As a developer, I sometimes need to create a very small dataset for prototyping or proof-of-concept. I want to put a few points/lines/polygons on a map.
The workflow I expect is something like:
- Create new map
- Click "Add Data"
- Click "New feature class"
- Fill in dialog box asking for filename, geometry type, etc.
- Add my points, lines, or polygons
- Save somewhere
- Back to my development work
The workflow I get is:
- Start without template (I don't need to save the project, just a feature class)
- Create new map
- Click "Add Data", because that's what I want to do
- Hmph, there's no way to create a new feature class
- Look for "Create new layer/feature class" button
- Ask the internet how to create a new layer/feature class
- Open the Catalog pane (had to search for that because the iconography isn't consistent)
- Expand the Databases item
- Right-click Default.gdb (wouldn't have thought to do that)
- Select 'New'
- Finally get the "Create new feature class" button that should have been under "Add Data"
- Add my points/lines/polygons
- Get back to development work, wishing that the UX for this was as easy as it is in QGIS where there's a prominent "New layer" button on the main toolbar.