Mapping and Charting Enterprise Databases

The limit on database object name size is the smaller of either the limit enforced by the database management system or the geodatabase limit. Limits vary from one database management system to the next. The types of characters allowed in object names vary by database management system but are also affected by how ArcGIS stores and queries the object information.

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Which are the release plans for Oracle 23ai (23c) Support for ArcGIS Enterprise?

• Oracle has not released Oracle 23ai On-Premises for Linux and Windows yet. 
• On Nov/01/2024 Oracle has postponed again the release, this time to 2025.
• Esri will certify and support Oracle 23ai with ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Enterprise in a future ArcGIS release after Oracle releases the Oracle 23ai On-Premises for Windows and Linux.

You do not have to keep your geodatabase and ArcGIS clients at the same release, but it is recommended that you do so. 

"To connect to the Database from ArcGIS clients, install a Database client on the ArcGIS client machines."

Question: I am new to ArcGIS Enterprise ArcSDE Geodatabases, which Esri training shall I attend ???

Learn how to install the Oracle Database Client for ArcGIS.

This white paper is intended for database administrators as recommendations
to move the SQL Server Enterprise Geodatabase with a Database Backup.