Batch modify mxd layer data source paths In ArcMap

Some customers often ask how to modify the layers Data Source Path in mxd documents in batches and ask them how to manually modify layers one by one. In fact, the batch data source path modification function has been added in ArcGIS 10.0. This article will briefly introduce it.

The following operations are performed in ArcMap.

1. First open the map document and confirm the current path of a layer of data (in this example, the data is stored in GDB before replacement ):

2. In the catalog window, confirm the path of the data source to be replaced (in this example, replace shapefile In the SHP folder ):

3. Find the map document, right-click it, and select "set data source (s)" in the pop-up menu )":

4. In the pop-up dialog box, select the layer to be replaced and the replacement method. replace one or all of the layers:

5. If all are replaced, in the pop-up Data Source Path input box, enter the path to be replaced and the path to be replaced:

6. Click OK to view the replacement effect:

7. After the replacement is completed, an additional map document will be automatically saved: