Unless I'm missing something, obtaining the full path to a Catalog item appear to be inefficient. The options are:
* For a layer source
- Open the Layer Properties/Source page
- Copy the Database value
- Copy the Name value
- Concatenate the two values
- For a shapefile the full path is displayed, which is ideal
* For a Catalog View or Pane item
- Select the item
- Open the Map ribbon
- Click on Copy Path
* For a Catalog View item
- Copy the container path from the path textbox
- Copy the name of the item
- Concatenate the two values
This could be simplified as follows:
* On the Layer Properties/Source page
- Include a Path row, providing the full path to the source item (as for a shapefile)
* In the Catalog View
- Show the full path for the selected item in the path textbox
* In the Catalog Pane
- Add a path textbox at the top of the Project page
- Display the full path for a selected item
* In the Catalog View and Catalog Pane
- Add "Copy Path" to the context menu for all applicable catalog items (it was available for a few items in a previous release, but was then removed)
- Allow a user to paste a full path for an item into the path or search textboxes and hit enter to expand the tree and select the item
