Welcome to ESRI® ArcGIS® Data Interoperability extension. This tutorial guides you through some basic Data Interoperability skills. This tutorial is designed to let you explore the capabilities of Data Interoperability at your own pace and without the need for additional assistance. You’ll need about 30–40 minutes of focused time to complete the tutorial. However, you can also perform the exercises one at a time if you wish.

To enable the ArcGIS Data Interoperability extension, you may have to perform one or more of the following steps from within ArcGIS.
Making sure Data Interoperability is visible in ArcCatalog
1. Start ArcCatalog™ and from the Tools menu, click Options.
2. Click the General tab.
3. Under What top level entries do you want the Catalog to contain, check the Interoperability Connections check box.
4. Under Which types of data do you want the Catalog to show, check the Interoperability Data check box.

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