topic Re: Tool to check .gdb's in Data Management Questions

Tool to check .gdb's

DanielShriver — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 10:45:19 GMT

I know that there are the Map and Catalog tools of ArcGIS.
However, I was wondering if there is any tool for taking two .gdb folders and doing a "diff" on them. That is compairing items and noting what is different.
Such a tool could be helpful in testing (regression and otherwise) of software built on top of the Arc platform, and in seeing how data sets (that are added to over time) change...

Re: Tool to check .gdb's

KevinDunlop — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:19:04 GMT

Try the Arctoolbox > Data Management Tools > Data Comparison > Feature Compare tool. You will have to walk thru each feature class one at a time or write a script/model for it but it should do what you need.

Re: Tool to check .gdb's

DanielShriver — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:32:23 GMT

Try the Arctoolbox > Data Management Tools > Data Comparison > Feature Compare tool. You will have to walk thru each feature class one at a time or write a script/model for it but it should do what you need.

So currently there is no such tool.
What you describe first sounds like checking them by hand (which is a bit tedious and error prone).

I guess I could look into the second one (if I have sufficient time). I'd want to make such a thing generic (not tied to a specific data schema).

Re: Tool to check .gdb's

SeanGrant — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 21:07:35 GMT

Have you taken a look at the X-Ray tool for ArcCatalog? This will allow you to compare the design of two different databases.

http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=e1e911d7d7374285b1ef03d06b3ee642

-Sean