topic Re: database will not register by folder in ArcGIS Enterprise Questions

database will not register by folder

eddiequinlan — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:54:22 GMT

Hi all,

I'm trying to publish some maps to the server 10.1. When they are "analyzed" they show that the data is not registered with the server. I then go to the folder and register the data. It says the data is registered, however, when it's "re-analyzed" it gives the same error. If I go to each sub folder in the catalog tree and register them, then it's ok. In the documentation it says when you register a folder, all sub folders are registered too. This doesn't seem to be working. Any ideas?

On a similar note:
Also, when I try to register any folders in the data stores which are accessed via a share I keep getting "Invalid folder location. Unable to access this location". I have access to all the data, and all my map documents open properly with all the data.

Help, thanx Eddie

Re: database will not register by folder

JonathanQuinn — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:03:42 GMT

Yeah, it definitely should be recursive through your subfolders. I assume that since you can register each individual folder, the permissions should be okay. Is the data on your local system? Are you using a drive letter or UNC path?

Re: database will not register by folder

eddiequinlan — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:28:40 GMT

yes i'm using a drive letter of D:\path..... However, i believe i did some testing on the c: drive and got the same results.

Re: database will not register by folder

MichaelVolz — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:42:03 GMT

Eddie:

Are you publishing the maps to server 10.1 on the same machine where server is installed?

If so, is your data stored in an Oracle SDE database?

This is my current setup and I had to install both 32 and 64 bit Oracle Client software in order to register the data stores correctly and not have the SDE data automatically copied to the ArcGIS Server server.

I don't know if this will help, but at least you can rule it out if it does not apply.

Re: database will not register by folder

eddiequinlan — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 13:10:37 GMT

Hi Michael,

Thank you for the thoughts. The published maps and 10.1 server are on the same machine. I'm not using any SDE databases. Everything is in folders as either a shapefile or file geodatabase. I've got the services running, but to make it work I had to register every folder individually. Fortunately for me, that only involved about 10 folders. As my services grow or with servers out there with large amounts of data, I can see this being a pain when trying to maintain the info.

Eddie

Re: database will not register by folder

JonathanQuinn — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:00:43 GMT

It should work as documented in the help; do you currently have maintenance? I'd suggest logging a support ticket if so, so that we can take a closer look at the problem.

Re: database will not register by folder

dancheng — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:10:36 GMT

Hi there,

do you solve the problem since I came across the same one..

"when I try to register any folders in the data stores which are accessed via a share I keep getting "Invalid folder location. Unable to access this location". I have access to all the data, and all my map documents open properly with all the data. "

Thanks!
Dan

Re: database will not register by folder

eddiequinlan — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:26:39 GMT

Hi Dan,

No I never heard anymore about the issue. I just went ahead and registered each folder individually....

sorry,
Eddie

Re: database will not register by folder

dancheng — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:33:13 GMT

Hi Eddie,

Me too, it is very weird, I just could not register a subfolder. Thanks anyway.

Dan

Re: database will not register by folder

EricTraya — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 21:12:08 GMT

Eddie:

Are you publishing the maps to server 10.1 on the same machine where server is installed?

If so, is your data stored in an Oracle SDE database?

This is my current setup and I had to install both 32 and 64 bit Oracle Client software in order to register the data stores correctly and not have the SDE data automatically copied to the ArcGIS Server server.

I don't know if this will help, but at least you can rule it out if it does not apply.

Michael,

I am having the same issue with Oracle 11g SDE database . I got both 32 and 64 bit client installed, the data store get register and validated, yet when I try to publish a mxd map, it is not finding that connection and will throw the attached error .

Re: database will not register by folder

MichaelVolz — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 12:17:17 GMT

Eric:

Are you registering the exact same SDE connection with AGS that you are using in your mxds that you are publishing (e.g. You have SDE_user as your connection in the mxd and you register this exact .sde file with AGS which could be somewhere on the AGS server if you have ArcMap installed on the same server)?

Re: database will not register by folder

EricTraya — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 12:26:39 GMT

Michael,

Yes, I am using the exact user that I've used to established my connection from ArcGIS desktop. When I created the data store in ArcGIS Server I import the connection that I am using in the ArcGIS desktop.

Eric

Re: database will not register by folder

MichaelVolz — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 13:10:23 GMT

What is the path to the .sde file that you are registering?

Re: database will not register by folder

EricTraya — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 17:43:05 GMT

the sde file is located on a local folder that have been added to GIS Desktop and Arc Catalog. When the data store was defined, the same local folder was referenced and imported to create the data store.

Re: database will not register by folder

TheoFaull — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 13:19:56 GMT

same error message for me too.

ArcGIS Server Manager (above) is on another machine 'gis3' than the data I'm trying to register which is on 'gis2'.

Re: database will not register by folder

JayantaPoddar — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 14:16:08 GMT

Share the folder in "GIS2" with everyone (from Windows Explorer). Define the shared path (It will start with "\\") in Publisher folder path.

Re: database will not register by folder

TheoFaull — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 15:09:50 GMT

I don't have admin rights to share the GIS2 folder with everyone in the company.

Only a few people can access the GIS2 drive, but I want everyone to be able to view in an online format, the GIS data (shapefiles) stored within the GIS2 drive.

Re: database will not register by folder

RebeccaStrauch__GISP — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 15:38:10 GMT

Make sure the ArcGIS Server admin account has access to the folders in question.

Re: database will not register by folder

TheoFaull — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 08:41:09 GMT

thanks Rebecca. However, being a novice to this, I don't know how to do that.

Re: database will not register by folder

RebeccaStrauch__GISP — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 16:34:12 GMT

If you are trying to register an sde database and not a local folder, make sure you are selecting "Register Database" and then import the .sde file will proper credentials.

Take a look Register your data with ArcGIS Server using ArcGIS for Desktop—Documentation | ArcGIS for Server (for 10.3/10.4) if you haven't already, and make sure you are following the correct steps.

for 10.1 ArcGIS Help 10.1 and info on registering you database in ArcGIS Help 10.1