https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/arccatalog-gis-servers-add-folders-capability/idi-p/923512 <P><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>In ArcCatalog GIS Servers, it gets difficult to identify the correct server when you have a list of 50+ server connections.&nbsp; What would be extremely helpful is to add the capability to add folders for grouping purposes within the GIS Servers window.<BR /><BR />Since the data pulls from the documents and settings folder in Application Data\ESRI\Desktop10.0\ArcCatalog, there should be a way to add folders to this folder and to bring in those folders as well as server connections into the GIS Servers menu item.<BR /><BR />For me personally, this would be advantageous to group servers by purpose, region, etc.&nbsp; I would think that other agencies, states, and companies would find benefit in being able to bring in the right server connection, especially if there are multiple instances (ie. development, productions, instance arcgis1, arcgis2, etc).</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN><BR /><BR />Brian Crumpler - GIS Manager<BR />Virginia Department of Emergency Management</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P> Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:48:07 GMT BrianCrumpler 2026-03-04T16:48:07Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/arccatalog-gis-servers-add-folders-capability/idi-p/923512 <P><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>In ArcCatalog GIS Servers, it gets difficult to identify the correct server when you have a list of 50+ server connections.&nbsp; What would be extremely helpful is to add the capability to add folders for grouping purposes within the GIS Servers window.<BR /><BR />Since the data pulls from the documents and settings folder in Application Data\ESRI\Desktop10.0\ArcCatalog, there should be a way to add folders to this folder and to bring in those folders as well as server connections into the GIS Servers menu item.<BR /><BR />For me personally, this would be advantageous to group servers by purpose, region, etc.&nbsp; I would think that other agencies, states, and companies would find benefit in being able to bring in the right server connection, especially if there are multiple instances (ie. development, productions, instance arcgis1, arcgis2, etc).</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN><BR /><BR />Brian Crumpler - GIS Manager<BR />Virginia Department of Emergency Management</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P> Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:48:07 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/arccatalog-gis-servers-add-folders-capability/idi-p/923512 BrianCrumpler 2026-03-04T16:48:07Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/arccatalog-gis-servers-add-folders-capability/idc-p/1693149#M37988 <P>Hi&nbsp;<a href="https://community.esri.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/12469">@BrianCrumpler</a>&nbsp;</P><P>ArcGIS Desktop retired March 1, 2026 so we won’t be considering this idea. We recommend that you migrate to ArcGIS Pro, our fully supported desktop GIS application.</P><P>Thank you for taking the time to share your ideas. We truly appreciate your contributions to continuously improving the software to help you do your work and look forward to what ideas you have for ArcGIS Pro.</P> Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:17:53 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/arccatalog-gis-servers-add-folders-capability/idc-p/1693149#M37988 ValeriaChavez 2026-03-27T16:17:53Z