idea Allow IN_MEMORY datasets to store metadata generated by geo-processing tools in ArcGIS Pro Ideas https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/allow-in-memory-datasets-to-store-metadata/idi-p/936215 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>All,<BR /><BR />One of the great things about running a geo-processing tool is that it inserts information about the tool run on the dataset into the Geoprocessing history section of the metadata. This is incredibly useful for working out how a dataset was created, especially if the user who created the dataset provided no metadata (which in my experience is just about every major organisation on the planet).<BR /><BR />Another great thing about the modern ArcGIS is the in_memory workspace, this is great for storing temporary data without clogging up the hard drive and when you close ArcMap it all simply vanishes, love it!<BR /><BR />But...<BR /><BR />A FeatureClass stored in the in_memory workspace will not store any subsequent geoprocessing history. I may create a temporary dataset do some extra processing on it using geo-processing tools and then decide that it is indeed worth keeping and save out to a permanent location, but none of the geo-processing history is recorded.<BR /><BR />It would be an extremely useful improvement to an in_memory dataset to store the metadata. It would ensure a proper "paper trail" exists for a dataset.<BR /><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 19 Feb 2014 18:03:50 GMT DuncanHornby 2014-02-19T18:03:50Z Allow IN_MEMORY datasets to store metadata generated by geo-processing tools https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/allow-in-memory-datasets-to-store-metadata/idi-p/936215 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>All,<BR /><BR />One of the great things about running a geo-processing tool is that it inserts information about the tool run on the dataset into the Geoprocessing history section of the metadata. This is incredibly useful for working out how a dataset was created, especially if the user who created the dataset provided no metadata (which in my experience is just about every major organisation on the planet).<BR /><BR />Another great thing about the modern ArcGIS is the in_memory workspace, this is great for storing temporary data without clogging up the hard drive and when you close ArcMap it all simply vanishes, love it!<BR /><BR />But...<BR /><BR />A FeatureClass stored in the in_memory workspace will not store any subsequent geoprocessing history. I may create a temporary dataset do some extra processing on it using geo-processing tools and then decide that it is indeed worth keeping and save out to a permanent location, but none of the geo-processing history is recorded.<BR /><BR />It would be an extremely useful improvement to an in_memory dataset to store the metadata. It would ensure a proper "paper trail" exists for a dataset.<BR /><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 19 Feb 2014 18:03:50 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/allow-in-memory-datasets-to-store-metadata/idi-p/936215 DuncanHornby 2014-02-19T18:03:50Z