Broken Data Links
- When you open a project, ArcGIS Pro validates your item connections.
- If a connection is invalid, it appears with a red exclamation with a red exclamation point
.
- An item connection is invalid when the item is not found at the expected location.
- If you followed last week’s instructions and moved the entire project folder, this indicates that you used data stored outside of your project folder.
- Specifically, for assignment 1, this means that you saved
Rondônia.gdb outside of the project folder.
GIS Project Folder Structure
MyProject/
├── .backups/
├── MyProject.gdb
├── GpMessages/
├── ImportLog/
├── Index/
├── MyProject.aprx
├── MyProject.atbx
├── Data/
│ ├── Rondônia.gdb
│ └── ...
└── Maps/
├── Layout.png
└── ...
- Since you are working across devices, your GIS project needs to be self-contained.
- It should only use data within the project folder and nothing outside of it.
- The left example shows a folder setup that ensures a self-contained project.
- You can name the
Data/ and Maps/ folders whatever you like, but it’s important to use meaningful names.
Broken Data Links When you open a project, ArcGIS Pro validates your item connections. If a connection is invalid , it appears with a red exclamation with a red exclamation point . An item connection is invalid when the item is not found at the expected location. If you followed last week’s instructions and moved the entire project folder, this indicates that you used data stored outside of your project folder. Specifically, for assignment 1, this means that you saved Rondônia.gdb outside of the project folder.