ArcGIS Mobile

The ArcGIS Mobile Backup and Restore Utility provides a way to export and import changes from an ArcGIS Mobile map cache. The Backup and Restore Utility allows changes (adds, updates and deletes) to be exported from the cache to an XML changes file on the mobile device. The XML changes file can be restored to an existing cache. Additionally, since the XML changes file contains all of the information for the updated data, an import routine could be written to directly update the main geodatabase. One example where this could be used is in the case where QA needs to be done before changes are submitted to the GIS or when field data collectors (contractors) may not have access to the mobile update service. The contractors could email the changes file to a data collection supervisor who would then import the changes into a map cache for review.

The Editor_PPC05 Developer Kit sample is included and has been updated to include the Backup and Restore utility.