Behavior and the Geodatabase

So far in this course, you've learned how to create a geodatabase, add data to it, then edit that data. Now you're ready to tackle one of the most powerful capabilities of the geodatabase—giving data the ability to mimic features in the real world.

You might think of this as creating "smart" features. For example, instead of a generic polygon feature, you could create a feature that knows its default type is office building, its height may not exceed six floors, and that it can be located only on a parcel zoned for commercial business.

How can you create features like this? By adding behavior to features and other objects in the geodatabase. You add behavior by defining properties that describe and control how the features can be edited and displayed.

In this session, you will learn about three types of behavior that can be added to geodatabase features.