topic Re: Cannot create or import feature classes in Data Management Questions

Cannot create or import feature classes

TimHayes — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 23:12:50 GMT

I am using ArcGIS 10.2.1 and SQL Server 2008 R2.

I am the db_owner of SQL Server Enterprise Geodatabase.

I have SQL Server Client 10.0 on my PC.

I cannot create or import any Feature Classes. I cannot figure out why.

I have attached the error message.

Re: Cannot create or import feature classes

JakeSkinner — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 06:23:18 GMT

Hi Tim,

I would verify that the user you are connected as is added to the db_owner role for the database you are connecting to. You can run the following query to do so:

USE [YourDatabase]
SELECT user_name([memberuid]) as [Username], User_Name([groupuid]) as [Role_Name]
FROM [sys].[sysmembers]

Re: Cannot create or import feature classes

TimHayes — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 14:09:58 GMT

I connected to the SQL Server Instance inside SQL Server Management Studio and found that under Database A - Security �?? Users �?? MyUserName �?? Database User - Role Membership, db_owner is not checked. As a matter of fact no boxes are checked at all. I tried to check db_owner but I get a message saying I do not have permissions to do this. Our IT Dept has permissions, I can ask them to "check the box".

Database A = the database I am trying to figure out if I have db_owner role.

MyUserName = is my user account name

It appears that I am not the db_owner? this could be the reason why I cannot do anything other than make a connection to the database Instance inside ArcCatalog.

Note I am using the dbo schema (not sde).

You provided me the command line info, I believe I got the same info from SQL Server Management Studio.

Re: Cannot create or import feature classes

AsrujitSengupta — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 18:03:10 GMT

Tim,

You don't really need the db_owner to create/load data in that sde geodatabase. The following permissions will suffice as well:
CREATE FUNCTION
CREATE PROCEDURE
CREATE TABLE
CREATE VIEW

To check what permissions your login has right now,
Connect to the Instance in SQL Server-->R-Click on the database-->Permissions-->Select your user from the list-->Effective----This will list all the permissions that the login has on that database

User privileges for geodatabases in SQL Server:
http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#//002q0000002s000000