Issue with UpdateCursor - cannot update branch versioned table

HamzaMerini — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:35:44 GMT

Hello,

I'm trying to create a new GP Tool, that should retrieve a feature and update its geometry

Here's the code:

import arcpy # Define input parameters feature_id = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(0) new_coordinates = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(1) output_layer = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(2) # Split the coordinates into latitude and longitude coords = new_coordinates.split(',') latitude = float(coords[0].strip()) longitude = float(coords[1].strip()) arcpy.AddMessage(f"Coordinates: Latitude = {latitude}, Longitude = {longitude}") # Example transformation: shifting the point new_latitude = latitude + 0.002 new_longitude = longitude + 0.001 arcpy.AddMessage(f"Calculated Coordinates: Latitude = {new_latitude}, Longitude = {new_longitude}") # Get spatial reference of the output layer spatial_ref = arcpy.Describe(output_layer).spatialReference # Get the workspace of the feature layer (e.g., file geodatabase or enterprise geodatabase) workspace = arcpy.Describe(output_layer).path # Get the workspace from the feature layer # Start editing session using arcpy.da.Editor (to handle versioned data properly) edit = arcpy.da.Editor(workspace) # Begin editing on the specified version edit.startEditing(with_undo=False, multiuser_mode=True) edit.startOperation() try: # Print out the query for debugging arcpy.AddMessage(f"Query being executed: OBJECTID = {feature_id}") # Use UpdateCursor to find and update the existing feature by OBJECTID with arcpy.da.UpdateCursor(output_layer, ["OBJECTID", "SHAPE@"], "objectid = {feature_id}") as cursor: for row in cursor: # Create a new point geometry with the calculated coordinates new_point = arcpy.PointGeometry(arcpy.Point(new_longitude, new_latitude), spatial_ref) # Update the feature's geometry row[1] = new_point # Assign the new geometry to the SHAPE@ field cursor.updateRow(row) # Stop the operation and commit the changes edit.stopOperation() edit.stopEditing(save_changes=True) # True commits changes arcpy.AddMessage(f"✅ Feature ID {feature_id} successfully updated.") except Exception as e: # If an error occurs, stop the operation and discard changes if 'edit' in locals(): edit.stopOperation() edit.stopEditing(False) # False discards changes arcpy.AddError(f"❌ Error updating feature: {str(e)}")

But since the layer that I'm using is versioned I get this error : cannot update branch versioned table

Is there a way to bypass this issue OR I am blocked?
Do you have any suggestions on how I can solve this issue/ use another method?

Thank you!

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