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Learning ArcGIS Pro

You're reading from   Learning ArcGIS Pro Create, analyze, maintain, and share 2D and 3D maps with the powerful tools of ArcGIS Pro

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2015
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ISBN-13 9781785284496
Length 368 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (15) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Introducing ArcGIS Pro 2. Using ArcGIS Pro – Navigating through the Interface FREE CHAPTER 3. Creating and Working with ArcGIS Pro Projects 4. Creating 2D Maps 5. Creating 3D Maps 6. Creating a Layout 7. Editing Spatial and Tabular Data 8. Geoprocessing 9. Creating and Using Tasks 10. Automating Processes with ModelBuilder and Python 11. Sharing Your Work A. ArcGIS Pro Glossary
B. Chapter Questions and Answers Index

Creating tasks


Creating a task is not unlike creating a map or a layout. It requires some thought and planning to create a successful task. The time spent on the frontend of creating a task will alleviate a lot of frustration and headaches later for yourself and for those that use the tasks you create.

Just as you did before when creating a layout, you need to answer several questions:

  • What is the purpose or goal of the task?

  • What is the workflow that supports the purpose?

  • How will it be used?

  • Who is the audience for your task?

The answers to these questions will impact the design of your tasks. They will help determine the number of steps to include, which steps may need to be run automatically, the level of instruction you need to provide, what tools need to be included as a step, and more.

After answering those questions, you will then be ready to start creating your task. This may require you to start by creating a new Task Item and then creating tasks or Task Groups within that item or you...

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