Enterprise GDB features repeat symbology

[JoeBorgione]

Some time back I created a project where I assigned a specific Unique Values symbology scheme to a feature class in our enterprise gdb (aka SDE).  Now when ever I add that feature class to a new project, I get that symbology.  It seems to be a property at the EGDB level as a coworker confirmed when he adds the feature class he gets the same symbology.

What causes this and how do I suppress it?

Edited moments later:  I added the same feature class to a new project and changed the Unique Values symbology.  But when I now create a new project, that new symbology does not show up, the other one does...

(My apologies if this is a repeat post: I thought I asked about this already but could not find any mention.)

[DavidPike]

sounds funky.  would be interested to know also.

[JoeBorgione]

Yep.  Funky indeed.  I went through 3 tech support analysts at ESRI; the last one is as stymied as the first two...

[Asrujit_SenGupta]

By any chance, did you use Representations?

What are representations?

[JoeBorgione]

@Asrujit_SenGupta I've never used them in my life; not knowingly anyway.  It's so weird:  I can export the feature class to a fgb and the symbology comes with it.  

Edited to add:  The arcgis pro help page on representations suggests that they are an ArcMap thing.  I haven't used ArcMap in 2 years....

[Asrujit_SenGupta]

Would suggest checking the Properties of that Feature class to make sure. Just in case...

[JoeBorgione]

@Asrujit_SenGupta - I don't see anything in the properties that points to symbology, and I don't see anything in the Symbology menu as suggested in the the Pro Help page I linked above.

[DavidPike]

did you get to the bottom of this @JoeBorgione  ?

[JoeBorgione]

@DavidPike  Not yet. I took some time off to walk along a beautiful river with fly rod in hand so the case was on pause. 
 
Just yesterday though I sent some sample data to ESRI tech support. Haven’t heard anything so far but I’ll keep this updated. 

[KeithOlson]

My work group is experiencing the same thing. One person sets symbology and makes edits to the feature class. Then a second person adds that feature class to a totally different project and the symbology comes right along with it!!!

I have a separate thread going on now. We should merge the two maybe.

https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/automatically-created-representations/m-p/1086249...