topic Re: Adding and deleting a feature class daily in a versioned database in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/adding-and-deleting-a-feature-class-daily-in-a/m-p/240222#M13663 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi Tom,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Does the initial data format have to be a shapefile, or can it be in a File Geodatabase?&nbsp; If it can reside in a FGD, I would recommend setting up replication between the File Geodatabase and the SDE geodatabase.&nbsp; You can then synchronize the changes from the FGD to SDE, and then to the field crew.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:07:06 GMT JakeSkinner 2012-03-06T18:07:06Z Adding and deleting a feature class daily in a versioned database https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/adding-and-deleting-a-feature-class-daily-in-a/m-p/240221#M13662 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I have a shapefile that is output on a daily basis with updates to our water meter layer.&nbsp; I would like to put it into our versioned database of water data that is synced with field crew laptops.&nbsp; What is the best way for me to do this?&nbsp; They will only be viewing the data, not editing it.&nbsp; </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Currently I have a model that deletes the old file, imports the new file into the default version, reprojects it, and registers it as versioned.&nbsp; This seems to work, but I have a feeling their is a better way to do this.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:52:01 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/adding-and-deleting-a-feature-class-daily-in-a/m-p/240221#M13662 TomMagdaleno 2012-03-06T14:52:01Z Re: Adding and deleting a feature class daily in a versioned database https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/adding-and-deleting-a-feature-class-daily-in-a/m-p/240222#M13663 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi Tom,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Does the initial data format have to be a shapefile, or can it be in a File Geodatabase?&nbsp; If it can reside in a FGD, I would recommend setting up replication between the File Geodatabase and the SDE geodatabase.&nbsp; You can then synchronize the changes from the FGD to SDE, and then to the field crew.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:07:06 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/adding-and-deleting-a-feature-class-daily-in-a/m-p/240222#M13663 JakeSkinner 2012-03-06T18:07:06Z Re: Adding and deleting a feature class daily in a versioned database https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/adding-and-deleting-a-feature-class-daily-in-a/m-p/240223#M13664 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Interesting.&nbsp; It does have to be a shapefile initially, but I could pull it out and convert it to a file geodatabase in my model.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:58:41 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/adding-and-deleting-a-feature-class-daily-in-a/m-p/240223#M13664 TomMagdaleno 2012-03-07T15:58:41Z