topic Re: Trouble Deleting Domains in Data Management Questions

Trouble Deleting Domains

TomKoritansky — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:03:00 GMT

Hello everyone,

I'm having trouble deleting a domain list from my file geodatabase. When I try to delete to domain I get an error that says:

"Failed to a delete domain from the database.
The domain was not found.
The domain was not found. [name of domain]"

I also cannot add any new entries to the domain or change the domain name and description; I get a similar error that says:

"Failed to update a domain.
The domain was not found.
The domain was not found."

The domain is not attached to any attribute fields.

One thing I noticed was that if I try to edit the domain name a box symbol appears at the end of the domain name when cursor is in the window to type more text.

Any suggestions?

Re: Trouble Deleting Domains

EstherFernández_García — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 08:33:30 GMT

Hi tkoritan,

Did you ever find the solution to this problem. I'm having the same issue...

Thanks and best regards

Esther

Re: Trouble Deleting Domains

JackZHANG — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:42:34 GMT

Same problem here.

Re: Trouble Deleting Domains

TomKoritansky — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:06:16 GMT

No, I never found a solution to the problem.

Re: Trouble Deleting Domains

SrijanaTuladhar — Wed, 04 May 2016 17:30:10 GMT

Hi, I am having a same problem. Any one figured out this solution? Thanks.

Re: Trouble Deleting Domains

GeorgiyYaroslavtsev — Mon, 21 Aug 2017 13:56:49 GMT

So... after 6 years... Maybe ESRI answer us what to do with this problem?

Re: Trouble Deleting Domains

shan_sarkar — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 07:08:06 GMT

Tom,

Are you trying to delete the domain from ArcGIS Pro or ArcGIS Desktop? What is the version of ArcGIS Pro or ArcGIS Desktop?
Is it a coded value or range domain?
Have you assigned the domains in any feature class or standalone database table?
Does it give the same error if you try using Delete Domain—Help | ArcGIS Desktop ?

~Shan

Re: Trouble Deleting Domains

GeorgiyYaroslavtsev — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 07:38:04 GMT

Can I answer, if you don't mind?

1. I use ArcGIS Desktop v.10.5

2. It's range domain of small integer type

3. No, domain not assined to any feature class

4. Yes, it does

Re: Trouble Deleting Domains

shan_sarkar — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 09:36:47 GMT

What kind of a database is being used here?

Re: Trouble Deleting Domains

GeorgiyYaroslavtsev — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 09:45:37 GMT

It's file geodatabase

Re: Trouble Deleting Domains

shan_sarkar — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 09:53:26 GMT

Was the database was created in version 10.5?

Is it being used in some services in ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Server?

Re: Trouble Deleting Domains

GeorgiyYaroslavtsev — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 10:31:43 GMT

Yes, it was created in 10.5 version.

And it is not using and wasn't used in Online or Server services, but feature classes from geodatabase is planned for publication to the Portal in the future.

Re: Trouble Deleting Domains

shan_sarkar — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 11:37:48 GMT

Is the database stored locally on the machine or on a shared network drive?

Re: Trouble Deleting Domains

GeorgiyYaroslavtsev — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 11:43:21 GMT

It's on the shared network drive.

Re: Trouble Deleting Domains

shan_sarkar — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 11:50:00 GMT

Just for testing purposes can you copy it locally and then try to delete the domain?

Re: Trouble Deleting Domains

RexRobichaux2 — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 18:19:43 GMT

Depending upon the way the domains / domain names were originally entered I have seen this behavior when a domain exists that has a carriage return present. This typically occurs when domain names are copied from sources like Microsoft Excel where carriage returns may be hidden and often times they are not immediately visible when viewing domain properties within ArcCatalog. There is a defect addressing this behavior for Oracle enterprise geodatabases (but it might well affect file geodatabases as well). If values have been copied / pasted opposed to manually entered for domain names- I'd consider this a high possibility:

BUG-000091839:

Updating or deleting a domain created with a carriage return returns the error, "Failed to update one of the domains. The domain was not found."

Re: Trouble Deleting Domains

GeorgiyYaroslavtsev — Mon, 11 Sep 2017 06:56:02 GMT

Sorry for delay...
I have not access to do this locally.

But I think, explanation of the problem by Rex Robichaux corresponds to my situation.
Actually I have copied domain name for this domain from Excel table.

Re: Trouble Deleting Domains

Bartee_Emily__KYTC_ — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 17:14:42 GMT

Thank you for explaining the why - that is helpful in avoiding this in the future. That being said, how do we delete the domain? Is it possible? I'd appreciate any feedback and thank you,

Emily

Re: Trouble Deleting Domains

curtvprice — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 17:33:04 GMT

You may want to consider using X-Ray to dump the geodatabase structure, modify it, and reload the data into the fixed copy.

X-Ray for ArcCatalog

https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=9ea218ff575f4a5195e01a2cae03a0ae

Re: Trouble Deleting Domains

Anonymous User — Tue, 17 May 2022 13:58:27 GMT

Hi, I have the same problem. Is there a good solution or workround for this? Because the Geodatabase I manage and cause this problems is with replica and very large and important to just export and import for X-Ray to change the structure.

BR,

Tiina