To Bring In Features from SHP

You can access existing spatial and attribute data in ESRI SHP files, which store both geometry and attributes (data) for features.

To bring in features from SHP

1. In Display Manager , click DataConnect To Data.
2. In the Data Connect window, select Add SHP Connection in the Data Connections By Provider list.
3. Under Connection Name, type a name for this connection.
4. Under Source File Or Folder, specify the location of the file. To include multiple files in a group, specify a folder.

   Click to browse to a file. Click the folder icon to browse to a folder.

5. Click Connect.
6. In the feature class list, select the feature classes to include in the map.

   If this feature source contains only a single feature class, that feature class is selected automatically. If it contains multiple feature classes, you can right-click any of them and select Select All or Select None.

7. Verify that the coordinate systems are correct. You can change an incorrect coordinate system if necessary.
8. Click Add To Map.