Common geodatabase tasks
Release 9.3 Last modified May 27, 2010	Print all topics in : "An overview of the geodatabase"

Note: This topic was updated for 9.3.1.

The primary procedures for creating and working with geodatabases include

• Designing a geodatabase
  


• Creating a geodatabase, for example, creating a geodatabase from scratch, from an existing geodatabase schema, or by making a copy of an existing geodatabase
  


• Adding datasets and rasters to the geodatabase
  


• Extending feature classes with advanced data types
  


• Extending tables with domains, relationships, and subtypes
  


• Extending rasters in the geodatabase
  


• Adding and maintaining the contents in each dataset in your geodatabase
  


• Managing updates and transactions on your geodatabase
  


• Administering your file or personal geodatabase
  


• Administering your ArcSDE geodatabase
  

Choosing these links will take you to help sections on the concepts and procedures used to perform each task.

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