Editing the non default version, how?

[AnnaRose]

Hello!
We are trying to set up a multiuser geodatabase with a default version and a surrogate default version that folks are editing to. However, we have encountered a stupid problem. Once you create the surrogate version (which you just do in the version manager, correct?) how do you edit that version and not the default version?
When we add the data to our map it just shows up as the default and when you start an edit session it doesn't give us an option of which to edit. In the help it said that it will look like you're replicating the GDB when you create another version but ours doesn't change.
Any advice? thank you!

[JoeBorgione]

Hello!
We are trying to set up a multiuser geodatabase with a default version and a surrogate default version that folks are editing to. However, we have encountered a stupid problem. Once you create the surrogate version (which you just do in the version manager, correct?) how do you edit that version and not the default version?
When we add the data to our map it just shows up as the default and when you start an edit session it doesn't give us an option of which to edit. In the help it said that it will look like you're replicating the GDB when you create another version but ours doesn't change.
Any advice? thank you!

Have you tried:

Switch Version
Setting the 'edit' version as the version to get through the connection dialog
Making sde.default protected and edit-version public

Hope this helps-

[AnnaRose]

sure does! Thank you!

[KenGalliher1]

Hi,

I realize I'm late to the party here but I thought this could be helpful.  It is possible to create your SDE connection file to specifically use a version. 

To add some detail to jborgion's comment:

In ArcGIS 10.0 and earlier, right click on the geodatabase connection and choose Connection Properties.   Under Connection Details, change the transaction details.  Choose the version you want access.

10.0 Connection Details

In version 10.1 and later, right click the geodatabase connection and choose Geodatabase Connection Properties from the context menu.  Choose the version you want access.

Connecting to a specific geodatabase version 10.1 +