Migrating a pre-10 schematic dataset

This version allows you to display schematic diagrams stored in pre-10 schematic datasets, but no change can be saved for these diagrams; that is, even if an editing session can be started on these schematic diagrams, diagram edits cannot be saved. Updating schematic diagrams or generating new schematic diagrams in pre-10 schematic datasets are also operations that cannot be done. In the same way, even if Schematic Dataset Editor allows reading pre-10 schematic dataset configuration parameters, no edits can be saved.

To be able to use the full Schematics functions on a pre-10 schematic dataset, you must migrate this schematic dataset into a new schematic dataset. The steps below detail how to proceed.

Steps:

1. Start ArcCatalog.
2. Browse to and choose the geodatabase into which you want to migrate your pre-10 schematic dataset.

   This geodatabase can be a new geodatabase or the pre-10 geodatabase that already contains the schematic dataset you want to migrate.

3. Right-click this geodatabase, point to New and click Schematic Dataset.
4. Type a name for your new schematic dataset.
5. Press ENTER.
6. Right-click the pre-10 schematic dataset you want to migrate in the Catalog tree and point to Migrate to the current Schematics version.

   The Select Geometry Type dialog box opens:

7. This dialog box allows you to specify the geometry type for the schematic node and drawing classes to migrate. This setting mainly concerns schematic element classes which are used as containers in your schematic diagrams. By default, any schematic node element class is going to be migrated as a point and any schematic drawing class as a polygon. If you want to change the default geometry for some of your schematic element classes, you must proceed as follows:
   1. Click the schematic element class item for which you want to change the geometry in the Schematic Element Class column.

      The Schematic Element Class column provides a list of all the schematic node and drawing classes contained in the schematic dataset to migrate.

   2. Right-click its current default geometry in the related Geometry Type column.

      A pop up menu with three possible geometry types—Point, Polygon, or Polyline—displays:

   3. Click the desired geometry type.
   4. Repeat the operations for any schematic node or drawing class that needs a change.
8. Click OK.

   The Select Geometry Type dialog box closes and the Migrate to the current Schematics version dialog box opens:

9. Click the browse button at the right of the Output Geodatabase or Schematic Dataset area to browse to and choose the schematic dataset created at step 5 and click Select.

   The Output Schematic Dataset Name field automatically fills with the specified schematic dataset.

10. Specify the parameters in the Output Activity section as follows:
    • Choose Definitions only if you want to export the schematic dataset configuration parameters without exporting the schematic database content—that is, without exporting the schematic diagrams and their contents.
    • Choose Definitions and diagrams if you want to export the schematic dataset's whole content—that is, schematic dataset configuration parameters and schematic diagrams.
11. Click OK to validate.

    The Migrate to the current Schematics version dialog box opens. It sums up the steps of the migration during the process execution.

12. Check the Close this dialog when completed successfully checkbox if you want this dialog box to automatically close at the end of the process, or click Close at the end of migration to close it.

    If the pre-10 schematic diagrams have been opened in ArcMap and default layer properties have been specified for them, these schematic diagram default layer properties are kept in the migrated schematic dataset.

• After migration, check that everything works in the migrated schematic dataset before deleting the pre-10 schematic dataset.

• If you want the migrated schematic dataset definition parameters and the migrated schematic diagrams to be reattached to a different geodatabase, you need to export the migrated schematic dataset.

Learn about the migration process in detail