topic Re: Share branch versioning to AGS in ArcGIS Pro Questions

Share branch versioning to AGS

Antonio_Dang — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 13:17:51 GMT

Hi there!

Im trying to share a feature service with branch versioning to AGS but cant enable the version management:

Does share branch versioning only with portal and enterprise and not AGS standalone?

thx for any advice!

Re: Share branch versioning to AGS

jcarlson — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 14:30:05 GMT

The branch versioning docs don't explicitly state that Portal is a requirement. What version of AGS are you on?

Did you change the geodatabase connection properties to branch versioning after adding the layer to your map? If the layer was originally added under different connection settings, the layer will hang onto that configuration.

Double-check the connection properties in your catalog, and add the versioned layers from the SDE connection once you're sure that the correct versioning type is chosen. If you still can't enable it, follow the other steps in the page linked above and see if you're still running into the same problem.

Re: Share branch versioning to AGS

Antonio_Dang — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 14:49:53 GMT

The version of AGS is 10.81

I have double check that de connection properties as branch and the version layer is Default before I publish.

I shared as a map service to AGS, if I share it as Share As Web Layer it will publish to my AGOL?

Re: Share branch versioning to AGS

PaulBrandt — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 21:02:06 GMT

jcarlson is right, the docs don't specifically call out that the Version Management Service is not supported on AGS, but the link does state specifically sharing with an ArcGIS Enterprise portal. My understanding of Branch Versioning is that it seems to be tightly integrated with the ArcGIS Enterprise user security model, so I wouldn't be surprised if it requires AGS be federated with a Portal site. AGOL wouldn't likely give you the same capability, because your AGS to my knowledge can't be federated with AGOL.

Re: Share branch versioning to AGS

ShelleySchott — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 02:08:26 GMT

@Antonio_Dang , in order for the Version Management to be available you need to make sure you have the .SDE connection as Branched, the data which you are publishing also needs to be branch versioned and you need to be the owner of the database. This will allow you to publish branch versioned datasets.

In ArcGIS Pro you can select this service capability in the publishing process.

Re: Share branch versioning to AGS

Antonio_Dang — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 14:47:02 GMT

Hi,

I have .sde connect as branched and also versioned. but i still dont get this option Version management.

Re: Share branch versioning to AGS

Antonio_Dang — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 14:50:43 GMT

It seems need to have a federated with a portal site. I cant get version managerment with ags standalone 😞

Re: Share branch versioning to AGS

Anonymous User — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 13:57:24 GMT

@Antonio_Dang - I would doublecheck that you have globalIDs added and editor tracking enabled. Those are two other requirements needed to share data as branch versioned

Re: Share branch versioning to AGS

ccharping_patrickco — Thu, 03 Jun 2021 13:08:20 GMT

I was curious about this as well so I decided to see if there was a workaround and I found a solution. Once you have ensured that the database is set up for branch versioning and the other steps needed (Global IDs enabled, editor tracking enabled, replica tracking etc.) publish to the stand Alone ArcGIS Server with Feature Service capability enabled. Then...

The IMPORTANT PART. Pull up your ArcGIS Server Admin page and navigate to the service in question. The URL should be something like "https://MyServer/arcgis/admin/services/MyServiceName.MapServer/" Choose EDIT at the bottom of the page and then do a search for the word "versionmanagementserver" just a few lines below that you will see

"enabled": "false",

change this value to true.

After I made this change I was able to successfully edit and manage branched versions from the feature service inside ArcGIS Pro to a stand alone ArcGIS Server.

I am running Pro version 2.6.2 and PostgreSQL.

Re: Share branch versioning to AGS

ClaudioRuschel — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 18:51:02 GMT

Are you able to edit features from this feature service using ArcGIS Pro Basic, or it is needed at least a Standard License?

Re: Share branch versioning to AGS

Antonio_Dang — Thu, 03 Jun 2021 05:15:57 GMT

Hi there, sry for late reply.

But you workaround works fine 🙂

Strange that we have to found a workaround like this, hope this stil work in the next ags update 🤔

Re: Share branch versioning to AGS

ccharping_patrickco — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 12:04:21 GMT

Per ESRI documentation at https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/data/geodatabases/overview/overview-of-versioning-in-arcgis-pro.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_BDB51771CC28438CB4A5BC49DB6D7018 you need at least a Standard or Advanced license.

Re: Share branch versioning to AGS

ClaudioRuschel — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 12:20:48 GMT

I understand that these licenses are needed to manage the geodatabase content. But, considering that one wants to edit a Feature Service, I think it is required only an "Editor" user from ArcGIS Portal if it is available through a Web GIS application. If you want to use ArcGIS Pro to edit this service, beyond the Portal´s "Editor" role, is it also needed an Standard or Advancee license?

Re: Share branch versioning to AGS

RichRuh — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:27:09 GMT

A group of us here at Esri came across this post while working on another issue. Branch versioning is built to work with Portal-federated feature services, and not AGS standalone.

I'm glad you were able to find a work-around, but while we won't do anything to intentionally block this scenario, it's also not supported and might not work in a future release.