topic Re: ArcMAP User Level in Data Management Questions

ArcMAP User Level

RenaldCuevas — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 01:03:31 GMT

I was wondering if i can put a password (User Level) in the ARC map editor? in which other users cant do editing and other users can only edit some geodatabase? or there is an other way around with this kind?

Re: ArcMAP User Level

DanPatterson_Retired — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 02:15:09 GMT

Is this a local install or a network install? How is access to the data controlled?

Re: ArcMAP User Level

RenaldCuevas — Wed, 23 Dec 2015 04:11:23 GMT

Access to data is through Network (Server Data) and the ArcMAP is in each Desktop of the persons in charge.

i would like to make the data to have a password which Person A could only do the Data A..

Re: ArcMAP User Level

DanPatterson_Retired — Thu, 24 Dec 2015 01:58:56 GMT

There is a whole load of stuff in the help topics using ... edit permissions ... as a key phrase search. Really depends on what you are doing. for example... Alter permissions—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop

Re: ArcMAP User Level

RenaldCuevas — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 02:26:08 GMT

I dont have ArcGIS server and SDE, We only have in the office is the ArcGIS for Desktop.

is there any other way around for me to lock my database for being edited by other ArcGIS Viewer/User in our network?

Re: ArcMAP User Level

DanPatterson_Retired — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 03:51:00 GMT

You would have to talk to your staff about restricting access to your data probably in a restricted folder. But this is of little use, if others have to use it

Re: ArcMAP User Level

RenaldCuevas — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 06:20:08 GMT

if i restrict my data folder, would other user could still view it on their ArcMAP?

Re: ArcMAP User Level

RebeccaStrauch__GISP — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 12:32:17 GMT

If you have the folders as read-only at the system folder level, for those that need to see it but not edit, it should work.

Re: ArcMAP User Level

XanderBakker — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 12:44:40 GMT

I have a simular case with a client who restricted access to a folder with File Geodatabases. If a user cannot write to that location, it may cause problems, since ArcGIS will want to create lock files and can't...

Re: ArcMAP User Level

XanderBakker — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 12:47:43 GMT

The preferred solution would be SDE (but you don't have that). Another one (not recommended), would be to duplicate the data and provide access to the copy of the data that should only view it and implement some synchronization mechanism.

Re: ArcMAP User Level

RenaldCuevas — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 13:26:33 GMT

i havent tried the folder lock yet in our office since my data base in our server drive. synchronization is one good idea which i want to know how can we doit?

Re: ArcMAP User Level

XanderBakker — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 14:01:50 GMT

Replacing a FileGDB with users connected to it will be a challenge (they will have locks to the data). If you have a license for Standard or Advanced you could consider using SQL Express with ArcSDE. Find a comparison here: Types of geodatabases—ArcGIS Help | ArcGIS for Desktop

Maybe replication would be possible with SQL Express (?): Understanding distributed data—ArcGIS Help | ArcGIS for Desktop

Re: ArcMAP User Level

MichaelVolz — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 14:42:05 GMT

How about a truncate and append operation of the feature class(es) in question overnight so no one is using either the source or replicated data source? In this way the users with read privileges would have access to data that is at most is 1 day old.