XRay for ArcCatalog shows 43 differences when "Analyze Differences" tool is run.

[JeffWard]

Hey All,

Whenever I populate an empty file geodatabase with the Local Government  Information Model using XRay for ArcCatalog I end up with 43 differences  when I run the "Analyze Differences" tool.  I also get errors when I  enable the information model on the Parcel Fabric so that I can use the  parcel workflows saying that I am missing fields (specifically the  FloorDesignator in the ParcelFabric_Lines and FLOORDEGNTR in  TaxParcelCondo).

This doesn't seem like a very good way to get the schema loaded if it is  missing fields and field properties are different.  In fact, the  missing fields don't show up in the differences analysis, which seems  weird.

Has anyone been able to load the schema without differences?  If so, what is the process?

Thanks,

[RyanKelso]

I gave this a try (in 10.1) and Analyze Differences for me came up with 63 differences.  I noticed that the vast majority of the differences were apostrophes being translated as spaces.  Annoying but not a critical issue.  Did you check if the "missing fields" were actually missing?  Those fields you mentioned were there for me.

Most of the remaining differences were:  Dataset Property: ControllerMemberships="BuildingInteriorSpace_Topology 5 1 1 false" vs. "".  I have no clue what that is.  Two of the differences, Dataset Property: Height="1" vs. "4567" and Dataset Property: Width="1" vs. "6661" for Hillshade, are simply from exporting schema only.

I agree that XRay should be able to do a better job of minimizing differences between exported/imported schemas, even if some of the differences are trivial.