Merge GDBT, MXDPERFSTAT, GDBDesigner, GDBDiagrammer, GDBReporter into ONE extension

[MarceloMarques]

Merge the following tools into ONE CORE ArcGIS Extention:

GDBT Geodatabase Toolset - http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/extensions/gdbt/download.html

I liked the 9.2 GDBT with MXDPEFTSTAT embeded in ArcMap, please bring that back.

MXDPERFSTAT - http://arcscripts.esri.com/details.asp?dbid=15570

Geodatabase Designer - http://arcscripts.esri.com/details.asp?dbid=13484

Geodatabase Diagrammer - http://arcscripts.esri.com/details.asp?dbid=15166

Geodatabase Reporter - http://arcscripts.esri.com/details.asp?dbid=14821

Please combine Designer+Diagrammer+Reporter into an new ArcGIS CASE TOOL Extension

FAQ:  What are the deprecation plans for ArcGIS 9.3.1 and the upcoming release of ArcGIS 10?
http://resources.arcgis.com/content/kbase?fa=articleShow&d=37113

• "ArcGIS 9.3.1 was the last release to support CASE tools and the Import Schema Wizard functionality in the box. At ArcGIS 10 we will continue to allow users to use CASE functionality to design and implement geodatabase schema with Microsoft Visio and Rational Rose. This CASE functionality will be available as a separate setup that will be included in the media for ArcGIS 10 Final. This CASE functionality will be provided as an "Add‐On" to ArcCatalog, which will consist of the Schema Wizard and Semantics Checker. This CASE "ADD‐On" will be fully supported by ESRI Technical Support. Beyond ArcGIS 10, we continue to see a need for tools to diagram and define geodatabase schemas, and we will be looking at the best patterns and practices for supporting this in the future."
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• "ArcGIS 10.0 will be the last release of Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA); we will no longer support VBA beyond the ArcGIS 10.0 release. Microsoft no longer promotes or updates VBA. ESRI strongly recommends that no further development occur on this platform. Beyond ArcGIS 10.0, ESRI will no longer be able to support VBA as a development platform. Users who have custom functionality built using VBA should actively plan strategies to rewrite their applications using a supported development language such as Python, VB.NET, or C# so their applications continue to be operational and supported in future releases of ArcGIS."
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• "ArcGIS 9.3.1 was the last release supporting Microsoft Visual Basic 6 (VB6). Microsoft no longer supplies or supports VB6, and we can no longer support this development platform. Users who have custom functionality built using VB6 will need to rewrite their applications using a supported development language (e.g. VB.NET, C#) for their applications to be supported in 10.0."

[danan]

I think what's really needed is a UML Profile of the Geodatabase. Then we can use a robust and inexpensive tool like Enterprise Architect for round-trip design and communication of VLGDBs--Very Large Geodatabases. I've added an idea asking for a UML Profile of the Geodatabase here:

https://community.esri.com/ideas/2720

[Abdel-HadiHor1]

This a great tool for ArcGIS enterprise architects.

[AnaBlondel]

I fully agree with tthor's comments:
"I'm not completely on board with merging all of these into one extension...GDBT is for managing an existing geodatabase and has nothing to do with schema design; it should be a separate extension...All of these tools are extremely useful and should be enhanced, extended and incorporated into the base product at 10.x. (But as three extensions, not one.)"

I would highlight "incorporated into the base product"; the term extension usually means "additional payment" which should not be at all the case in here.

[danan]

I'm helping organize a Special Interest Group at the 2011 Int'l UC to facilitate discussion about GDB modeling:

Description from UC agenda:
http://events.esri.com/uc/2011/infoWeb/OnlineAgenda/?fa=ofg_details_form&ScheduleID=2755
“This Special Interest Group will discuss available and forthcoming GDB design tools, patterns, and emerging issues. The group will provide participants with an opportunity to communicate their database design and modeling requirements to Esri staff who will be present.”

For more information visit:http://spatialdba.com

Please take a minute to fill out the following survey:
http://spatialdba.com/limesurvey/index.php?sid=72916〈=en