some changes to some added feature classes and domains for a public safety implementation, and now cannot import the published xml schema into a new geodatabase. Disappointing, but live and learn. Hopefully this will help someone else. I haven't used X-Ray very much, but I guess that's my next option...

JoshWhite

I never used ArcGIS Diagrammer but have used X-ray.  X-ray is not that great at creating a graphical data model but does an excellent job of creating data dictionaries.  I had issues with the graphical data model running off the page, text strings too long for the boxes, etc.