Choosing the product library (Production Mapping)

The product library location and the properties associated with it can be defined by right-clicking Product Library in the tree view and clicking the Select Product Library command.

When no product library workspace is defined, and you add data that is stored in a geodatabase, which is a product library and a production database, the product library workspace points to this geodatabase; the data model versions are also set automatically.

Steps:

1. Start ArcMap.
2. On the menu bar, click Customize > Production > Product Library.
   Tip:

   If the Product Library command is not enabled, you may need to enable the Production Mapping extension by clicking Customize > Extensions and checking the check box for Production Mapping.

   Tip:

   You can also open the window by clicking the Product Library button on the Production Cartography or Production Editing toolbar.

3. Right-click Product Library and click Select Product Library.

   The Choose Product Library Workspace dialog box appears.

4. Navigate to the product library database.
5. Click Open.

   The Upgrade Product Library Workspace or the Create Product Library Workspace dialog box appears if the geodatabase does not have all the components necessary to perform as a product library. Continue to step 6 if one of these dialog boxes appears.

   Note:

   If you also have the Maritime Charting installed, tables are added to the product library schema that are necessary for nautical production but do not impact non–nautical production.

   If this is not a new product library, and if an error appears when you choose a geodatabase as the product library, it may need to be compacted or compressed to restore its integrity. Compacting applies to personal and file geodatabases, and compressing applies to enterprise geodatabases.

   If you select an enterprise workspace, the Select Product Library Owner dialog box appears, and you can continue to step 7.

6. Perform the following steps if you want to upgrade or create the geodatabase you want to use as the product library.
   1. If necessary, click the drop-down arrow in the Select Configuration Keyword area and choose an option.

      Options vary based on whether the database is a personal, file, or ArcSDE geodatabase.

   2. Click OK.
   3. Click OK once the upgrade or creation completes.
7. If the product library is an enterprise geodatabase, click the owner and click OK.

   The Upgrade Product Library Workspace or the Create Product Library Workspace dialog box appears if the geodatabase does not have all the components necessary to perform as a product library. Perform the following steps if you are an administrator and want to upgrade or create the geodatabase you want to use as the product library.

   1. If necessary, click the drop-down arrow in the Select Configuration Keyword area and choose an option.

      Options vary based on whether the database is a personal, file, or ArcSDE geodatabase.

   2. Click OK.
   3. If necessary, click OK once the upgrade or creation completes.

The path to the product library is set.

Tip:

You can view the connection information by hovering the pointer over Product Library or on the Product Library Properties or Production Properties dialog box.

Tip:

The product library workspace can be unset by right-clicking Product Library and clicking Clear Product Library.