Difference between revisions of "Using the sandbox with GIS tools"

Latest revision as of 09:07, 29 August 2017

	The sandbox and the client background map are used by the IMSMA^NG application so if they become broken then the Map pane inside IMSMA^NG will stop working.

The sandbox option is NOT recommended to use but if you decided to do it anyhow please:

by following the instructions below and use copies when working with ArcGIS.

If the client's current background map is called World then you will find the file based geodatbase in C:\IMSMAng\client\gis\sandbox\World\map.

Close the IMSMA^NG client.
Copy the folder called IMSMA.gdb in C:\IMSMAng\client\gis\sandbox\World\map to e.g. IMSMA_3Aug.gdb.
Open ArcMap with an empty mxd or start ArcCatalog.
In ArcCatalog right-click on World.mxd and select Set Data Source(s)
Set the name to the output file to e.g. World_3Aug.mxd.
Click on Select All button.
Click on Replace All button.
Set Replace with to e.g. C:\IMSMAng\client\gis\sandbox\World\map\IMSMA_3Aug.gdb.
Click on Replace All button.
Verify the result and click on 'OK.
Open the new mxd, World_3Aug.mxd.
Click on the second tab List by Source and verify that IMSMA_3Aug.gdb is used.

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-There are two options:
-# using the Staging area database
-# using the so called sandbox which is the geodatabase which is used by the client.
-=== Using the Staging area database===__NOEDITSECTION__
-The '''[[Connecting to IMSMA Staging area from ArcGIS | Staging area database option]]''' is the '''best''' option since it gives you access to all attributes including CDFs in ArcMap and PostGIS is activated in the Staging area database. There is a special mxd file for the Staging area in the ''C:\IMSMAETLTool\data'' folder. You will find how to connect '''[[Connecting to IMSMA Staging area from ArcGIS | here]]'''.
-=== Using the sandbox===__NOEDITSECTION__
 {{Warning| The sandbox and the client background map are used by the {{IMSMANG}} application so if they become broken then the Map pane inside {{IMSMANG}} will stop working.}}