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.}}
