idea Locate ArcMap TOC layer in ArcCatalog tree in ArcGIS Pro Ideas https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/locate-arcmap-toc-layer-in-arccatalog-tree/idi-p/950615 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY>The integration of ArcCatalog into ArcMap, as well as the inclusion of the "Home" folder and "Default" geodatabase have greatly improved directory management in ArcCatalog. But there's one more addition that I think could help even more.<BR /><BR />The included "Help" documentation for ArcGIS 10 has a convenient "Locate" button that will automatically open the contents tree to the currently displayed help topic. I would like to see something similar in ArcMap. Perhaps a "Go to..." command in a layers context menu (in the ArcMap table of contents) that automatically opens the integrated ArcCatalog tree to that particular layer's source feature class.<BR /><BR /> <!-- content transformation source ID: 087300000008EpY --> </BODY></HTML> Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:24:18 GMT NicholasGross 2010-08-23T19:24:18Z Locate ArcMap TOC layer in ArcCatalog tree https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/locate-arcmap-toc-layer-in-arccatalog-tree/idi-p/950615 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY>The integration of ArcCatalog into ArcMap, as well as the inclusion of the "Home" folder and "Default" geodatabase have greatly improved directory management in ArcCatalog. But there's one more addition that I think could help even more.<BR /><BR />The included "Help" documentation for ArcGIS 10 has a convenient "Locate" button that will automatically open the contents tree to the currently displayed help topic. I would like to see something similar in ArcMap. Perhaps a "Go to..." command in a layers context menu (in the ArcMap table of contents) that automatically opens the integrated ArcCatalog tree to that particular layer's source feature class.<BR /><BR /> <!-- content transformation source ID: 087300000008EpY --> </BODY></HTML> Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:24:18 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/locate-arcmap-toc-layer-in-arccatalog-tree/idi-p/950615 NicholasGross 2010-08-23T19:24:18Z Re: Locate ArcMap TOC layer in ArcCatalog tree https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/locate-arcmap-toc-layer-in-arccatalog-tree/idc-p/950616#M7113 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY>just logged in to post this and i see it is already suggested TWO years ago<BR /><BR />Add a new menu item to the context menu when right clicking a layer in the table of Contents<BR />This item will navigate to the layer in the ArcCatalog tree <!-- content transformation source ID: 00a3000000E7wkD --> </BODY></HTML> Mon, 05 Mar 2012 02:22:56 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/locate-arcmap-toc-layer-in-arccatalog-tree/idc-p/950616#M7113 BrianMcAuslan 2012-03-05T02:22:56Z Re: Locate ArcMap TOC layer in ArcCatalog tree https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/locate-arcmap-toc-layer-in-arccatalog-tree/idc-p/950617#M7114 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY>I'm surprised more people haven't voted to support this. At the moment one has to copy/paste the source from the Source tab into the Catalog window. Only thing is, the Source tab splits that information across multiple rows so you have to patch it together in Notepad first. &gt;.&lt; <!-- content transformation source ID: 00aE000000FIjUD --> </BODY></HTML> Thu, 19 Nov 2015 04:49:13 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/locate-arcmap-toc-layer-in-arccatalog-tree/idc-p/950617#M7114 wilwaters 2015-11-19T04:49:13Z Re: Locate ArcMap TOC layer in ArcCatalog tree - Status changed to: Closed https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/locate-arcmap-toc-layer-in-arccatalog-tree/idc-p/1685681#M37541 <P>Hi&nbsp;<a href="https://community.esri.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3485">@NicholasGross</a>&nbsp;<BR />ArcGIS Desktop is in <A href="https://support.esri.com/en-us/products/arcmap/life-cycle" target="_self">mature support</A> and will be 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.<BR /><BR />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, 20 Feb 2026 22:43:33 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/locate-arcmap-toc-layer-in-arccatalog-tree/idc-p/1685681#M37541 ValeriaChavez 2026-02-20T22:43:33Z