Name coverages for conversion with ARCDFAD

Summary

ARCDFAD requires all coverages in the source workspace to be named DSnnnL or DSnnnP. The nnn part of the name must be a number, such as 01 or 001. For example, DS001L.

Procedure

• DSnnnL coverages must contain point and/or line features to be converted.
  
• DSnnnP coverages must contain lines that enclose an area.
• An L and P coverage is not necessary for each DSnnn name.
• Data containing just points only needs an L coverage.
• Areas defined by closed lines only require a P coverage.
• Use the RENAME command to apply these types of names.
  
  

  Note:
  It appears there is no limit to the length of the number used in the DFAD naming convention. However, more than 4 digits may become a problem when performing other ARCDFAD pre-processing tasks.