topic Re: Adding field to Versioned Enterprise Geodatabase in Data Management Questions

Adding field to Versioned Enterprise Geodatabase

Lebowski — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 20:06:08 GMT

I have run into some problems in the past and I just want to verify the steps to properly 'unversion' my Enterprise Geodatabase in order to add a new field in multiple feature classes:

1. Reconcile all versions

2. Delete versions except for the default

3. Unversion database

Could someone please verify these are the necessary steps so I can avoid any complications?

Thanks,

Chad

Re: Adding field to Versioned Enterprise Geodatabase

Robert_LeClair — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 22:01:37 GMT

Chad - the data owner of a versioned feature class can add a new field without going through the whole process of unregistering and re-registering. Once the data owner creates the new field, it is seen in all versions.

Regards,

Robert LeClair

Esri-Denver

Re: Adding field to Versioned Enterprise Geodatabase

chadh — Thu, 12 Mar 2015 19:29:34 GMT

I have found that not to be true. I have done that before and it "ruins" the whole database

Re: Adding field to Versioned Enterprise Geodatabase

Robert_LeClair — Thu, 12 Mar 2015 19:34:38 GMT

By "ruins" the whole database, what do you mean? Since there's only 1 feature class (that is versioned), adding an attribute field would be seen across all versions.