topic arcpy Delete_Management issue in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/arcpy-delete-management-issue/m-p/364570#M28808 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I am using the arcpy.Delete_management() function to delete a feature class in an SDE environment, but this tool keeps creating a layer with the same name except with "_H" at the end. Does anyone know of a workaround for this?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 03 Nov 2016 15:56:26 GMT ChrisMowry 2016-11-03T15:56:26Z arcpy Delete_Management issue https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/arcpy-delete-management-issue/m-p/364570#M28808 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I am using the arcpy.Delete_management() function to delete a feature class in an SDE environment, but this tool keeps creating a layer with the same name except with "_H" at the end. Does anyone know of a workaround for this?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 03 Nov 2016 15:56:26 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/arcpy-delete-management-issue/m-p/364570#M28808 ChrisMowry 2016-11-03T15:56:26Z Re: arcpy Delete_Management issue https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/arcpy-delete-management-issue/m-p/364571#M28809 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>My guess, archiving is enabled on these features classes.&nbsp; I don't work with archiving much, but I believe when someone deletes a feature class that is archived, the archive of the feature classes gets promoted to a full-fledged feature class with the "_H" suffix.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 03 Nov 2016 16:56:51 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/arcpy-delete-management-issue/m-p/364571#M28809 JoshuaBixby 2016-11-03T16:56:51Z Re: arcpy Delete_Management issue https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/arcpy-delete-management-issue/m-p/364572#M28810 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Do you have an workspace environment set&nbsp;(arcpy.env.workspace)?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 03 Nov 2016 16:59:06 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/arcpy-delete-management-issue/m-p/364572#M28810 MitchHolley1 2016-11-03T16:59:06Z Re: arcpy Delete_Management issue https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/arcpy-delete-management-issue/m-p/364573#M28811 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Winner, winner, chicken dinner! Thanks man! Yeah that's exactly what happens. When I disable archiving before the delete method is run, the issue is resolved.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 03 Nov 2016 17:26:51 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/arcpy-delete-management-issue/m-p/364573#M28811 ChrisMowry 2016-11-03T17:26:51Z