Esri Geodatabase (File Geodb Raster Dataset) Writer Parameters

• If this option is unchecked (default) and a database already exists, then tables and features are written to the existing database.
• If this option is checked, any existing database is deleted before writing begins.

If no database exists when writing begins, a new database is created.

Note: After a database is deleted, it cannot be recovered – all data is lost.

If a template File Geodatabase is specified, the writer will make a copy of the template into the location specified in the Dataset parameter. All operations will be performed on the copy while the original template File Geodatabase remains unchanged.

The parameter is available only when Overwrite Existing Database is enabled.

Note: Since it is doing a complete copy, any data present in the template will also be copied to the destination. To remove unwanted data from tables or feature classes, set Truncate Table to Yes on each feature type. Alternatively, to copy only schema and not data, use ArcGIS to export the schema to an XML Workspace Document, then set the writer to import the resultant schema with the Import XML Workspace Document (Schema Only) parameter (below).