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Bug

ArcCatalog 'Set Data Sources' command cannot be used to change data source paths in a template file.

Last Published: August 25, 2014 ArcSDE/Enterprise Geodatabase
Bug ID Number NIM042322
SubmittedFebruary 10, 2009
Last ModifiedApril 2, 2025
Applies toArcSDE/Enterprise Geodatabase
Version found9.3
Operating SystemWindows OS
Operating System Version2003
StatusNon-Reproducible

Additional Information

No Public Explanation

Workaround

The only way I have found to re-path data sources in a template file is this sequence:Copy the original template (MXT1) as a new name (MXT2).Run ArcMap, and from the file menu, Open MXT2, so that the template name appears in the map title bar.Go through the layes in the TOC, updating their data sources as desired.Save MXT2 and close it.Now any new maps that reference MXT2 will also reference the new data sources.

Steps to Reproduce

Bug ID: NIM042322

Software:

  • ArcSDE/Enterprise Geodatabase

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