topic Broken datasource every time the mxd reopened in ArcMap Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/broken-datasource-every-time-the-mxd-reopened/m-p/319209#M735 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have authored a Map MDX from shapefiles, every time I reopen few of the shapefile data source is broken, I use the Repair data source option to fix it, but then again when I open the mxd the data source of the same few shapefiles are broken, what am I missing here?</P><P></P><P>Also, note that when I publish this it the ArcGIS Server after file packaging I get an error&nbsp;</P><P></P><P>Where the service publishing fails.</P><P></P><P><IMG class="j-img-floatstart image-1 jive-image" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/504033_pastedImage_1.png" style="float: left;" /></P><P></P><P></P><P></P><P></P><P></P><P></P><P>I am using ArcMap 10.6.1</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 20 Aug 2020 04:13:47 GMT SantoshV 2020-08-20T04:13:47Z Broken datasource every time the mxd reopened https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/broken-datasource-every-time-the-mxd-reopened/m-p/319209#M735 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have authored a Map MDX from shapefiles, every time I reopen few of the shapefile data source is broken, I use the Repair data source option to fix it, but then again when I open the mxd the data source of the same few shapefiles are broken, what am I missing here?</P><P></P><P>Also, note that when I publish this it the ArcGIS Server after file packaging I get an error&nbsp;</P><P></P><P>Where the service publishing fails.</P><P></P><P><IMG class="j-img-floatstart image-1 jive-image" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/504033_pastedImage_1.png" style="float: left;" /></P><P></P><P></P><P></P><P></P><P></P><P></P><P>I am using ArcMap 10.6.1</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 20 Aug 2020 04:13:47 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/broken-datasource-every-time-the-mxd-reopened/m-p/319209#M735 SantoshV 2020-08-20T04:13:47Z Re: Broken datasource every time the mxd reopened https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/broken-datasource-every-time-the-mxd-reopened/m-p/319210#M736 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I would suggest creating a file geodatabase and importing the shapefiles into the file geodatabase as feature classes.&nbsp; I would then register the folder location of the file geodatabases with ArcGIS Server (AGS), so the data is not copied to the AGS server.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 20 Aug 2020 11:40:06 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/broken-datasource-every-time-the-mxd-reopened/m-p/319210#M736 MichaelVolz 2020-08-20T11:40:06Z