getting data into replica gdb from parent gdb

Question

We are currently working in ArcGIS 10. We have a replica gdb of our data on sde. I added a couple of fields to the parent gdb. in this case our sde gdb. I was able to get the fields added to our replica gdb. But the data that was in those fields did not populate. I ran a synchornize data and still didn't push the data over. How do i get the data to populate.

JakeSkinner · Answer

We are currently working in ArcGIS 10. We have a replica gdb of our data on sde. I added a couple of fields to the parent gdb. in this case our sde gdb. I was able to get the fields added to our replica gdb. But the data that was in those fields did not populate. I ran a synchornize data and still didn't push the data over. How do i get the data to populate.

Hi Erik,

Take a look at the following article.  You can follow these steps to update the schema of your child geodatabase.  After the schema is updated, you can synchronize the edits from your parent to child geodatabase.

AsrujitSengupta · Answer

Erik,

Simply stated, you'll have to recreate the Replica to populate data in the new fields.

Regards,

MattSimmons · Answer

One more thing: if you are adding fields to the database, you cannot do this to the child replica.  This is like a schema change and must occur at the parent (SDE.DEFAULT) level.  You must add fields to the parent database prior to any replication or synchronization.  This is because once a field is added to the parent database, it will no longer synchronize with the child replicas because the database schemas are no longer identical.