An overview of the Workspace toolset

The Workspace toolset comprises a set of tools to create the data storage structures used by ArcGIS. These structures include workspace, folder, two types of geodatabases, feature dataset, and an ArcSDE connection file.

Tool	Description
Clear Workspace Cache	Clears any enterprise geodatabase workspaces from the enterprise geodatabase workspace cache.
Create ArcInfo Workspace	Creates a workspace with an INFO subdirectory.
Create ArcSDE Connection File	Creates a database connection file to connect to an enterprise geodatabase using an ArcSDE service.
Create Database Connection	The Create Database Connection tool creates a file that ArcGIS uses to connect to a database or an enterprise, workgroup, or desktop geodatabase.
Create Feature Dataset	Creates a feature dataset in the output location—an existing enterprise, file, or personal geodatabase.
Create File GDB	Creates a file geodatabase in a folder.
Create Folder	Creates a folder in the specified location.
Create Personal GDB	Creates a personal geodatabase in a folder.
Create Spatial Type	The Create Spatial Type tool adds the ST_Geometry SQL type, subtypes, and functions to an Oracle or PostgreSQL database. This allows you to use the ST_Geometry SQL type to store geometries in a database that does not contain a geodatabase. You can also use this tool to upgrade the existing ST_Geometry type, subtypes, and functions in an Oracle or PostgreSQL database.
Create SQLite Database	Creates an ST_Geometry, a SpatiaLite, or a GeoPackage database.