topic Re: Error 00298 - Can't Publish a Service with Validation Enabled in Attribute Rules Questions

Error 00298 - Can't Publish a Service with Validation Enabled

BenRomlein — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 20:41:11 GMT

I'm trying to publish a feature service (and its two related tables) with Validation capability enabled, but I am getting error 00298: Validation error table must be referenced by a layer. I have all four validation layers in my map, so I don't understand why I am getting the error.

I've created attribute rules. The data is versioned (Branch), the service's Layer Configuration also has Version Management enabled (in addition to Validation) and in the Feature Properties it has Sync enabled. Disabling any of these options does not resolve the error. I've also tried deleting and re-generating the validation tables per: How To: Regenerate Validation Tables for Attribute Rules. This was also unsuccessful.

How do I resolve this error and publish my layer?

I'm using Pro 3.1.3
Server 11.1
Portal 11.1
Enterprise GDB hosted on SQL Server 15.0.4280.7
GDB Version ArcGIS Pro 3.1.2 - 11.1.0.41833

Thank you!
ben

Re: Error 00298 - Can't Publish a Service with Validation Enabled

MikeMillerGIS — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 09:13:30 GMT

Check the properties of those validation layers. What are the connection properties?

Re: Error 00298 - Can't Publish a Service with Validation Enabled

Jake_S — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 12:11:14 GMT

@BenRomlein Along with @MikeMillerGIS suggestion are the validation features and table branch versioned as well.

https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/sharing/analyzer-error-messages/00298-validation-error-table-must-be-referenced-by-a-layer.htm

Re: Error 00298 - Can't Publish a Service with Validation Enabled

BenRomlein — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 20:04:48 GMT

@MikeMillerGISI'm not sure what you mean by the connection properties. When I call connectionProperties on one of the validation layers this is the output:

{'dataset': 'DBO.GDB_ValidationPointErrors', 'workspace_factory': 'SDE', 'connection_info': {'authentication_mode': 'DBMS', 'branch': 'sde.DEFAULT', 'database': 'mydb', 'dbclient': 'sqlserver', 'db_connection_properties': 'myhost\\myinstance', 'password': '<*********>', 'instance': 'sde:sqlserver:myhost\\myinstance', 'server': 'myhost', 'user': 'myuser'}}

When I check the Source section of the layer properties, I get what looks like the expected data source properties. Is there a required property or something I should be looking for?

@Jake_S The validation features are branch versioned. I just tried manually un-versioning the features and I get the same error when I go to share as web layer

Re: Error 00298 - Can't Publish a Service with Validation Enabled

ChelseaRozek — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 17:12:28 GMT

@BenRomlein do you remember if and how you solved this? I'm getting the same error

Update: It worked for me today after the sharing panel was closed and reopened

Re: Error 00298 - Can't Publish a Service with Validation Enabled

Matt_McCready_Esri_UK — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 15:29:22 GMT

@BenRomlein same question from me also, did you get to a resolution?

@MikeMillerGIS I am also seeing the same error when attempting to publish the Sewer Expanded UN v2.2 Solution in Pro 3.5.3 with AGE 11.5. Is there an additional step required here?

Re: Error 00298 - Can't Publish a Service with Validation Enabled

Matt_McCready_Esri_UK — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 13:20:45 GMT

Update: even after using the 'Add to map' option from the three dots menu at the right of each item, the errors persist when running analyze again despite a green tick displaying after adding each to the map in turn:

Re: Error 00298 - Can't Publish a Service with Validation Enabled

BenRomlein — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 15:23:04 GMT

Unfortunately I still haven't solved this one.

I suspect something is wrong with the underlying table because (if I remember correctly) other validation workflows on this table were also not working correctly.

I was planning to migrate the data to a new table and try again but that migration process has proven more complicated and I haven't finished it yet.

Re: Error 00298 - Can't Publish a Service with Validation Enabled

Matt_McCready_Esri_UK — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 15:30:49 GMT

Thanks Ben. I ended up unchecking 'Validation' prior to publishing to get around this.