1. Esri International User Conference | San Diego, CA Demo Theater | Tips and Tricks for Troubleshooting ArcGIS Desktop 10 Todd Stuber, Chris Fox July 12, 2011

2. Some common customer issues Working with large data sets Joining data Selecting features using attribute queries Distributing and sharing maps and data Making attribute field calculations

3. Troubleshooting: Working with large data sets Two types of large data sets: - Large number of features - Large number of vertices per feature Symptoms: - Slow drawing - Slow editing - GP tools fail or take excessively long to complete - Out of memory errors

4. Troubleshooting: Working with large data sets How to determine how many features you have: - Go to last record in Table View - Get Count GP Tool Enhancements at 10 to deal with extremely large number of features: - Spatial Join - Select By Location - Base Maps

5. Troubleshooting: Working with large data sets Large number of vertices are often more impactful on performance. Avoid reading or creating extremely large single features. - E.g. Dissolve All - Size of single features DT can handle is based on available memory New tools at 10 to deal with large number of vertices: - Dice tool - Blog Post: Dicing Godzillas (features with too many vertices) Blog Post: Dicing Godzillas (features with too many vertices) - Generalize tool

6. Troubleshooting: Joining data One of the most common customer issues is “Help my join didn’t work!” At 9.3.1 and earlier, Troubleshooting was dependant on user’s knowledge of data types. ArcGIS 10 introduces a new Troubleshooting tool - Join Validation.

7. Join Validation Help Topic: Essentials of joining tables

8. Troubleshooting: Attribute queries Use the SQL reference help topic Useful functions: - “IN” comparison operator: "STATE_NAME" IN ('Alabama', 'Alaska', 'California', 'Florida') - Sub Queries: "GDP2006" > (SELECT MAX("GDP2005") FROM countries) - Date Queries with Joins Demo

9. Troubleshooting: Attribute queries Finding (and deleting) duplicate records - At 9x, required a complex query - New GP tools at 10 - Can find duplicate attributes or shapes Demo

10. Troubleshooting: Distributing Maps and Data Map Packages (.mpk) new at 10 Solutions to 9x workflows: - Sharing data and maps - Clip and ship - Putting data onto CDs, DVDs

11. Troubleshooting: Distributing Maps and Data Creating and unpacking a map package at 10 Sharing map packages from ArcGIS.com Demo

12. Troubleshooting: Making field calculations Most calcs can be performed with a few common functions Use the help! The 9x VBA tool has been replaced with Python / VbScript GP tool @ 10 - Advantages - Migration issues Results Tab for debugging Demo

13. Summary: Some common customer issues Working with large data sets Joining data Selecting features using attribute queries Distributing and sharing maps and data Making attribute field calculations

14. Introduction to Esri’s On-line Support Resources (10:00-10:45am) Community Fusion: An Introduction to Esri Community Initiatives (ArcGIS Ideas, Wiki.gis.com, etc.) (11:00-11:45am) Troubleshooting Mobile issues in ArcGIS 10 from support perspective (1:00- 1:45pm) Troubleshooting Geodatabase issues in ArcGIS 10 from support perspective (2:00- 2:45pm) Troubleshooting ArcGIS Server issues in ArcGIS 10 from support perspective (3:00-3:45) Wednesday, July 14 Troubleshooting ArcGIS Web API’s (JavaScript, Flex, Silverlight) from support perspective (10:00-10:45) Thursday, July 15 Upcoming Presentations at this Demo Theater

15. Questions?