topic Re: Copying a blank schema to GDB in Data Management Questions

Copying a blank schema to GDB

RobertMabe — Fri, 09 May 2014 13:00:57 GMT

Hi guys,

I was wondering if there was a way to copy my existing schema and paste it into a geodatabase. I want to copy just the blank schema with all the domains but without any of the features. Is there a geo processing tool to do this. I am trying to share my data model with an other department for them to see how we have it set up and experiment with, but I do not want to give them all the features attached to it. Other than deleting all the features by hand using the delete features tool.

Thanks for any input

Re: Copying a blank schema to GDB

RobertMabe — Fri, 09 May 2014 13:03:45 GMT

to add

The schema is coming from an SDE and going into a GDB if that matters

Re: Copying a blank schema to GDB

JacobBoyle — Mon, 12 May 2014 14:07:43 GMT

you can create an XML document with just the schema from ArcCatalog, Right Click on your Database, select Export, select XML document.

One the dialog box, select Schema only. This will create an XML schema document that can be loaded into an empty GDB / SDE using the import options in the new GDB.

hope this helps!

Re: Copying a blank schema to GDB

RobertMabe — Tue, 13 May 2014 17:34:27 GMT

Thank you, this is exactly what I needed.

Re: Copying a blank schema to GDB

RobertMabe — Tue, 13 May 2014 17:39:00 GMT

I was wrong. Thanks again, it worked perfect for me