topic Protected Default Version in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/protected-default-version/m-p/133121#M7701 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><BLOCKQUOTE class="jive-quote"><BR /><UL><BR /><LI>Protected: Any&nbsp; user may view the version, but only the owner or the geodatabase administrator&nbsp; may edit datasets in the version or the version itself.</LI><BR /></UL></BLOCKQUOTE><BR /><BR /><SPAN>"But only the owner"... I'm taking that as only the owner of the version.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>After upgrading from SDE 10.0 to 10.2 in dev, I have a chance to review my old config.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Do people who use a QA version set that version to Public?&nbsp; And if so, how do you encourage your users to create their own version from the QA version, rather than just make edits in the QA version?&nbsp; I know that creating versions below a public version helps with potential conflicts, but as a sde admin I can't force my users to create their own versions under an existing public version.&nbsp; A public version is free game.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 16 Aug 2013 14:52:35 GMT LeoDonahue 2013-08-16T14:52:35Z Protected Default Version https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/protected-default-version/m-p/133121#M7701 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><BLOCKQUOTE class="jive-quote"><BR /><UL><BR /><LI>Protected: Any&nbsp; user may view the version, but only the owner or the geodatabase administrator&nbsp; may edit datasets in the version or the version itself.</LI><BR /></UL></BLOCKQUOTE><BR /><BR /><SPAN>"But only the owner"... I'm taking that as only the owner of the version.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>After upgrading from SDE 10.0 to 10.2 in dev, I have a chance to review my old config.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Do people who use a QA version set that version to Public?&nbsp; And if so, how do you encourage your users to create their own version from the QA version, rather than just make edits in the QA version?&nbsp; I know that creating versions below a public version helps with potential conflicts, but as a sde admin I can't force my users to create their own versions under an existing public version.&nbsp; A public version is free game.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 16 Aug 2013 14:52:35 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/protected-default-version/m-p/133121#M7701 LeoDonahue 2013-08-16T14:52:35Z