topic Why do Map Server layers linked to Oracle 12 geodatabase stop working if the data is purge in Geodatabase Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/why-do-map-server-layers-linked-to-oracle-12/m-p/836644#M4484 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><SPAN style="color: black; font-size: 8.5pt;">We have recently upgraded our system from ArcGIS 10.0 to ArcGIS 10.4 and Oracle 12.&nbsp; One problem we have been struggling with is that we publish our Map&nbsp;Service Definition file and all the Layers will be working.&nbsp; After a while perishable data (weather data) will be purged out and if the Map Server is restarted the Layers associated will be broken even if new data is added later.&nbsp; It appears that the only way to fix this problem is to restart the Map Server again with data in the database table.</SPAN></P><P style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><SPAN style="color: black; font-size: 8.5pt;">Is there a way to prevent this behavior? </SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 12 Jul 2017 14:29:49 GMT DianeJorgensen 2017-07-12T14:29:49Z Why do Map Server layers linked to Oracle 12 geodatabase stop working if the data is purge https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/why-do-map-server-layers-linked-to-oracle-12/m-p/836644#M4484 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><SPAN style="color: black; font-size: 8.5pt;">We have recently upgraded our system from ArcGIS 10.0 to ArcGIS 10.4 and Oracle 12.&nbsp; One problem we have been struggling with is that we publish our Map&nbsp;Service Definition file and all the Layers will be working.&nbsp; After a while perishable data (weather data) will be purged out and if the Map Server is restarted the Layers associated will be broken even if new data is added later.&nbsp; It appears that the only way to fix this problem is to restart the Map Server again with data in the database table.</SPAN></P><P style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><SPAN style="color: black; font-size: 8.5pt;">Is there a way to prevent this behavior? </SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 12 Jul 2017 14:29:49 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/why-do-map-server-layers-linked-to-oracle-12/m-p/836644#M4484 DianeJorgensen 2017-07-12T14:29:49Z