Setting Options for the Data Interoperability Extension

Select Options from the ArcCatalog Tools menu, and click the Data Interoperability tab.

Each time data is previewed, the preview is added to the cache. All non-database formats are also indexed and cached to improve performance.

The cache size limit is automatically enforced, according to the size specified in the Cache size field. You can change the default location of the cache file, or clear the cache.

When checked the Data Interoperability extension will examine all .mdb files for Geomedia Warehouses. If not checked, .mdb files will only be recognized as Personal Geodatabases or Microsoft Access Database files by Data Interoperability tools.

When checked, log files will be generated for Data Interoperability operations. Log files are stored in the folder C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data\ESRI\Interoperability\logs.

Click here for more information on log files.

Each time data is previewed, the preview is added to the cache. All non-database formats are also indexed and cached to improve performance.

The cache size limit is automatically enforced, according to the size specified in the Cache size field. You can change the default location of the cache file, or clear the cache.

Use the Format Parameter Defaults manager to change the defaults for frequently used settings in any format. For example, you might want to permanently set a default file, server names and user accounts for databases.