Adding a file-based 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 a file-based network dataset as a routing service in this topic.

Steps:

1. Click the Find Route button on the Tools toolbar.
2. Click the Options tab.
3. Click the Browse button next to the Routing Service drop-down arrow.
4. Navigate to the desired network dataset, select it, then click Open.

   The network dataset will be listed in the Routing Service list.