Create a tile package when you want to share a basemap with users who will be working in a disconnected environment. This is a popular data format to use in offline ArcGIS Runtime apps.
- Click File > Map Document Properties and enter descriptive information, which will be accessible to others after you upload the package to ArcGIS Online.
- Open ArcMap and open a map for which you want to create a tile package.
- Zoom to the area of interest for which you would like to create the tile package. Note that the output tile package's extent is based off the current visible area of the map.
- Click Customize > ArcMap Options... on the main menu. The ArcMap Options dialog box appears.
- Click the Sharing tab.
- Under the Packaging section, check on Enable ArcGIS Runtime Tools.
- Click OK.
- Click File > Share As > Tile Package... on the main menu. The Tile Package dialog box appears:
- Specify where to save your tile package, either in your ArcGIS Online account or as a file on disk
- Check Upload package to my ArcGIS Online account to save the tile package into your ArcGIS Online account and share with other ArcGIS users.
- Check Save package to file to save the tile package file in a folder. Enter the path and name of the tile package or click the Browse button and navigate to the folder where you want to save the tile package.
- Click the Tile Format tab and fill in your required tile format details.
- Click the Item Description tab and fill in all the required fields.
- Click Analyze to validate your map for any errors or issues. You must validate and resolve all errors before you can save it to disk or share it to ArcGIS Online. If any issues are discovered, a Prepare window will appear with a list of issues. Right-click on each Prepare message to get more information, read help for the error, and to click on suggested fixes.
When you run Analyze on a layer to create a layer package, your layer will be validated for any errors and warnings. If any are found, they will appear in this dialog box. - Once validated, click Share to create your tile package.