topic Cannot get exclusive schema lock despite setting workspace in Geoprocessing Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/cannot-get-exclusive-schema-lock-despite-setting/m-p/413222#M13962 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>While scripting a few geoprocessing tools in python, I use the </SPAN><SPAN style="font-style:italic;">make feature layer</SPAN><SPAN> tool to create virtual layers for further processing, such as </SPAN><SPAN style="font-style:italic;">add field</SPAN><SPAN>.&nbsp; The script runs fine on data layers in a geodatabase, but when it hits layers in a sde, where I do not have write rights, the script bombs with an ERROR 000464: Cannot get exclusive schema lock.&nbsp; Either being edited or in use by another application.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>I have set geoprocessing environments workspace and scratch workspace to the geodatabase where I have rights.&nbsp; This has not worked, so I am at a lost.&nbsp; I do not wish to copy the layer out of sde every time the script runs. </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Thanks in advance for any ideas.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>ed</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:53:52 GMT EdApalinski 2011-06-30T11:53:52Z Cannot get exclusive schema lock despite setting workspace https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/cannot-get-exclusive-schema-lock-despite-setting/m-p/413222#M13962 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>While scripting a few geoprocessing tools in python, I use the </SPAN><SPAN style="font-style:italic;">make feature layer</SPAN><SPAN> tool to create virtual layers for further processing, such as </SPAN><SPAN style="font-style:italic;">add field</SPAN><SPAN>.&nbsp; The script runs fine on data layers in a geodatabase, but when it hits layers in a sde, where I do not have write rights, the script bombs with an ERROR 000464: Cannot get exclusive schema lock.&nbsp; Either being edited or in use by another application.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>I have set geoprocessing environments workspace and scratch workspace to the geodatabase where I have rights.&nbsp; This has not worked, so I am at a lost.&nbsp; I do not wish to copy the layer out of sde every time the script runs. </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Thanks in advance for any ideas.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>ed</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:53:52 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/cannot-get-exclusive-schema-lock-despite-setting/m-p/413222#M13962 EdApalinski 2011-06-30T11:53:52Z