Adding an ArcGIS Online routing service

Before calculating a route in the Find Route dialog box, a Routing Service must be defined in the Options tab. The routing service can be a file-based network dataset, an ArcGIS Online routing service, or an ArcGIS Server routing service. Regarding file-based network datasets, the following formats are supported: SDC, shapefile, personal geodatabase, file geodatabase, and SDE.

You will learn how to add an ArcGIS Online routing service in this topic.

Click here for more information about the ArcGIS Online routing and geocoding services.

Steps:

1. Click the Find Route button on the Tools toolbar.
2. Click the Options tab.
3. Click the Routing Service drop-down arrow. The free ArcGIS Online routing services are available in the drop-down list. Select the desired service.