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Issue with Desktop 10.2 connecting to an 10.0 SDE database.

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08-05-2013 09:43 AM
ChristopherBlinn1
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Perhaps I am missing something or haven't found any documentation stating this is a known issue, but I am testing ArcGIS 10.2 on a VM with Windows 7, and although the prior DB connections and mapped folders were imported over from my 10.1 instance (which is a very nice new feature of the 10.2 install) when I connect to the SDE databases, I cannot view the Version Manager in ArcMap.  The SDE DBs are SQL Server '08, and the SDE is version 10.0.  Like I said, my apologies if this is a known issue and I just haven't found the report, but here is my official post on the issue.

Has any else ran into issues with connecting and viewing the version manager of previous SDE versions in 10.2?  I do not have a 10.1 instance of SDE to test against or I would.

Thanks,
Chris B.
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ChristopherBlinn1
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I did a little more testing, and when using 10.1 to connect to a 10.0 SDE DB rather than 10.2, the version manager window opens as expected.  I will be installing 10.2 on the machine later today (to see if the issue has to do with it being a VM or not).
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MichaelVolz
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When you say Version Manager, are you referring to Administration->Administer Geodatabase and then the Versions tab when you have an SDE connection in ArcCatalog?
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ChristopherBlinn1
Deactivated User
No, on the Versioning toolbar, the first button is the Version Manager.
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ModyBuchbinder
Esri Regular Contributor
It should work by this: http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/003n/003n00000008000000.htm
I would try to create a new connection in the simple way.

Mody
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ChristopherBlinn1
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Mody,

The URL you posted is what started this journey; I wanted to "see it to believe it".

The Version Manager or the Change Version window will not display inside of ArcMap.  In fact, the only window that shows is the Compare Versions.

I can create a New Version and switch to that on creation.  I can open the Administer Database in ArcCatalog, but nothing appears in ArcMap.

End of the world? No, but a bug (I believe) nonetheless.
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VaL
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Occasional Contributor
I have another issue with connecting desktop 10.2 to SDE MSSQL 10:
[ATTACH=CONFIG]29268[/ATTACH]

Can I connect to SDE 10 from 10.2, or I need to upgrade the SDE first?
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MichaelVolz
Esteemed Contributor
Christopher:

How about opening the connection to SQL Server and then see if the version manager appears?

I had a similar issue with Oracle SDE connections that I copied from v10.0 to v10.2.  I was unable to see some of the connection menus in v10.2 until I opened the SDE connection.
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VaL
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Christopher:

How about opening the connection to SQL Server and then see if the version manager appears?

I had a similar issue with Oracle SDE connections that I copied from v10.0 to v10.2.  I was unable to see some of the connection menus in v10.2 until I opened the SDE connection.


What do you mean by 'opening the connection to SQL Server and then see if the version manager appears?'
How do I do that?
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MichaelVolz
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Garnet:

I am extrapolating from the behavior that I am seeing with Oracle, so I'm only guessing that SQL Server will behave the same way.

I copy the .SDE connection file from an ArcGIS Desktop v10.0 machine (or folder if you had v10.0 installed on the same machine previously). If I do not connect to the database in ArcCatalog I only get a limited number of items in the drop-down context menu (Geodatabase Connection Properties and Administration are not available).  Once I connect to the database, Geodatabase Connection Properties and Administration are now available.  At this point I would select Geodatabase Connection Properties to select a different version to use in my connection to the SDE database.

If I create a brand new connection in ArcCatalog at v10.2, Geodatabase Connection Properties and Administration are available whether I am connected to the database or not.
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