"Stepping though" ArcPad edits in ArcMap

Question

I'm using ArcMap 10 and ArcPad 10, and am wondering if the following is possible...

I use the "Get Data For Arcpad" function to export data for disconnected editing in the field.

The field user performs the edits.

I retrieve the edited data (axf file) and use the "Get Data From Arcpad" function to import the edits.

This function tells me how many edits have been made (before I commit to check-in), and it displays a summary after the check-in that shows whether or not each edit was successful, and whether the edit was a deletion, addition, etc.

What I'm wondering is, is there a way to, at that point, "step through' each of those edits, so that I can look at each change made to confirm that it's a good edit?

As far as I can see, my only choice is to do the check-in in an edit session, find the edits through external means (eg. paperwork which lists the edits), and then at the end either accept ALL of the edits (ie. save the edits) or disallow ALL of the edits (ie. don't save the edits).  So it's all or nothing.

If there is a way to locate (in ArcMap) each of the edits done in the field, and accept/disallow each one, that would be fantastic.

ShawnFennell · Answer

If you create a version and then check out from the version and check back into the version you can use the tools for comparing a version with default to see your edits.

http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#//002700000016000000.htm

Rolf

Hey rolf, thanks for the suggestion (and sorry for my slow response).

I worked through a versioning workflow, and am impressed with how it does allow me to see all of the edits that were made, in comparison to the default.

What I still seem to be missing though is a way to decide whether to accept/deny the individual edits.

If a feature was added in the "edit version" that I don't want to accept, I can simply delete that feature from the version before reconciling/posting back to default, so that's fine.

Same thing if I find that attributes were edited incorrectly, I can simply re-edit them in the edit version before reconciling/posting to default.

But say, for example, a feature is deleted in the edit version, when it should not have been.  I haven't been able to figure out how to disallow, or "undo" that deletion.  I thought that maybe I could simply copy back the (incorrectly) deleted feature from default, back into the edit version, before reconcile/post, but ArcMap doesn't allow me to do that, as I can't change versions while in an edit session.

So, any tips on how to deal with that scenario?

RolfBroch · Answer

If you create a version and then check out from the version and check back into the version you can use the tools for comparing a version with default to see your edits.

http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#//002700000016000000.htm

Rolf

JudeFulghum · Answer

It won't help for deletions, but all my feature classes include a "Date Collected" field which shows the date collected in the field.  Once I check in all my features (I just accept them all), I then go and look individually at each one by date collected.  It's better than nothing.