https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/when-creating-a-licensed-file-gdb-protect-and/idi-p/1671963 <P>When licensing a file geodatabase, currently only the vector data is protected and licensed. Any file gdb rasters are bypassed.&nbsp;Having tested file gdb tables, the protection and licensing seems to be applied along with the vector data. This is for both a stand-alone table and also a related table.<BR />It appears that the issue just lies with the rasters.</P><P>Our data products contain a combination of vector and raster.<BR />There are scenarios where delivering our data using file geodatabases is the preferred method and as a result, we would like to utilise the functionality of protecting the data by creating a licensed file gdb.<BR />This would allow us to deliver data which only works with a license, but we can also set an expiry date for that license to coincide with the end of a contractual term. This is ideal for adding further protection of our IP.</P> Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:16:50 GMT Getech_Admin 2025-12-10T15:16:50Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/when-creating-a-licensed-file-gdb-protect-and/idi-p/1671963 <P>When licensing a file geodatabase, currently only the vector data is protected and licensed. Any file gdb rasters are bypassed.&nbsp;Having tested file gdb tables, the protection and licensing seems to be applied along with the vector data. This is for both a stand-alone table and also a related table.<BR />It appears that the issue just lies with the rasters.</P><P>Our data products contain a combination of vector and raster.<BR />There are scenarios where delivering our data using file geodatabases is the preferred method and as a result, we would like to utilise the functionality of protecting the data by creating a licensed file gdb.<BR />This would allow us to deliver data which only works with a license, but we can also set an expiry date for that license to coincide with the end of a contractual term. This is ideal for adding further protection of our IP.</P> Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:16:50 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/when-creating-a-licensed-file-gdb-protect-and/idi-p/1671963 Getech_Admin 2025-12-10T15:16:50Z