Register Feature Class with Existing Data Store

Question

I have a feature class that was added to an EGDB after the database was registered as a data store in Server Manager.  I would like to publish the new feature class to our Portal.  There were no issues doing this with feature classes that existed before the database was registered.  How do I register the new feature class with the existing data store?  I don't want to use the option to register from the Analysis tab in Pro, because it creates a new Data Store entry.  If layers are added in the future, this could create a lot of Data Store entries and I am trying to avoid that.  Running as a test environment using ArcGIS Enterprise 11.3 on a single SQL Server 2022 deployment.  I am sa on the SQL server and admin on the EGDB.

ryanuthoff · Answer

If the tables already exist before enabling the EGDB, then yes, you will need to register each table in the DB.

ha_hyang · Answer

Hi, Just to clarify,

If I have a SQL Server DB with many tables containing Geometry column. After I Enable the enterprise gdb, do I need to register each table in the existing DB?

Thanks

JasminePrater · Answer

I think you and @RyanUthoff both answered my question.  I remembered it being easier when I did the original EGDB registration and that adding feature classes and tables didn't affect the registration when sharing.  I believe the reason it isn't working in this case is because the database was set to Traditional Versioning by default when I registered it and we use Branch Versioning.  When I versioned one of my datasets, that caught my attention.  I didn't realize that the version style could affect the registration of my database, but it makes the most sense.  If that isn't the answer, I'll edit this response.  Thank you!