Allow moving features while prohibiting creating of new features?

Question

I have a feature class that's stored in an enterprise geodatabase (Microsoft SQL Server), and I'm setting up a map in ArcPro for users to edit this FC as well as some others. For this particular one, they need to be able to move the features, but they should not ever create new features. Is there a way to allow editing of a feature class where feature geometry can be edited, but at the same time prohibit creating new features (or just remove it from the Create Features template list somehow?)

JohannesLindner · Answer

This is a good use case for Attribute Rules, assuming you don't have to use the feature class in ArcMap (because fc's with Attribute Rules are incompatible with ArcMap).

In your case, it's really simple:

* Add a Constraint Attribute Rule to your feature class
* set trigger to only "Insert" (and "Delete", if your users aren't allowed to delete features
* just return false (reject the edit)

RhettZufelt · Answer

Have not tried with versioned data (other than moving to base), but you can put a check constraint on it in  SQL server to not allow any OBJECTID's (or any auto generated field) larger than already exists.

USE [DatabaseName]
GO

ALTER TABLE TableName
ADD CONSTRAINT NoAdds CHECK (OBJECTID < 2266);

This lets me modify anything that is in the dataset, but can NOT add new rows with Arc (as it automagically assigns new OBJECTID).

However, it won't block/inform you until you try to save the add.  So, I set Pro editing options to Automatically save edits after Number of operations = 1.

This way, if they try to add a point, it will throw the error right away.

R_

RobertBorchert · Answer

When you publish do you uncheck Add, update, and delete features