idea Allow tables to be stored into FeatureDataset in Data Management Ideas

Allow tables to be stored into FeatureDataset

NicolasPy — Wed, 24 Aug 2022 18:29:17 GMT

Would be nice if tables could be stored into FeatureDatatset. Now, the only place to write them is the geodatabase root level... Some tables belong to a FeatureDataset logical theme and so have to be into it.

Re: Allow tables to be stored into FeatureDataset

NicolasPy — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:33:52 GMT

'tables' means naturally 'standalone tables'...

Re: Allow tables to be stored into FeatureDataset

NicolasPy — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:18:55 GMT

same as https://c.na1.visual.force.com/apex/ideaView?id=087300000008A49

Re: Allow tables to be stored into FeatureDataset

JoshWhite — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:46:45 GMT

Couldn't agree more.

Re: Allow tables to be stored into FeatureDataset

DusanOstojic — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 09:41:51 GMT

Also it would be nice to group tables somehow.. in some TablesDataset...

Re: Allow tables to be stored into FeatureDataset

KATHERINEHADLER — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:52:04 GMT

I agree. This would eliminate permissions issues.

Re: Allow tables to be stored into FeatureDataset

NicolasPy — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:59:42 GMT

"If it has no geometry, it cannot participate in topological relationships. And if it cannot participate, it has no place being in a Feature Dataset (FD)." (dananrg )

i don't agree. Geodatabases (personnal, file or sde) works on DBMS theorys, including relation between tables and normalization (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database_normalization). Thus, a table has a place being in a fd...

store tables in dataset

TimLowrimore — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 17:12:36 GMT

I am going to make it simple because esri does not seem to listen to customers that have wanted this since the concept of Datasets was introduced.

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Thanks.
-Tim

Enable to place tables in Feature Dataset

DavidVelhartický — Wed, 10 May 2023 14:33:16 GMT

Often it would be helpful to be able to add non-geometry table to Feature Dataset.

Not only because of "using Feature Dataset as a folder" but setting of permissions too and so on.

Some of "why" ideas here:

https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/tables-in-feature-datasets/td-p/404570

Re: Allow tables to be stored into FeatureDataset

SRK — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:37:12 GMT

Why is to such a fundamental thing to add? Either add folders oder let people add tables to feature datasets. When you have 3 tables and one featureclass all having relationship classes between each other you can really fast just give up using the Katalog view to find anything...

Re: Allow tables to be stored into FeatureDataset - Status changed to: Closed

ShannonShields — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 21:22:21 GMT

Feature datasets are specific to storing spatial data that participates in a controller dataset. Non-spatial tables are not part controller datasets and therefore will not be part of feature datasets.

For more information on feature datasets and their intended use please see https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/data/feature-datasets/feature-datasets-in-arcgis-pro.htm.

Re: Allow tables to be stored into FeatureDataset

AlfredBaldenweck — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 13:16:15 GMT

@ShannonShields I'm wondering if there are any plans to let users compartmentalize geodatabase contents in the future? When you have a few hundred items in there, it's tough (especially for my lower-level users) to find the exact thing you want.

Re: Allow tables to be stored into FeatureDataset

BillFox — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 16:27:04 GMT

thinking workarounds?

for any "table" you want to include in a feature dataset,

give it a couple fields for x and y coordinates
calc them both to = 1 or even lat/long to "Null Island"
make it a point feature class and add it into the feature dataset

that will give you access to the "attribute table"