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.

It is essential to ensure that your Cloud PostgreSQL instances and PostGIS extension are patched with the latest updates to maintain optimal performance and security.

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

Workflows have been identified that can cause inconsistencies in the branch versioning system tables. When such an issue is encountered, features with missing branch versioning metadata can cause data inconsistencies when the version is reconciled, posted, and/or deleted.

Intended for database administrators as recommendations for establishing the product workspaces in an Enterprise Geodatabase (Oracle®, SQL Server®, PostgreSQL®).

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

This white paper is intended for database administrators as recommendations
to configure Windows Authentication for the PostgreSQL Enterprise Geodatabase.

This white paper is intended for database administrators as recommendations
to upgrade the PostgreSQL and PostGIS version for the Enterprise Geodatabase.