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GIS Data Menu for ArcMapDownload DataMenu.exe The GIS Data Menu is a dockable window for ArcMap that provides a tool
for organizing layer files (*.lyr) into categories. The Data Menu uses
a tree view window to display layers grouped by categories. The window
can be displayed or hidden by clicking the “Data Menu” button
The layers and categories can be customized by editing a MS Access database called Layers.mdb. This database has two tables (Layers and Categories) and an input form for each to simplify data entry. Three pieces of information are required for each layer, the path on disk, the name, and the category it belongs to. If a layer is entered without a category or a category is typed in that is not in the categories table, the layer will not appear in the Data Menu. After making changes to the database, you must restart ArcMap before the changes will appear. To view the metadata for the source dataset of the layer file, right
click on a layer file and select “View Metadata”
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. Once a category
is expanded, the user can double click on a layer or right click and
select “Add Layer” 
and it is added
to the map. This tool was originally developed for use in a multi-user
environment to provide easy access to enterprise base data but, it is
also beneficial to the single desktop user to have easy access to commonly
used data. This tool minimizes the amount of folder navigation when
adding data.
. This will open
the Metadata viewer that allows viewing metadata with your choice of
stylesheets.
