New Dataset| mapping software

Creates a dataset or many datasets in a batch mode. You can create: point dataset, line dataset, region dataset, GIS dataset, text dataset, ECW dataset, and MrSID dataset.

Choose Dataset > New Dataset. The New Dataset dialog box will display.
Select Point (Line, Region, Text, CAD) dataset in the dataset type list box.
Click the Dataset Name list to type a name for the dataset.
Select target datasource from the dropdown list in the Target Datasource list to save the new dataset.
Select whether to add the new dataset to the map window in the Add to Layer list.
Select a encoding mode from the dropdown list in the Encoding Mode list.
Repeat step 3 to 6 to create other datasets.
Click OK.

Choose Dataset > New Dataset. The New Dataset dialog box will display.
Select ECW (Mrsid) dataset in the dataset type list box.
Click the Related File button or double-click the list box, and then the Open dialog box will display.
Navigate to the location of the file, and then Click Open.
Select target datasource from the dropdown list in the Target Datasource list to save the new dataset.
Select whether to add your new dataset to the map window in the Add to Layer list.
For a Mrsid dataset, set a password for it in the Password list.
Repeat step 3 to 7 to create other datasets.
Click OK.

Creates several kinds of datasets one time by this option.

This operation is similar to creating a point (line, region, text, CAD) dataset except adding a Dataset Type list in the list box for you to choose datasets' type.

Creates more than one dataset with the same table structure one time.

Choose Dataset > New Dataset. The New Dataset dialog box will display.
Select From Template in the dataset type list box.
Type a name for the new dataset in the Dataset Name list of the list box.
Select the target datasource in the Target Datasource list in which to put the new dataset.
Select the datasource that contains the template dataset in the Template Datasource list.
Select the dataset that will be act as a template in the Template Dataset list.
Repeat step 3 to 6 to create other datasets.
Click OK.

Selects any vector dataset in the current workspace as a template and creates more than one tabular dataset one time.

Choose Dataset > New Dataset. The New Dataset dialog box will be displayed.
Select Tabular dataset in the dataset type list box.
Type a name for the new dataset in the Dataset Name list.
Select the target datasource in the Target Datasource list to save the new dataset.
Select the datasource that contains the template dataset in the Template Datasource list.
Select the dataset that will be act as a template in the Template Dataset list. If you select nothing in the list, the new tabular dataset will only contains smID and smUserID.
Repeat step 3 to 6 to create other datasets.
Click OK.

Select the datasource to store the new dataset in Workspace Manager and click New Dataset on the shortcut menu.