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Add Additional Details in Catalog View in ArcGIS PRO

SeanHlousek — Thu, 02 Jun 2022 17:35:55 GMT

It would be good to add additional Details to the Catalog View (and Catalog Pane).

Right now Maps and Layouts have a column for Date but nothing is populated. Date is only populated in Databases.

Date should be populated for all elements that are visible in Catalog.

Additionally the Document Path should be an additional column to help us ensure that we are pathed to correct data.

Re: Add Additional Details in Catalog View in ArcGIS PRO

KoryKramer — Fri, 04 May 2018 13:59:21 GMT

In terms of seeing paths, it looks like you have a number of maps in the same project. So is the need to know the path of where that project is? Or you would also like to see paths of anything (when applicable) that you're browsing in the Catalog View?

There are a couple of features now that might be helpful to you:

When I'm browsing data, I can click in the bar up top to see the path. Before click:

After click:

There is also the Show Pop-ups option:

And you also might be interested in Browse other project’s map frames and Layouts from Project panel‌

Re: Add Additional Details in Catalog View in ArcGIS PRO

KoryKramer — Fri, 04 May 2018 14:22:07 GMT

Thanks, Sean. Very helpful info.

Re: Add Additional Details in Catalog View in ArcGIS PRO

MitchHolley1 — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 19:55:14 GMT

I need this!

Re: Add Additional Details in Catalog View in ArcGIS PRO

JimThomas — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 20:47:53 GMT

I need feature class Size and Modified Date added.

Re: Add Additional Details in Catalog View in ArcGIS PRO

JohnSobetzer — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 18:48:42 GMT

I whole heartedly agree with Jim's comment. I have to use ArcCatalog to look at sizes and dates, so I generally try to avoid using the Catalog View. The lack of size and date info is one thing I've always hated about the Catalog pane in Pro or ArcMap as well. The popup when using the Catalog pane is a distraction that doesn't provide any useful information to me when I have the hierarchy tree. Too bad the popup isn't customizable to show data I want to see. The popup when using Catalog View in Pro provides a path which is a help but that's only because Catalog View doesn't show a hierarchy at least as far as I've been able to discover.

Re: Add Additional Details in Catalog View in ArcGIS PRO

AlexBrasch — Tue, 07 May 2019 22:03:30 GMT

Dates are integral to good data mgmt. Please make this a priority. Not including pre-existing capabilities in Pro is keeping me and my team from making the switch from Desktop to Pro.

Re: Add Additional Details in Catalog View in ArcGIS PRO

LJTerrill — Thu, 16 May 2019 15:20:09 GMT

The date column is populated when I navigate to a folder that contains a file geodatabase, but when I navigate into the file geodatabase itself, the date column is empty. I need to see geodatabase object dates. Both created and modified. And object sizes. In fact, I want to customize the fields for display like I currently do in Desktop ArcCatalog.

Re: Add Additional Details in Catalog View in ArcGIS PRO

JakeGalyon — Mon, 17 Jun 2019 13:27:40 GMT

Additional Details would be needed for our organization (size, date modified, etc.)

Re: Add Additional Details in Catalog View in ArcGIS PRO

JaneSchafer-Kramer — Wed, 03 Jul 2019 15:04:46 GMT

I also need to see the modified date of the contents of the file geodatabases, not just the geodatabase.

Re: Add Additional Details in Catalog View in ArcGIS PRO

SereneOng1 — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 17:47:34 GMT

I'm adding my vote to have Date Modified and Size to gdb content like Feature Classes, Tables, etc... in the Catalog View. This is functionality I use very often from ArcCatalog. Thanks.

Re: Add Additional Details in Catalog View in ArcGIS PRO

KoryKramer — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 08:54:53 GMT

Plus these: Using ArcCatalog options—Help | ArcGIS Desktop

as also mentioned on this idea specifically about the Feature Type column: https://community.esri.com/ideas/17715

Re: Add Additional Details in Catalog View in ArcGIS PRO

CharleyPalmer1 — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 19:47:56 GMT

Can we please get an update on the status of being able to do this in Pro Catalog? Specifically, when will we be able to see the "Modified" column and other columns for feature classes in the Pro Catalog?

Re: Add Additional Details in Catalog View in ArcGIS PRO

SeanHlousek — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 20:25:24 GMT

Charley,

While that the ESRI UC I spoke with some of the development team about this and the summary is that, back in July they did not expect they would add this functionality. The reasoning is that Pro works differently then ArcMap in the way it interfaces with the windows file system. Apparently in the past, it was possible to get the details about modifications from the operating system but this is no longer possible in Pro.

That said, I agree with you that this feature needs to be added. If the operating system cannot be used to add this information, then ESRI needs to engineer a new way for this to happen. I have been using Pro extensively over the past year and a few of my projects are quiet large. Dates, both creation and modification, are VERY helpful to data management.

I hope they will find a solution or that a third party will offer us a good extension/add-in/product to make it happen.

Re: Add Additional Details in Catalog View in ArcGIS PRO

DanTinklenberg — Thu, 09 Jan 2020 16:59:42 GMT

I use Pro extensively. I like it overall but this date/size issue for feature classes is one of the dumbest, most glaring omissions I have seen. Software has become one constant beta version.

Re: Add Additional Details in Catalog View in ArcGIS PRO

JakeGalyon — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 14:52:46 GMT

The primary use for our organization would be verifying data was updated after a script/model runs using the date modified date. Otherwise, staff and users either assume the data has been updated, or have to manually go check for changes within the spatial data, attribute table or both.

Re: Add Additional Details in Catalog View in ArcGIS PRO

AlexBrasch — Tue, 26 May 2020 02:11:47 GMT

It's astonishing that Esri has not addressed this yet. Please focus on the basics; Pro's replacement of basic ArcMap and ArcCatalog functionality is a joke.

Re: Add Additional Details in Catalog View in ArcGIS PRO

KoryKramer — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 08:54:55 GMT

Just adding a note for reference purposes that we've marked https://community.esri.com/ideas/18680 as a Duplicate of this idea.

Re: Add Additional Details in Catalog View in ArcGIS PRO

Steve_Salas — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 13:19:38 GMT

I agree with this - verification of updates by that modified date in Catalog is something I do quite a bit.

Re: Add Additional Details in Catalog View in ArcGIS PRO

JeromeHaaland — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 21:07:11 GMT

Why not just make a message box similar to the one in ArcCatolog. Then a person could decide what data to display. And I don't know why it would not be an option to display/not display any metadata available.

I have to project and unproject data often so I use the "Projected CS and Geographic CS" columns often. Really miss those columns.

Also... why is catalog sooooooooooo slow. Moved from 32 bit in ArcCatalog to 64 bit in ArcGIS Pro. And it is slower. Way way slower. Ridiculous. Get rid of the preview that has to access the internet... or at least be able to disable it. Obviously that is going to create lag/latency.