Option to enable editor tracking by default for all new FCs in GDB (or manually as part of FC creation)

Bud — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 21:37:01 GMT

Could an optional setting be added to geodatabases that would automatically enable editor tracking for all new FCs or tables in the GDB? The user could still chose to override the default by not enabling editor tracking while creating the new feature class or table.

Or alternatively, when a user is creating a new FC/table, prompt the user to enable editor tracking. Or if not a prompt, then it could be a setting that can be enabled as part of the object creation, rather than doing it after-the-fact.

Reason: We want most of our FCs/tables to have editor tracking enabled in our Oracle EGDB. But people keep forgetting to do it.
It’s better to enable editor tracking right as the FC/table is being created, rather than later, so that the tracking data is complete (no nulls) and to avoid locks on the data.

Re: Option to enable editor tracking by default for all new FCs in GDB (or manually as part of FC creation)

MarieDucharmeFEC — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 13:25:58 GMT

OMG!!!! Yes, yes please. This is SUPER important, especially considering that there is no built-in way to know who is creating Feature Classes!!!! Please Please Please!!!

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Option to enable editor tracking by default for all new FCs in GDB (or manually as part of FC creation)

Re: Option to enable editor tracking by default for all new FCs in GDB (or manually as part of FC creation)