Hi vangeloThank you very much for your reply.The 'sdelayer -o describe' outputs for the two feature classes are:ArcSDE 10.1 for SQL Server Build 679 Thu Apr 5 11:43:21 2012
Layer Administration Utility
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Database : MYDB
Table Owner : DBO
Table Name : TESTSIMPLE
Spatial Column : SHAPE
Layer id : 2
Entities : nac+
Layer Type : In-Line Spatial Type
I/O Mode : NORMAL
Autolocking : Enabled
Precision : High
User Privileges : SELECT, UPDATE, INSERT, DELETE
Layer Configuration: DEFAULTS
andArcSDE 10.1 for Oracle11g Build 679 Thu Apr 5 11:43:21 2012
Layer Administration Utility
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Table Owner : SDE
Table Name : TESTSIMPLE
Spatial Column : SHAPE
Layer id : 13
Entities : nac+
Layer Type : Extended SQL Type
I/O Mode : NORMAL
Autolocking : Enabled
Precision : High
User Privileges : SELECT, UPDATE, INSERT, DELETE
Layer Configuration: DEFAULTS
The 'sdelayer -o describe' tool does not give me any information about views.