idea Add folder connection to the right-click options ? in ArcGIS Pro Ideas

Add folder connection to the right-click options ?

DEAF_PROBERT_68 — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 15:13:05 GMT

Hello,

May I recommend to add this for the future as a possible to do list for ESRI Ideas ?

When you open a project in ArcGIS Pro and you need to add connection. It is a bit more of work to do however, I have an idea and there is one missing thing.... is

Add a folder connection to the option to do list ? See under the screenshot

Example, in the Catalog VIew You have list of the folders and if you need to add a folder you want to your current project you are working . Just right click on the folder and hit the Add folder connection tool

This is my one cent penny idea.

Re: Add folder connection to the right-click options ?

JamesRains — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 15:17:31 GMT

I've thought the same thing! Great idea!

Re: Add folder connection to the right-click options ?

Elise_Bowne — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 15:38:33 GMT

That would be very useful!

Re: Add folder connection to the right-click options ?

AlfredBaldenweck — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 16:12:45 GMT

I think the "Add to project" button accomplishes what you're looking for?

Re: Add folder connection to the right-click options ? - Status changed to: Needs Clarification

NaicongLi — Sat, 15 Mar 2025 19:06:48 GMT

Hello @DEAF_PROBERT_68 ,

Thank you for your post. As @AlfredBaldenweck commented, the Add To Project command would add the folder to the project as a folder connection, appearing directly under the Folders project container. This command can act on different types of items, for example if, under a folder, you right click a file geodatabase and then click "Add To Project" in its context menu, this file geodatabase will be added to the project, appearing under the Databases project container.

Are we correct in interpreting your idea? If you meant something else, please clarify.

Thank you again.

Re: Add folder connection to the right-click options ?

DEAF_PROBERT_68 — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 17:04:09 GMT

Can you please send me the info about that. I tried to find it but not sure which one is the correct one ?

Thanks

Re: Add folder connection to the right-click options ?

AlfredBaldenweck — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:54:22 GMT

Hey @NaicongLi It looks like this isn't documented on the "how to" page Connect to a folder—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation or here Connect to items—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation

Here's a gif showing the action

Re: Add folder connection to the right-click options ?

NaicongLi — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 21:14:21 GMT

Hello @AlfredBaldenweck ,

Thanks for providing the gif for @DEAF_PROBERT_68 , and also pointing out that this workflow is missing from our Help documentation. We will amend that ASAP.

@DEAF_PROBERT_68 - here are another couple screenshots for this workflow in the Catalog view - say you have a folder connection "Glenwood" in your project, and the Catalog view contents list is showing its subfolders, you can right click a sub folder and then click Add To Project:

You will then see that this sub folder as been added to the project as a folder connection:

I hope this is equivalent to what you are proposing in this Idea entry. By the way another quick way to add a folder to a project is simply dragging it from the File Explorer to the Catalog pane or Catalog view Contents pane.

@AlfredBaldenweck , you gif reveals a bug - the .backups folder that you were clicking should not have been exposed in the UI - another thing we will fix ASAP.

Re: Add folder connection to the right-click options ?

DEAF_PROBERT_68 — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 21:17:47 GMT

Thank you !!!!!!!

Re: Add folder connection to the right-click options ? - Status changed to: Already Offered

NaicongLi — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 04:39:48 GMT

Re: Add folder connection to the right-click options ?

NaicongLi — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 04:42:32 GMT

The ArcGIS Pro Help Documentation will be augmented in the upcoming release for the workflow discussed in this idea.