Adding and deleting a feature class daily in a versioned database

[TomMagdaleno]

I have a shapefile that is output on a daily basis with updates to our water meter layer.  I would like to put it into our versioned database of water data that is synced with field crew laptops.  What is the best way for me to do this?  They will only be viewing the data, not editing it. 
Currently I have a model that deletes the old file, imports the new file into the default version, reprojects it, and registers it as versioned.  This seems to work, but I have a feeling their is a better way to do this.

[JakeSkinner]

Hi Tom,

Does the initial data format have to be a shapefile, or can it be in a File Geodatabase?  If it can reside in a FGD, I would recommend setting up replication between the File Geodatabase and the SDE geodatabase.  You can then synchronize the changes from the FGD to SDE, and then to the field crew.

[TomMagdaleno]

Interesting.  It does have to be a shapefile initially, but I could pull it out and convert it to a file geodatabase in my model.