idea Add Data dialog box upgrade in ArcGIS Pro Ideas

Add Data dialog box upgrade

JurajKrumpolec — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 18:40:41 GMT

Ideas to improve ascetic Add Data dialog box, to enrich it with more controls and functionality:

Better information support

Add Geographic, Table and Metadata Preview tabs
Add more columns in Details view for better information support (currently only Name and Type) like Created/Modified Date, Size, Cartographic projection, Lock, Author… (even for GDB Feature Classes)
Auto refresh (at least reload button). When the contents of currently opened folder have changed during add data operation, Add Data dialog box doesn’t reflect it at all.

Improvements

Possibility to add selected layers as a Group layer or a Basemap Layer
Add folder to map document at once with all layers as a Group/Basemap layer or as separated layers
Add forward and back button with browsing history
Missing hierarchical tree side window
Missing favorite/most/last used locations menu
Missing menu with all utilized directories by current map document
Resizable Add Data dialog box
Select All files with CTRL+A, F2 for file rename
Context menu to show layer properties
More data type filters in “Show of type”: SHP, GDB, raster type…
Add Data should have in its keyboard shortcut by default
After data addition support – optional dialog to show possible operations with imported data. Rasters: georeferencing, build pyramids…, CAD: georeferencing, layers, symbology…

Re: Add Data dialog box upgrade

LorenDawe — Tue, 10 May 2011 22:25:00 GMT

How can ESRI consider Name+Type = Detailed? Please add Size & Date at least.
+1 for Auto refresh or at least Refresh button when I know it has changed
+1 for Ctrl+A

Re: Add Data dialog box upgrade

AlfredDrenth — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:05:05 GMT

When adding data from our enterprise gdb I'm not interested in the the schema (owner of the tables). So please a checkbox for "Schema on/off".

Re: Add Data dialog box upgrade

InnaNogeste — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 00:53:32 GMT

When adding a new file Type to ArcCatalog it doesn't appear in ArcMap's Add Data dialog box. All file types in ArcCatalog should also appear in ArcMap's Add Data dialog box.

Re: Add Data dialog box upgrade

User35489 — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 17:39:29 GMT

Resizeable dialog boxes are very helpful for users. This will save lot of time utilized for dragging page/bars back and forth. Very basic functionality. Please promote this idea.

Thanks
Abdullah Saleh

Re: Add Data dialog box upgrade

RyanPaquette1 — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 14:35:16 GMT

I thoroughly enjoyed the convenience of basically the full set of Windows Explorer options in the add data dialogue that we had in ArcMap. Assuming that will never happen, ability to have the details view with columns for attribs such as date modified / author etc would be nice.

As Windows explorere obviously cannot view GDB contents, this becomes even more of an obvious enhancement for the Add Data dialogue within #ArcPro.#