Latest Contributions by RickGeittmann

Hmmm it is possible. I gave up on our systems and loaded ArcMap / Catalog on the GIS server then just remote into it fire up catalog on the server and run the tools to create whatever DB I need as I was running into some of the same connection issues awhile back. Using the above method I just create the DB in catalog and point to the key code - then set the permissions in SSMS then shell back to catalog and set any other permissions I need to. Also use SSMS to change the parameters for the log and mdf files and other stuff as needed. Additionally I switched and started using a named instance and all spatial DB's are built under that named instance using the DBO schema instead of the SDE schema. You can still lock folks out of a DB in SSMS by just not mapping them to a DB in SSMS under their login or group they are assigned to. That was my solution to trying to connect across the network with all the issues. Afterwards all I do then is create the desk top connection to the DB in catalog on my work station and off I go. Mayhap give the route above with loading the DK software on the server - we use a concurrent license model so no issues there. BTW the dang windows firewall is good about blocking ports for Arc / SDE so you may talk to your network folks to check that out. ... View more

It would appear that the data is reprojecting on the fly from WGS84 to Web Mercator. I would not edit the data in this case if my statement above is correct - editing in this manner will most likely induce errors into your data. Remember the first data element added to a ArcMap session sets the data frame reference for the coordinate system unless someone manually set the coordinate reference first then brought the data in. Information: Spatial reference does not match data frame—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop ... View more

Paul, Have you checked that you have connection permissions to the MSSQL on the server? Use SSMS check to make sure you are mapped to the instance which allows connections. You may not have the permissions to connect to the new instance nor the permissions to create a new DB. ... View more

One thing we ran across on the local install of Portal is the inability to run in mixed mode - as in we bring in the HTTP REST end point from NOAA for the stream gages and things do not work correctly. ... View more

Log into the customer care portal and you an download them from there ... View more

Oh forgot to add users can fix this without admin rights on a machine since the files referenced are specific to their profile. Seems to have fixed the issue under IE 10 ... View more

ALCON: I figured out one thing that has seemed to fix the issue. After I installed the package on a system I went into the My Documents for the specific user profile I installed under to the ArcGIS Explorer directory and deleted all base map files. Further each user would need to do the same for their profile. Near as I can figure out is the default base map that got installed was corrupt or something. Also check the My Basemaps directory. So far this has resolved the issue on all the machines that experienced the problem - after deleting the default base map files restart the program and it should fix the issue. ... View more

I had the same issue - tried loading OS patches etc to no end. The fix (at least for us)  I found which does not require admin rights is to simply open Windows FILE EXPLORER navigate to the MY DOCUMENTS and delete all files under the ArcGIS Explorer directory and in the ArcGIS directory IF ONLY ArcExplorer is loaded on the machine - if you have any Arc Desktop software loaded delete only those files under the ArcGIS Explorer directory. Reopen ArcExplorer navigate to the NMF you want to open and it should work. The symptoms we had were a user would double click on a NMF file and the application would just sit there with a screen up indicating that it was loading the NMF file but would never open it. Some machines we did not have this issue on though. Hope this helps Rick ... View more

Nevermid gang was a sleep at the KB yesterday - DOH!!! found it right in front of me!! ... View more

Same here - I have pulled in some 3rd order survey marker data and two markers that are @ 350 ft apart results in an error of 4.43 ft at one marker and @ 3.2 on the other - although data that is angled NW & SE alignment seems to look OK but data in the N or S directions is off quite a bit. I am located in Washington state on on the southern end of Puget Sound. I am actually surprised at the amount of error in the spatial positioning - especially in small areas. ... View more

AHA!! Thanks Robert - the link to the FLEX specific forum section thins down the amount of threads to search through for info and looks like some of the specific stuff I am looking for is located there. Rick ... View more