Workflow Manager 10.2.1 - Data Workspaces broken

Question

Hi there,

I have a map in WMX which contains data from 3 distinct geodbs. These 3 connections are registered with WMX. The Job has 1 workspace associated with it- the one that contains the FCs that the user will be editing. When the map opens from the Launch ArcMap step, all the data sources are correct, the WMX dialog opens and it runs it's map preparation tasks. Once these complete - the FCs in the workspace that is associated with the job are OK (ones for edit) - all the rest are broken (reference data). Even though the connections were a) correct to begin with and b) registered with WMX.

Does this imply that WMX will only work correctly with maps that have data in 1 workspace? If the job has no workspace set then the map opens ok with no broken datasources but then we can't set a parent version.

Thanks,

Fraser

JenniferKennedy · Answer

Thanks - that's good to know!  As a side note, in the current software (or at least 10.5.1 and up) - you can at least configure the Job Types and map templates not to repoint some layers.  This gets around needing to put layers in a basemap grouping, in order for them not to break when WMX launches ArcMap.  That's very helpful when you have reference data layers that come from sources other than your primary editing data source.  It would not necessarily solve all problems, if you really do need to repoint to multiple sources or create versions in multiple databases, though (that's not a use case I currently have).

Anonymous User · Answer

As a follow-up, as part of our roadmap you will now be able to create a version on multiple dataworkspaces for a job and apply them in all in a map.

Anonymous User · Answer

Hi Fraser,

The behavior you described is as designed. The system will repoint the layers based on the Data Workspace assigned to the job and disconnect those not in that workspace.

If you have reference data that you would not like to be disconnected we recommend you move that data into a basemap layer for the map template. Workflow Manager will ignore the base map layer when trying to repoint and this will resolve your issue.

Cheers,

Michael