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Mapping and Charting Solutions (MCS) Enterprise Databases Best Practices
Intended for database administrators as recommendations for establishing the product workspaces in an Enterprise Geodatabase (Oracle®, SQL Server®, PostgreSQL®). _______________________________________________________________ Table of Contents * Esri MCS * Esri MCS ArcGIS Extensions * Enterprise MCS Databases Best…
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Migrating from 10.9.1 to 11.5 and Updating Permissions/Roles to Best Practices
I am in the process of migrating/upgrading our single server Enterprise 10.9.1 on Windows Server 2016 software to a multi-machine Enterprise 11.5 installed on Windows Server 2025. While doing so, I'd like to update our SDE connections to 'best practices' (as I understand them - it's all a bit daunting). We have SQL Server…
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ArcGIS Blog - Deploy an enterprise geodatabase in Oracle
ArcGIS Blog - Deploy an enterprise geodatabase in Oracle By Amit Kesarwani and Diana Muresan This blog article shows the complete process of deploying an enterprise geodatabase in an Oracle database. You’ll learn about databases, ArcGIS support considerations, preparing your Oracle database to be used in ArcGIS, and tools…
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Best practices when integrating data from cloud data warehouses with ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Enterprise
By Sarah Hanson and Nana Dei Cloud data warehouses are used to store tremendous volumes of both structured and semi-structured data and are designed for analytics. With ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Enterprise, users can integrate data from three popular cloud data warehouses including Amazon Redshift, Google BigQuery, and…
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What's new from the Geodatabase Team | July 2025
What's new from the Geodatabase Team | July 2025 By Jonathan Murphy Let’s crack the lid on ArcGIS Pro 3.5 and take a peek at what the Geodatabase Team has put in there. I’ll give a high-level overview of the main features we’ve added, and we can dig deeper into the details of some of these things in future posts.…
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Manage geodatabase upgrades in a service-based architecture
Manage geodatabase upgrades in a service-based architecture By Melissa Jarman and Diana Muresan After reviewing the What’s new pages for ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Enterprise to learn about new functionality and changes in the software, you may have discovered a new feature you want to use. Your organization may also apply a…
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Linux Docker PostgreSQL / SQL Server/ Oracle Enterprise Geodatabases
Now available the entire Docker RDBMS Enterprise Geodatabase Series, including PostgreSQL, SQL Server, and Oracle, on my community.esri.com blog channel. Running a Linux Docker container with the Enterprise Geodatabase is an effective way to manage spatial data environments. This setup allows for enhanced functionality and…
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Linux Docker: Enterprise Geodatabase in Oracle
_________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Running a Linux Docker container having an Enterprise Geodatabase in Oracle, while utilizing the ESRI ST_Geometry spatial data type library alongside Oracle SDO spatial data type, is an…
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Linux Docker Installation
_________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Running Docker on Linux. _________________________________________________________________ --1. RedHat Linux https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/rhel/ Others: CentOS, Debian, Fedora, Ubuntu…
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Linux Docker: Enterprise Geodatabase in SQL Server
_________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Running a Linux Docker container having an Enterprise Geodatabase in SQL Server is an effective way to manage spatial data environments. This setup allows for enhanced functionality and…
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Linux Docker: Enterprise Geodatabase in PostgreSQL
_________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Running a Linux Docker container having an Enterprise Geodatabase in PostgreSQL, while utilizing the Esri ST_Geometry library alongside PostGIS spatial data types, is an effective way to…
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Dive into ArcGIS Enterprise 11.5 before you delve into 12
Dive into ArcGIS Enterprise 11.5 before you delve into 12 ArcGIS Enterprise 11.5 is the last version in the 11.x series, this means it will be the last version to include ArcGIS Web AppBuilder, ArcGIS Configurable Apps, and Map Viewer Classic. Following ArcGIS Enterprise 11.5, ArcGIS Enterprise 12.0 will be released as a…
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ArcGIS Monitor 2024.1.1 on Linux - Failed to retrieve license information - Workaround
Platform RedHat Linux 9.5 ArcGIS Monitor 2024.1.1 Problem ArcGIS Monitor 2024.1.1 - Failed to retrieve license information Description I can install monitor without any issue. su - root --install the software silently cd /data/installers/monitor/Monitor_Server_rpm ./ArcGIS-Monitor-server-2024.1.1.704-rpm.bin -l yes --nox11…
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ORA-39127: unexpected error from call to status during Oracle expdp
ORA-39127: unexpected error from call to status during Oracle expdp BUG-000120893 - Exporting a geodatabase using the Oracle 12c R2 Data Pump utility returns ORA errors (39127, 01422, 06512) due to multiple ST_DOMAIN_METHODS references in the SYS.OBJ$ table. Issue Description: When exporting an enterprise geodatabase in…
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ArcSDE Geodatabase Object Name Limitations
________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. RDBMS Reserved Words Each RDBMS has its list of reserved words that must be avoided in table names, and field names.…
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Cloud PostgreSQL & PostGIS
It is essential to ensure that your Cloud PostgreSQL instances are patched with the latest updates to maintain optimal performance and security. Regular updates help protect against vulnerabilities and improve functionality. However, it's important to also pay attention to the PostGIS extension, especially for those using…
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Enterprise Geodatabase in Oracle CDB & PDB - Best Practices and Recommendations
📕 Documentation: Geodatabases in Oracle—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation Connect to Oracle from ArcGIS—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation Multiple Geodatabases in Oracle—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation 🔍 Question: Is it possible to use Oracle 19c container database (CDB) with PDB (Pluggable Database) to manage the different production…
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Oracle 23ai (23c) Support for ArcGIS
Let's answer this in 2 parts. 1. Is Oracle 21c database supported with ArcGIS? Answer: Oracle 21c is not supported nor certified with ArcGIS. See the documentation links below. 2. What are the release plans for supporting Oracle 23ai (23c) database with ArcGIS? Answer: * Oracle released Oracle 23c in the Oracle Cloud in…
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Geodatabase and ArcGIS releases Compatibility
You do not have to keep your geodatabase and ArcGIS clients at the same release, but it is recommended that you do so. Geodatabases and client software are designed to work together, and if you let one get too many releases away from the other, you risk encountering problems or unexpected behavior. When to upgrade a…
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Introducing the Rebuild Network Topology Add-In for ArcGIS Pro 2.9 and 3.1
The Rebuild Network Topology tool was introduced with ArcGIS Pro 3.3 for utility network users and was also exposed as the Rebuild current extent option on the Validate dropdown. This tool and command provide the ability to rebuild the network topology in the current extent of an active map. This Add-In enables users who…
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Review branch recovery versions after upgrading an enterprise geodatabase
The issue is a result of how the branch versioning metadata is maintained during save edits, reconcile and post. During these operations, branch versioning metadata may be removed from the geodatabase. When the branch version metadata is incorrectly removed, features may not correctly participate in future operations such…
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ArcSDE User-Schema Geodatabases in Oracle are deprecated
________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. INTRODUCTION 2. DEPRECATION PLANS 3. GEODATABASE COMPATIBILITY 4. MIGRATE YOUR DATA ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. INTRODUCTION ArcSDE User-Schema…
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community.esri.com - Mapping and Charting Solutions (MCS) Enterprise Databases Best Practices
community.esri.com - Mapping and Charting Solutions (MCS) Enterprise Databases Best Practices Intended for database administrators as recommendations for establishing the product workspaces in an Enterprise Geodatabase (Oracle®, SQL Server®, PostgreSQL®). Production Mapping, Topographic Mapping, Data Reviewer, Workflow…
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How to Install Database Clients for ArcGIS
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 1. PostgreSQL Client - Windows * 2. PostgreSQL Client - Linux * 3. SQL Server Client - Windows * 4. SQL Server Client - Linux * 5. Oracle Client - Windows * 6. Oracle Client - Linux * 7. Oracle Instant Client…
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Blog: ArcGIS clients and DBMS upgrade considerations
Blog: ArcGIS clients and DBMS upgrade considerations