Latest Contributions by AsrujitSengupta

I hope you are not using a Basic License of ArcGIS Desktop. The Enable Geodatabase option will be greyed out in that case ... View more

In SQL Server Management Studio...do you still see the SDE Repository tables inside that database? ... View more

Did you close the ArcCatalog interface...reopen it and then check? ... View more

You should surely take a look as to why so many connections are getting generated. Are you using any ArcGIS Server Services (Map Service, Feature Service, ...)? If possible, please discuss the Case with Esri Tech Support so that they can take a closer look at your environment and suggest accordingly. ... View more

First of All: I clicked the option "Assume Answered" by mistake and don't see any option to revert back. Sorry for that. To answer your question: Each connection that you make to that geodatabase -- from ArcMap, ArcCatalog, ArcGIS Server Services...will create a new connection to the geodatabase. Even in the same ArcCatalog interface, if you connect to the same gdb with two different connection files, that will create separate connections and thus show in that list. New GUI for Geodatabase Administration | ArcGIS Blog ... View more

You will need to connect as the Data Owner (not the database owner) and perform those operations. In ArcCatalog, the naming convention shows up as -- database_name.data_owner_name.object_name so if the owner shows as DBO...connect as any login which has the 'sysadmin' server role assigned to it If the owner shows as XYTEST....make sure the Default Schema for that login is set as 'XYTEST' as well and it does not have the 'sysadmin' server role granted to it. To check Default Schema: Open Management Studio> Connect to Instant> Expand Security> Expand Logins> R-Click on the Login> Properties> User Mapping> Check the desired Database ... View more

Have you thought about using the Editor Tracking functionality that was introduced at 10.1... Enable Editor Tracking—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop Enabling and managing editor tracking—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop  (The above links are for 10.3.x, but the logic remains the same) ... View more

As per the below Article, this may be not possible: How To: Specify the current date as the default value for a Date field when creating new features in ArcMap​ However, just to confirm, which version of ArcGIS Desktop and what kind of geodatabase (File gdb, Personal gdb, Enterprise gdb) are you using? ... View more