An overview of the Utilities toolset

The Utilities toolset contains tools leveraged by other tools—such as the Create Rapid Graphic tool—in the ArcGIS Defense Mapping toolbox.

Tools in the Utilities toolset

Tool	Description
Convert Labels To Annotation	ArcGIS Defense Mapping cartographic production tool that converts labels to annotation based on an input map document, annotation feature class, and optional data frame.
Create Adjoining Sheet Guide Data	Creates data used in the adjoining sheet guide of defense mapping templates. This tool uses an input area of interest (AOI) to identify surrounding AOIs. It creates data within those AOIs in the ASG_COAST_L and ASG_LAND_A feature classes.
Create Elevation Guide Data	Creates data used in the adjoining sheet guide of defense mapping templates. This tool uses an input area of interest (AOI) to identify surrounding AOIs. It creates data within those AOIs in the ASG_COAST_L and ASG_LAND_A feature classes.
Create Location Diagram Data	Creates the Location Diagram for a Joint Operations Graphic (JOG) map sheet. The Location Diagram uses the JOG_Index features, WAC_Index features, ONC_Index features, and the LandPoly features for the area surrounding the processed sheet.
Extract Files	ArcGIS Defense Mapping cartographic production tool that extracts all of the contents of a ZIP file to a specified folder. For example, you can unzip the file geodatabase that is installed with Defense Mapping.
Generate Masks	Generates annotation masks for symbolized feature layers based on an XML rule file.
Grid XML Selector	ArcGIS Defense Mapping cartographic production tool that returns the correct grid .xml file for a given grid type and area of interest (AOI). You can use the returned .xml file in the Make Defense Grids and Graticules or Batch Make Defense Grids and Graticules tools.
Set Data Source	Changes the data source on layers within a map document (MXD).
Unpack Product Files	Copies and extracts selected product files to a provided path. A registry key is also set to the provided path that can be used by any of the Defense Mapping tools to obtain paths to the product files.