topic ArcGIS for Server dataset blunder in ArcGIS Enterprise Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/arcgis-for-server-dataset-blunder/m-p/117501#M4595 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Ok, I made a big goof. While adding a feature class to a dataset in ArcGIS for Server, and adding some fields to a couple other feature classes within that same dataset, I failed to follow the correct procedure for Stop Service/Add Feature Class/Refresh Dataset/ Start Server...blah blah. In doing so, I first lost edit functionality to the dataset. I also lost a good deal of previous edits, assets, Attribute Assistant's generated IDs, etc. </P><P style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</P><P>Is there a way to retrieve the dataset OR data connection to a previous point in time, so as not to lose all of that info? Or, did I officially mess up?</P><P style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</P><P>I believe, in my mess up, I clicked on Administer Geodatabase or something that I wasn't supposed to, causing this wonderful mistake.</P><P>Also, is there a step-by-step online guide that walks you through the correction AND that would aid in this future procedure? </P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 27 Oct 2014 18:58:44 GMT TimG_OWWSB 2014-10-27T18:58:44Z ArcGIS for Server dataset blunder https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/arcgis-for-server-dataset-blunder/m-p/117501#M4595 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Ok, I made a big goof. While adding a feature class to a dataset in ArcGIS for Server, and adding some fields to a couple other feature classes within that same dataset, I failed to follow the correct procedure for Stop Service/Add Feature Class/Refresh Dataset/ Start Server...blah blah. In doing so, I first lost edit functionality to the dataset. I also lost a good deal of previous edits, assets, Attribute Assistant's generated IDs, etc. </P><P style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</P><P>Is there a way to retrieve the dataset OR data connection to a previous point in time, so as not to lose all of that info? Or, did I officially mess up?</P><P style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</P><P>I believe, in my mess up, I clicked on Administer Geodatabase or something that I wasn't supposed to, causing this wonderful mistake.</P><P>Also, is there a step-by-step online guide that walks you through the correction AND that would aid in this future procedure? </P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 27 Oct 2014 18:58:44 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/arcgis-for-server-dataset-blunder/m-p/117501#M4595 TimG_OWWSB 2014-10-27T18:58:44Z