topic Create a new version at start up in Geodatabase Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/create-a-new-version-at-start-up/m-p/836668#M4485 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Is there a way to run a script that creates a new version of an enterprise geodatabase when a user starts an ArcMap session? And for that matter, can I add something that will reconcile and post any edits made to the 'child' version and the parent version upon closing the session?</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 24 Sep 2018 17:26:04 GMT JoeBorgione 2018-09-24T17:26:04Z Create a new version at start up https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/create-a-new-version-at-start-up/m-p/836668#M4485 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Is there a way to run a script that creates a new version of an enterprise geodatabase when a user starts an ArcMap session? And for that matter, can I add something that will reconcile and post any edits made to the 'child' version and the parent version upon closing the session?</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 24 Sep 2018 17:26:04 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/create-a-new-version-at-start-up/m-p/836668#M4485 JoeBorgione 2018-09-24T17:26:04Z Re: Create a new version at start up https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/create-a-new-version-at-start-up/m-p/836669#M4486 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I will say No... just to get the conversation going <IMG src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/emoticons/wink.png" /></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 24 Sep 2018 23:50:12 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/create-a-new-version-at-start-up/m-p/836669#M4486 DanPatterson_Retired 2018-09-24T23:50:12Z Re: Create a new version at start up https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/create-a-new-version-at-start-up/m-p/836670#M4487 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Haven't found anything yet to dispute your answer Dan.&nbsp; Working through a solution to reconcile, post, compress etc. I'd like to simply delete the versions after the reconcile and post, which can be done as one of the parameters (&nbsp;<A class="link-titled" href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.5/tools/data-management-toolbox/reconcile-versions.htm" title="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.5/tools/data-management-toolbox/reconcile-versions.htm">Reconcile Versions—Help | ArcGIS Desktop</A>&nbsp;, with_delete).&nbsp; After all that re-create the version &amp; set permissions; shouldn't be too tough.&nbsp; I was just looking to see if I could get the user to create the version to establish ownership, but having the administive user create it and set it to public access will work.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 25 Sep 2018 03:15:09 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/create-a-new-version-at-start-up/m-p/836670#M4487 JoeBorgione 2018-09-25T03:15:09Z