Hi,
Does anyone know a good method for copying domains from one geodatabase to another? I feel like this should be a quick and painless task.
Thanks,
Here is a nice article by SSP Innovations that details this procedure very nicely:
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In ArcGIS Pro, with two instances open you can right click on the domain and copy, then past it in to another database.
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What version of Pro can you do this operation in?
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2.2.0
Second Joel's workflow. I could copy domains from an SDE to a FGDB. Loving the ease of using Pro for certain tasks (*not all). I am on Pro 2.3.1
I'm running 2.2.0 and this only works in the same database for me; the paste option becomes greyed out when I switch to the other database.
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Interesting, if it helps I was copying from a File Geodatabase to another File Geodatabase.
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One method that should work is to export the geodatabase to an XML file. You can designate to only export the schema and when prompted, you will exclude all the feature classes and other items. Importing the generated XML file to a fresh geodatabase should transfer all the domains over.
I had this same issue. I was developing the schema in an FGDB, and I assumed you could simply copy and paste the feature class over to SDE and the domains would transfer over as this way would work with ArcMap.
For a workaround, I did the following steps:
- Export new schema to XML workspace document with data included
- Import XML workspace document into SDE, this will also transfer over the domains
- If you are trying to get a new schema into a feature dataset, you will need to copy and paste the source feature class as a standalone FC into SDE, then again copy and paste that FC into the feature dataset, it will have a name like _1 at the end. Delete the standalone feature class, then rename the feature class in the feature dataset by removing the _1.
Another option might be to use a combination of List Domains and Create Domain to copy and create the domains. These tools are available in both Pro and Desktop. There are some related tools mentioned on these help pages that work with the range or coded values.
The only way I can see how to do it is use the Domain to Table tool and then the Table to Domain tool.
Or you could make a copy of your database, rename it, and delete the feature classes in the 'new' database.