System administrators can manage many ArcGIS Pro user application settings.
The settings described below should be added under the Catalog element in the Pro.settingsConfig file.
EnableIndexing
In the user interface, on the Indexing tab on the Options dialog box, click Create and manage your own index > Index items to access the corresponding setting.
Learn more about the Index items option
Possible values are the following:
- true (default)
- false
An example of this setting is shown below.
<EnableIndexing isLocked="true">false</EnableIndexing>
IndexNetworkConnections
In the user interface, on the Indexing tab on the Options dialog box, click Create and manage your own index > Content and schedule > Index project items in these locations > Network locations to access the corresponding setting.
Learn more about the Network locations option
Possible values are the following:
- true—Network locations are indexed.
- false (default)—Network locations are not indexed.
An example of this setting is shown below.
<IndexNetworkConnections isLocked="true">true</IndexNetworkConnections>
MetadataCanDeleteGPHistory
In the user interface, on the Metadata tab on the Options dialog box, click Allow geoprocessing history to be deleted from metadata to access the corresponding setting.
Learn more about the Allow geoprocessing history to be deleted from metadata option
Possible values are the following:
- true (default)
- false
An example of this setting is shown below.
<MetadataCanDeleteGPHistory isLocked="true">false</MetadataCanDeleteGPHistory>
MetadataStyle
In the user interface, on the Metadata tab on the Options dialog box, click Metadata style to access the corresponding setting.
Learn more about the Metadata style option
Possible values are those that appear in the Metadata Styles drop-down list. These include the following metadata styles that are provided with ArcGIS Pro, and the names of any custom metadata style add-ins that have been installed.
- FGDC CSDGM Metadata
- INSPIRE Metadata Directive
- ISO 19139 Metadata Implementation Specification GML3.2
- ISO 19139 Metadata Implementation Specification
- Item Description (default)
- North American Profile of ISO19115 2003
- ISO 19115-3 XML Schema Implementation
An example of this setting is shown below.
<MetadataStyle isLocked="true">INSPIRE Metadata Directive</MetadataStyle>
SearchIndexes
In the user interface, on the Indexing tab on the Options dialog box, click Use indexes managed by others to access the corresponding setting.
Learn more about the Use indexes managed by others option
Possible values are valid folder paths.
Note:
If isLocked="true", the specified path is added to the list of managed indexes. Additional paths can be specified by placing a vertical bar symbol (|) between path names. Specified paths cannot be removed by the user; however, users are not blocked from adding more paths.
An example of this setting is shown below.<SearchIndexes isLocked="true">\\dataserver1\WorldData_SearchIndex</SearchIndexes>
SkipServerConnections
In the user interface, on the Indexing tab on the Options dialog box, click Create and manage your own index > Content and schedule > Index project items in these locations > Enterprise geodatabases to access the corresponding setting.
Learn more about the Enterprise geodatabases option
Possible values are the following:
- true (default)—Enterprise geodatabases are not indexed.
- false—Enterprise geodatabases are indexed.
An example of this setting is shown below.
<SkipServerConnections isLocked="true">false</SkipServerConnections>