topic Re: Arc Catalog 10.5 &quot;Error creating this geodatabase. The application is not licensed to perform this operation.&quot; in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/arc-catalog-10-5-quot-error-creating-this/m-p/213121#M12297 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><A href="https://community.esri.com/migrated-users/68518">Angie Hopf</A>‌ you would enable the geodatabase with the installer from My Esri. This is true even if you have installed SQL Express previously.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 10 May 2019 13:08:16 GMT George_Thompson 2019-05-10T13:08:16Z Arc Catalog 10.5 "Error creating this geodatabase. The application is not licensed to perform this operation." https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/arc-catalog-10-5-quot-error-creating-this/m-p/213118#M12294 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN style="background-color: #ffffff; border: 0px;">Hello everyone,</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="background-color: #ffffff; border: 0px;">I am currently trying the evaluation version of ArcGIS for Desktop 10.5&nbsp;and I have the advanced license selected. I am using MS SQL Server 2014 Express.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="background-color: #ffffff; border: 0px;">After some crashes I am able to add the server in ArcCatalog Database Servers and also to attach a <SPAN>geodatabase to the database server but when I try to&nbsp;<SPAN style="background-color: #ffffff;">create a new geodatabase on the server I am getting the following error: "Error creating this geodatabase. The application is not licensed to perform this operation."</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P><P></P><P>As I said before&nbsp;I have the advanced evaluation option selected.</P><P></P><P>Is this happening &nbsp;because I am using the evaluation version or I am missing something in the configuration or&nbsp;<SPAN style="background-color: #ffffff;">the error is caused by something else and is misleading?</SPAN></P><P></P><P>Thank you in advance for your help.</P><P>Nada</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 21 Jun 2017 08:48:06 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/arc-catalog-10-5-quot-error-creating-this/m-p/213118#M12294 SenadaMehmeti 2017-06-21T08:48:06Z Re: Arc Catalog 10.5 "Error creating this geodatabase. The application is not licensed to perform this operation." https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/arc-catalog-10-5-quot-error-creating-this/m-p/213119#M12295 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>You need to Enable the Geodatabase storage on the database server:&nbsp;<A class="link-titled" href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/manage-data/database-servers/setup-database-server.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_BF440C70FB5F4342BC694BEF00993F8C" title="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/manage-data/database-servers/setup-database-server.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_BF440C70FB5F4342BC694BEF00993F8C">Set up a database server—Help | ArcGIS Desktop</A>&nbsp; in order to create new GDB's on the SQL Express instance.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 21 Jun 2017 11:34:07 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/arc-catalog-10-5-quot-error-creating-this/m-p/213119#M12295 George_Thompson 2017-06-21T11:34:07Z Re: Arc Catalog 10.5 "Error creating this geodatabase. The application is not licensed to perform this operation." https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/arc-catalog-10-5-quot-error-creating-this/m-p/213120#M12296 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Where do I need to enable the server? Is this done in SSMS or in Catalog? We are using Desktop 10.7 and sql express 17. We have received the same error when trying to create a new geodatabase. Thank you in advance. Angie</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 09 May 2019 20:58:07 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/arc-catalog-10-5-quot-error-creating-this/m-p/213120#M12296 AngieHopf 2019-05-09T20:58:07Z Re: Arc Catalog 10.5 "Error creating this geodatabase. The application is not licensed to perform this operation." https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/arc-catalog-10-5-quot-error-creating-this/m-p/213121#M12297 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><A href="https://community.esri.com/migrated-users/68518">Angie Hopf</A>‌ you would enable the geodatabase with the installer from My Esri. This is true even if you have installed SQL Express previously.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 10 May 2019 13:08:16 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/arc-catalog-10-5-quot-error-creating-this/m-p/213121#M12297 George_Thompson 2019-05-10T13:08:16Z