Using Modelbuilder
ModelBuilder lets you use your existing GIS asset to construct a new model or update an existing model. ModelBuilder supports a wide variety of data formats, from simple databases (such as Access and DBase), spreadsheets (such as Excel or Lotus), GIS data (such as shapefiles, coverages, Esri ArcGIS Geodatabases, and ArcGIS Geometric Networks), to high end data stores (such as Oracle, and SQL Server), Bentley dgn and dgndb files, and more.
ModelBuilder is the first tool you will use when constructing a model from GIS data. The steps that you take at the outset will impact how the rest of the process goes. Take the time now to ensure that this process goes as smoothly and efficiently as possible. The following topics are included: