Importing ArcMap .mxd files into ArcPRO

[david362]

I am finally making the transition from ArcGIS for desktop to ArcGIS Pro. I found instructions saying I should use the Insert >> Import Map feature to open my .mxd files in Pro but I found that some of the layers get totally messed up. Any ideas on what I should do differently. Or, is this a general problem and .mxd map files don't import well?

[PROBERT68]

For me, I recently import many MXD files to ArcGIS Pro and one of them I had an issues was that the Data Frame I had may have group with graphics or anything I don't know.  Might be better for you to go back to ArcMap and review each layer, graphics that your MXD might have .

Sometimes you might have to fix it once you imported it to Pro. I'd keep back and forth and look what was the cause.

Also, I suggest you to share your screenshot yours to everyone that might help us to give you tips

[MichaelVolz]

Can you go into more specific details on how your layers got messed up?  Did you have join or relates, complex symbology, etc?

[PROBERT68]

No I have no idea what you are talking about layers got messed up ?