Moving features between versions of a Branch versioned Feature Class

AnthonyRyanEQL

Hi there,

Is it technically possible to move (not re-creating the features & then deleting) features between versions of a Branch versioned Feature Class?

The scenario is this.

• Version A - Has Features A, B, C, D & E
• Create Version B
• Get Feature A, C & E from Version A and move to Version B
• Version A - Only has Features B & E with no sign of Feature A, C & E ever existed
• Version B - Only has Features A, C & E with no sign of them being moved (eg. mimic that they were only ever created within this version)

At the moment, all I can think is to insert new features within Version B and copying all the attribute values across with the next steps of deleting those copied features from Version A.

Thank you for any time with this.

JustinMuise

Hi Anthony,

Unfortunately it is not possible to "move" features between versions. 

You could reconcile/post Version A to Default, and then reconcile the edit into Version B; however, this means the edits would be present in all versions including the Default version.

To achieve your exact goal, you will have to follow the workflow you already described; which is to create a new feature in Version B and update the attributes. Or, something that might be a little easier would be to have two maps open simultaneously -  map1 with Version A, and map2 with Version B, at which you should be able to copy/paste your features between versions. There will still be a history of the features in Version A however.

Can I ask why you are looking to complete this specific workflow?