topic How's can a dissolve to fail on ArcSDE feature class due to invalid topology in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/how-s-can-a-dissolve-to-fail-on-arcsde-feature/m-p/471393#M26869 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi there</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>If the ArcSDE 9.3.1 and later does not allow users to check and repair geometries, why is that when I do a dissolve I get the following error:</SPAN><BR /><PRE class="lia-code-sample line-numbers language-none">Dissolving... ERROR 999999: Error executing function. Invalid Topology [Incomplete void poly.] Failed to execute (Dissolve).</PRE><SPAN>The data was loaded using a feature class to feature class export from a file geodatabase, after having all it's errors checked and repaired and since then I've been working within ArcMap 10.0.2 and python ArcGIS modules. I've used no third party tools.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Surely the point of not being able to do a check or repair is that ArcSDE does this automatically. However if it does that, how come errors exist?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I can export to a file geodatabase but I'd prefer not to do this and going forward I am hoping to create an archive and those cannot be fully exported with a feature class. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Having done a check I am getting errors such as:</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>incorrect ring ordering</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>self intersections</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>So does anyone know how I deal with these errors without exporting to a file geodatabase? In fact does anyone know how to locate these errors within ArcMap itself?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I'm</SPAN><BR /><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Kind regards</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Tim</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Sat, 11 Dec 2021 20:51:48 GMT TimLangner 2021-12-11T20:51:48Z How's can a dissolve to fail on ArcSDE feature class due to invalid topology https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/how-s-can-a-dissolve-to-fail-on-arcsde-feature/m-p/471393#M26869 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi there</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>If the ArcSDE 9.3.1 and later does not allow users to check and repair geometries, why is that when I do a dissolve I get the following error:</SPAN><BR /><PRE class="lia-code-sample line-numbers language-none">Dissolving... ERROR 999999: Error executing function. Invalid Topology [Incomplete void poly.] Failed to execute (Dissolve).</PRE><SPAN>The data was loaded using a feature class to feature class export from a file geodatabase, after having all it's errors checked and repaired and since then I've been working within ArcMap 10.0.2 and python ArcGIS modules. I've used no third party tools.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Surely the point of not being able to do a check or repair is that ArcSDE does this automatically. However if it does that, how come errors exist?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I can export to a file geodatabase but I'd prefer not to do this and going forward I am hoping to create an archive and those cannot be fully exported with a feature class. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Having done a check I am getting errors such as:</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>incorrect ring ordering</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>self intersections</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>So does anyone know how I deal with these errors without exporting to a file geodatabase? In fact does anyone know how to locate these errors within ArcMap itself?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I'm</SPAN><BR /><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Kind regards</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Tim</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Sat, 11 Dec 2021 20:51:48 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/how-s-can-a-dissolve-to-fail-on-arcsde-feature/m-p/471393#M26869 TimLangner 2021-12-11T20:51:48Z