An overview of the Workspace toolset

The Workspace toolset comprises a set of tools to create the data storage structures used by ArcGIS. These structures include workspace, folder, two types of geodatabases, feature dataset, and an ArcSDE connection file.

Tool	Description
Create ArcInfo Workspace	Creates a workspace with an INFO subdirectory.
Create ArcSDE Connection File	Creates an ArcSDE connection file for use in connecting to ArcSDE geodatabases.
Create Feature Dataset	Creates a feature dataset in the output location—an existing ArcSDE, file geodatabase, or personal geodatabase.
Create File GDB	Creates a file geodatabase in a folder.
Create Folder	Creates a folder in the specified location.
Create Personal GDB	Creates a personal geodatabase in a folder.