Latest Contributions by Robert_LeClair

Emily - One thing you can do to prevent accidental editing of the DEFAULT version is to set it as PROTECTED.  That way all authenticated users can connect to the geodatabase but cannot edit the DEFAULT version - only SDE can.  Then you can make a child version of DEFAULT for your editors.  One way to get around users accidentally editing a version they're not supposed to is to configure their connection to point to only the version they're supposed to.  Then when they activate the connection, they're on their version and do not have to change versions from DEFAULT to something else.  That and setting DEFAULT to PROTECTED. If you're data is stored in SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, etc., then you are configured for multi-user editing.  ArcMap by default in set up for non-versioned editing so you have to change that after you register feature classes as versioned.  The key is permissions on data - create an Editor Role, a Reader Role, etc. and assign users to those roles.  The owner of data (feature classes, tables) then assigns the read/write permissions to the data. The multiuser geodatabase requires good planning for security, editing, permissions, maintenance and more.  It's a great workflow! Regards, Robert ... View more

I asked one of our Developer staff about this - his response: I know you can create a context menu: http://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/sdk/api-reference/#topic10135.html       You cany use an updatemodule to modify an existing menu, but I’m unsure if they are categorized.       Dynamic Menus can be used to populate a menu with commands on the fly:   <dynamicMenu caption="Acme Menu"                          className="DynoMenu"                          id="acme_dynoMenu"                          largeImage="pack://application:,,,/ProTestApp;component/Images/MenuImage32.png"                          smallImage="pack://application:,,,/ProTestApp;component/Images/MenuImage16.png" >               <tooltip heading="Heading" image="pack://application:,,,/Acme;component/Images/MenuImage16.png">Some text</tooltip>             </dynamicMenu>   http://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/sdk/api-reference/#topic10440.html   Those are cool if you want to build a context menu and dynamically specify what it holds based on the context (you could add different tools depending on whether you click on a point geometry vs a polygon, for example).  That’s a pretty cool option. J Hope this helps. Robert LeClair Esri-Denver ... View more

Emily - Great question!  So if you have your vector data stored in a multiuser geodatabase, technically they're configured for non-versioned editing.  If you registered a feature class as versioned, then it adds delta tables to that feature class for versioned editing.  To further muddy the waters, when you create a new multiuser geodatabase there is only the DEFAULT version.  If you want to make child versions of DEFAULT for editing, you can.  I recommend reading the Versioning 101 Whitepaper - http://www.esri.com/news/arcuser/0110/versioning101.html - to understand the terminology.  So you COULD have 100+ feature classes registered as versioned if you want to.  And you COULD edit your data in the DEFAULT version.  But would you want too?  Probably not... Not sure if this helps - I teach the Versioning class so can help out... ... View more

In my Alpha version of ArcGIS Pro 1.4, I do see "Create Template from Network Dataset" and "Create Network Dataset from Template" GP tools, so I feel reasonably confident saying it will be part of 1.4 ArcGIS Pro. ... View more

A couple things to test: For the user experiencing the crash, close out of all ArcGIS products.  Rename the Esri folders found under : C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming and in the Registry Editor under: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software. Still crashes? For the user experiencing the crash, have them turn off the lock computer option in the display settings to it's only manual enabled with the CTRL-Alt-Delete key function.  Does ArcMap still crash? Have another user log into the PC, start ArcMap and lock the computer.  Then proceed to unlock the computer.  Does ArcMap crash still?  If no, then it may be related to that user's profile. Does the PC have 2 video cards?  The one you listed and an Intel Video Card?  A tech support incident from 10/14/16 mentions ArcMap crashing that when ArcMap first starts it uses the NVidea Video card.  Then after inactivity, the Intel Driver takes precedence and starts.  Once ArcMap resumes, it searches for the original resources it was using but because it is no longer active, the program crashes. ... View more

Another workflow is to use Modelbuilder to do the analysis.  There is a tool - Make Feature Layer that uses a ratio policy - basically a percentage split on the population field based upon an intersect. ... View more

You could use the Archive Option on One-Way replication via the DEFAULT version to decouple versioning from replication but this a pretty niche workflow.  Good luck! ... View more

Have you updated your video card driver?  One thing we see is the driver is out of date and a Windows Update will not provide the latest driver.  Determine what make/model you have on your computer, go to the manufacturers website, download and install the latest driver.  Another thing to try is toggle the OpenGL vs DirectX setting in Pro to see if that reduces crashes with the Animation issue.  Good luck! ... View more

Hi Tami - when you unregister the replica pairs, it removes the connection between the parent/child geodatabases.  Further, the hidden synchronization versions that are in the parent/child geodatabases are used to compare what's been added, updated, and/or deleted are also deleted.  The only way I can think of getting those lost edits back would be from an incremental backup of the parent/child geodatabase.  Could be wrong but that's my guess. ... View more

Sean Hlousek had a similar request via GISCO today.  I was able to download the 50 States DDV symbol files internally and share them out with him.  Sean posted them to GitHub at the following address:  https://github.com/VerdantSkys/DDVs_ALL  As Sean wrote - "All credit goes to Jim Mossman http://www.jmossmanart.com/ddv/ddv.html   If you use these - you might go to that site and download them all.  If you don't use these, or don't know what they are, you still might want to grab them and check them out.  In my opinion, they give maps a real "local" feel and look sharp.  (And they are fun).   Just wanted to share that they are available again.  If someone has a better file hosting site, it would be a good idea to make them available somewhere else.  " ... View more

With the trial version, you get Installation Support from Esri Support Services.  I'd recommend calling them at 888-377-4575 ... View more

You're correct.  In Pro, it will "update basemap."  To get around this, go to the Project Pane, click Portal, click the cloud icon and search for a new basemap - USA_Topo_Maps for example and add it to the current map.  Now you have two basemaps.  From there, you can set scale dependent displays on both layers. ... View more

Luke - are you referring to the Basemaps that you can access via ArcMap/ArcGIS Pro?  One suggestion is to use scale dependent displays on the basemap layer.  Add the basemap twice to ArcMap/ArcGIS Pro.  Set the scale dependencies on when each layer turns off/turns on. ... View more

Piterson - no, the "Create Enterprise Geodatabase" GP tool requires an ArcGIS for Server Enterprise *.ecp file to allow the GP tool to execute properly.  With an Advanced ArcGIS for Desktop license, you can create a Desktop multiuser geodatabase (stored in SQL Server Express) using the Catalog/ArcCatalog application. ... View more

Andrew - no Pro "MXD Doctor" to my knowledge - there's not an ArcGIS Idea for this one yet either.  I did look into earlier Esri Support Services calls about this error message and the end result was a corrupt *.aprx not recoverable.  Do you have a backup copy stored elsewhere? ... View more