Objects in this class cannot be updated outside an edit session

[ShahriarRahman]

Hi All,

I have defined the workspace, started and stopped the edit session, but afterwards, I am getting the Runtime Error (Objects in this class cannot be updated outside an edit session). The layer "CGD. ROAD_LOCATIONS" is versioned.

……….Script (part)……………..

arcpy.env.workspace = r"\\Pas215q4\User Connection\GS-0001.database.windows.net(1).sde"

edit = arcpy.da.Editor(arcpy.env.workspace)

if (edit.isEditing!='True'):

    edit.startEditing(True, True)

    edit.startOperation()                   

   field = ['SECTION_ID']

   found_values = defaultdict(set)                   

   with arcpy.da.UpdateCursor("CGD.ROAD_LOCATIONS", field, "[OBJECTID] > 944861") as cursor:

       for row in cursor:

         for i, column in enumerate(field):

           if row[i] in found_values[column]:

            cursor.deleteRow()

            break

         else:

            for column, value in zip(field, row):

            found_values[column].add(value)

   edit.stopOperation()

   edit.stopEditing(True)

................................

When running this it breaks in (“for row in cursor”), and I am getting the following error message,

………..Error message…………

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "P:\Create_Assets.py", line 152, in <module>

    main()

  File " P:\Create_Assets.py", line 52, in main

    for row in cursor:

RuntimeError: Objects in this class cannot be updated outside an edit session [CGD. ROAD_LOCATIONS]

No issue with the indentation, maybe I have missed the proper indent here as I am typing it manually. No issue with the script while running from the admin account, but other user accounts is experiencing the run-time issue.

Great to have your suggestions on how to solve this issue please.

Kind regards,

Shahriar

[JoshuaBixby]

The following,

No issue with the script while running from the admin account, but other user accounts is experiencing the run-time issue.

strongly indicates there is a permissions issue happening, whether by design or a defect. 

If non-admin users try the workflow manually in the application, do they get the same error?

[ShahriarRahman]

Hi Joshua,

If non-admin users try the workflow manually in the application, do they get the same error? Yes.

The users have full access to the .sde feature class ("CGD.ROAD_LOCATIONS") and versioning completed. So, I believe there is little chance of permission issue. Do you think there might be some other reasons?

Thanks,

Shahriar

[JoshuaBixby]

If it works for admin users and not regular users whether using ArcPy or the GUI, it is permissions related.  The question is whether there is a workflow issue or defect.  Without knowing a bit more about the overall workflow, e.g., versioning steps before you get to the functional code part above, I can't offer much on that front.  I would suggest you have your DBA look at the database logs because there may be errors showing up there that could point you in the right direction.

[KatyFlaherty]

Hello Joshua, 

I hit this same error code: ERROR 160250: Objects in this class cannot be updated outside an edit session

As opposed to using arcpy.da.Editor, I found

with arcpy.EnvManager(scratchWorkspace=r"workspace path",workspace=r"workspace path"):

     run functions

solved the errors, I tried this without defining the admin login as well. 

Scratch Workspace (Environment setting)—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation

I can elaborate, but see if this works