topic Updating postgis database with modelbuilder? in Geoprocessing Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/updating-postgis-database-with-modelbuilder/m-p/288349#M9980 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hello,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I am considering using postgis/postgresql to host my published GIS data.&nbsp; Note I am not using ArcSDE / postgres database, which requires a different license than what I have.&nbsp; The current way that I know how to update the data from a production file geodatabase to the published postgis database is: 1) export the layer to a shapefile 2) use pgAdmin which has a tool to upload shapefiles into postgis.&nbsp; I would like to instead use model builder which hopefully will make it easier to upload data into postgis.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>1)&nbsp; Is there a way to use model builder to load data directly to postgis?</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>2)&nbsp; Are there any concerns with locks, if so how can I get around them?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 26 Jun 2012 13:36:06 GMT MarkVolz 2012-06-26T13:36:06Z Updating postgis database with modelbuilder? https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/updating-postgis-database-with-modelbuilder/m-p/288349#M9980 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hello,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I am considering using postgis/postgresql to host my published GIS data.&nbsp; Note I am not using ArcSDE / postgres database, which requires a different license than what I have.&nbsp; The current way that I know how to update the data from a production file geodatabase to the published postgis database is: 1) export the layer to a shapefile 2) use pgAdmin which has a tool to upload shapefiles into postgis.&nbsp; I would like to instead use model builder which hopefully will make it easier to upload data into postgis.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>1)&nbsp; Is there a way to use model builder to load data directly to postgis?</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>2)&nbsp; Are there any concerns with locks, if so how can I get around them?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 26 Jun 2012 13:36:06 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/updating-postgis-database-with-modelbuilder/m-p/288349#M9980 MarkVolz 2012-06-26T13:36:06Z