https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/version-management-tools-not-consistent/m-p/1090508#M44634 <P>When looking at the Differences tab in the Version Changes tool to review differences between two database versions, it appears that differences are only assessed on <STRONG>current&nbsp;layers within the map.&nbsp;</STRONG></P><P>What this effectively means is that I could edit two layers, A and B, within the same version. In this hypothetical, layer A is in an active ArcPro map and layer B has also been edited but is not currently in the ArcPro map. If I were to then assess the changes between my two versions, the differences tab would only show me differences on layer A (because it's currently in the map) and I'd be none the wiser that any edits were made to layer B.&nbsp;However, I assume that when a version is Reconciled/Posted, <EM>all</EM> changes to both layers A and B would be pushed through.</P><P>When using the differences tab to review changes in the version, the&nbsp;<EM>entire geodatabase</EM> should be assessed for changes, independently of whether the layers are in the map. Otherwise, users could be committing changes to a layer that they are unaware of!&nbsp;</P> Thu, 19 Aug 2021 17:58:39 GMT LindseyGordon 2021-08-19T17:58:39Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/version-management-tools-not-consistent/m-p/1090508#M44634 <P>When looking at the Differences tab in the Version Changes tool to review differences between two database versions, it appears that differences are only assessed on <STRONG>current&nbsp;layers within the map.&nbsp;</STRONG></P><P>What this effectively means is that I could edit two layers, A and B, within the same version. In this hypothetical, layer A is in an active ArcPro map and layer B has also been edited but is not currently in the ArcPro map. If I were to then assess the changes between my two versions, the differences tab would only show me differences on layer A (because it's currently in the map) and I'd be none the wiser that any edits were made to layer B.&nbsp;However, I assume that when a version is Reconciled/Posted, <EM>all</EM> changes to both layers A and B would be pushed through.</P><P>When using the differences tab to review changes in the version, the&nbsp;<EM>entire geodatabase</EM> should be assessed for changes, independently of whether the layers are in the map. Otherwise, users could be committing changes to a layer that they are unaware of!&nbsp;</P> Thu, 19 Aug 2021 17:58:39 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/version-management-tools-not-consistent/m-p/1090508#M44634 LindseyGordon 2021-08-19T17:58:39Z