Available with Standard or Advanced license.
You can create a coverage relationship class from the Catalog tree or you can use the Join Info Tables tool; however, you need an Desktop Advanced license to use this geoprocessing tool.
- In the Catalog tree, right-click the coverage for which you want to create a relationship class and click File > New > Coverage Relationship Class.
- Type a name for the new relationship class.
- Click the origin table or feature class.
- Click the destination table or feature class and click Next.
- Click the type of relationship you want to create and click Next.
- Type the forward and backward path labels for the relationship and click Next.
- Click the appropriate cardinality for this relationship and click Next.
- Click the option to add or not to add attributes to this relationship class and click Next.
- If you chose to add attributes, you will be prompted to define the attributes that will be added. After you define the attributes click Next.
- Click the first drop-down arrow to see a list of attributes in the origin table or feature class. Click the primary key for this relationship.
- Click the second drop-down arrow to see a list of attributes in the destination table or feature class.
Only those attributes that have the same data type as the primary key are listed.
- Click the foreign key for this relationship.
- Click Next.
- Review the options you specified for the new relationship class. If you want to change something, you can go back through the wizard by clicking Back.
- When you are satisfied with your options, click Finish.
The new relationship class appears in the folder's contents.