topic Re: Export UN to Mobile Geodatabase in ArcGIS Utility Network Questions

Export UN to Mobile Geodatabase

JustinTrody — Fri, 16 May 2025 13:18:05 GMT

Hello folks,

I am looking to export out UN dataset from Enterprise GDB to a mobile geodatabase on a monthly basis

for offline use. One way I am aware is using Export/ Import XML Workspace document. However this does not give me an option to filter out some records based on specific fields.

Any suggestions??

Re: Export UN to Mobile Geodatabase

RobertKrisher — Fri, 16 May 2025 18:11:09 GMT

If you want to limit the data extracted data spatially, use Offline Work Areas. There currently isn't a way to limit the data extracted using an attribute.

Consider using the Copy GP tool instead to copy the feature dataset directly to a mobile geodatabase, bypassing the need for an XML workspace document (which can get quite large).

@MikeMillerGIS Does ArcGIS Solutions have a tool that would allow you to only copy out some features of the UN to a mobile geodatabase? Anything involving asset packages?

Re: Export UN to Mobile Geodatabase

MikeMillerGIS — Fri, 16 May 2025 18:23:40 GMT

The Trace Results to GDB and Export Reporting Data could be used, but the output is neither an Asset Package or Utility Network.

Re: Export UN to Mobile Geodatabase

JustinTrody — Mon, 19 May 2025 10:02:59 GMT

@RobertKrisher ,

Thanks for the response. I have tried Copy tool. This doesn't seem to work as I am copying from EGDB to Mobile geodatabase. I get "000979: Cannot copy between different workspaces."

Offline work areas sound promising as spatial query may also be an option for us. However, how would we create a mobile geodatabase using offline work area? I need a mobile geodatabase to trace offline.

Re: Export UN to Mobile Geodatabase

RobertKrisher — Mon, 19 May 2025 12:57:04 GMT

@JustinTrody This is the process for taking a web map offline, you may need to make some config changes to your feature dataset/utility network so I recommend testing it out in a staging environment first.

When you use the copy tool (or copy/paste) make sure you copy the feature dataset to the new geodatabase. I have done the workflow of copying data from/to mobile and enterprise geodatabases hundreds of times and can confirm it is supported and has been supported for some time.