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ArcSDE (Spatial Database Engine) is a server-software sub-system (by ESRI) that enables the usage of Relational Database Management Systems (RDMS) for spatial data.

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Error opening feature class from SDE (which can be opened in another application)

We're using ArcGis 10.1 with ArcSDE 9.3.1 on Oracle 10g. I've got 2 layers that cannot be opened or modified with ArcCatalog or ArcMap (but they show up in the list. Everything worked just fine ...
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Are there any publicly available ArcSDE Servers I can use for developing client applications

I have been asked by our client if I can add the ability to connect to instances of ArcSDE servers from our desktop application. I am sure that we can do this a number of different ways, what I was ...
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Open source vs Proprietary [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: What are the FOSS equivalents to these ArcGIS products? 'm especially interested in Open Source vs Proprietary decisions. Can any of the open source software for ...
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ST_Geometry vs SDE Binary: seeking recommendations, experiences

I've got some questions I've collected as we try to come to a decision about whether to use ST_Geometry or SDE native geometry for an Oracle/SDE datastore on a new project. The organization has quite ...
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What is the overall architecture of ArcSDE, and how does it fit into the enterprise?

I'm finding many gaps in my understanding of ArcSDE, particularly as it relates to Oracle. I just can't quite wrap my brain around the overall architecture of it, and how it fits into an enterprise. ...
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Updates to ArcSDE via Oracle trigger

Is it possible and/or feasible for an Oracle trigger to periodically update ArcSDE via a REST geoprocessing service? Does anyone have any experience with such a thing? The reason for this is that I ...
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Is it possible to add arcgis-server services or ArcSDE datasets to Tilemill

Our web design department wants to use mapbox/tilemill to create webmaps for our public websites, but all our data is made available through ArcGIS-server or ArcSDE. Is there some way to use these ...
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ArcSDE : Cascading Subtypes in ArcGIS 10/SQL Server

I'm currently creating an ArcSDE DB on an SQL Server. It is designed to complete species survey, with information from the field. In order to help themselves, they asked me to implement a particular ...
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How to create feature dataset by pgAdmin(postgres) that can by use in sde conection?

How to create feature dateset in postgres(pgAdmin) that can by use in sde conection (arcgis)?
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Why Can't ArcPy Search the Newly Created Feature

I'm running the following tool in ArcGIS 10. I have an ArcPy Script like this: import arcpy from arcpy import env env.workspace=r"C:/sde/lcimrl.sde" fc="SDE.ATTACHMENTS\SDE.attachment_points" fcRows ...
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Can we use procedures in a Query layer (ArcGIS Desktop 10.1 & Server 10.1)?

I have one basic question that.. Can we use procedures in Query layer (ArcGIS Desktop 10.1)?? Currently I am using query layer for ArcGIS Desktop 10.1 and its working fine . My DBA person told me ...
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Problem installing ArcSDE engine plugin for Eclipse

I'm looking for the following jars for the ArcSDE API: jsde_sdk.jar jpe_sdk.jar concurrent.jar icu4_3_2.jar thanks to this answer I've found that they can be gotten installing the ArcSDE engine ...
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ArcSDE Archiving - H tables

We have ArcSDE 10.0 on MSSQL 2008 with Geodatabase archiving enabled. In the process of updating a topology I deleted the topology, disabled archiving, unregistered as versioned and then recreated ...
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Where can I get jsde_sdk.jar for ArcSDE 10?

I had an environment working with no problems, with Geonetwork harvesting metadata from ArcSDE 9.3. It was done trhu the following libraries, copied from the ArcSDE installation to the Geonerwork lib ...
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How to enable SDE Archiving with python and the SDE api ArcGIS 10.0

I have a script that does some register as versioned and updating privileges. How would I call into the c api for ArcSDE to enable archiving with python? ...
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How to register a Stored Procedure in ArcSDE?

I just registered a SQL Server view with ArcSDE through sdetable -o register [...]. I wonder, how to register a SQL Server stored procedure with ArcSDE? Is it the same process as the view? EDIT ...
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ARCMAP ERROR 000464: Cannot get exclusive schema lock

I am trying to run the "Near" tool in Arcmap. Both my layers involved are on a SDE database. When I run the tool I get the following error... ERROR 000464: Cannot get exclusive schema lock. ...
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How to update a value in an ArcSde table using ArcMap's VBA

First of all, I want to update a table, not a feature class (no geographical information). I tried the following Public Sub updateInSql(tableName As String, whereClause As String, field As String, ...
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Create dynamically multiple layers in ArcGIS Server 10.1

I am using ArcGIS Server 10.1 and Desktop 10.1 software. I am publishing table from sqlserver to the ArcGIS server, that table (from sqlserver) is updating hourly, and the types are increasing. I ...
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Can you synchronize tables between ArcSDE(MSSQL) and PostgreSQL(PostGIS) regularly?

I have spatial tables in ArcSDE 10.1 (MSSQL 2008 R2) geodatabases and need to update the same spatial tables in PostgreSQL 9.1(PostGIS 2.0.1) geodatabases. Basically I use my ArcSDE environment for ...
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Why I see different data from PostGIS and ArcSDE

I have installed ArcSDE 10 on PostgreSQL 8.4.3 with PostGIS 1.4.2. I did some tests. I imported one feature layer with 8500 features into ArcSDE through ArcCatalog. and I deleted 8499 features in ...
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arcsde - index LOADING/FAILED/UNUSABLE

I have a problem with import data with fme and arcsde. I have a loop of import data in the same arcsde table. I have a problem with index : Error while executing stream insert operation for table ...
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Arcsde - FME - import data

I have a problem with the import of data with FME 2012 and ArcSDE 10. After import, my data are not visibles in ArcMap or ArcCatalog. My layers are registered in ArcSDE. I found a solution: After ...
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Applying schema changes on a esri geodatabase two-way replica set

I have an Esri geodatabase two-way replica set. I need to update the schema on both databases in the replica set. Esri describes doing this using ArcGIS schema tools (compare/export/import replica ...
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Is it possible to load features into ArcSDE without using ArcObjects?

I have a SDE geodatabase in MS SQL Server, where geometries are stored in MS SQL's native geometry types, rather than the ArcSDE Binary. It seems like it would be relatively easy to create new ...
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How to identify “true arcs” in Arcmap?

This is really annoying: the only good way of creating circles in ArcMap is using true arc, (compound curves) but I need to convert those to vertex (densifying) because of a compatibility problem. I ...
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Geodata Service in ArcGIS Java script api (3.1)

Can I use Geodata service in ArcGIS JavaScript API 3.1 ??? Background : I have simple map service and the all attribute data is stored in Sql Server database. I want to perform query operation on map ...
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Where are representation definitions in the ArcSDE database (MS SQL)

I think ArcGIS Desktop 10.0 has a bug with storing symbol levels in representations. I can't change symbol levels (the drawing order of a layer according to a category). SDE will not save the changes ...
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How to replace corrupt representations stored in a geodatabase using symbology from layer file?

I have a lyr file with symbology that I want to store in the database. Symbolology is already stored in the geodatabase but the symbology levels has been corrupted migrating from 9.3 to 10. Thus, I ...
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Help! - ArcSDE is locking our Oracle schemas

We changed a password on an Oracle schema, but apparently we have some rogue SDE clients - probably old ArcGIS map services on a dev machine somewhere - attempting to connect with the old password. ...
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ArcSDE 10.1 no longer needed?

Through my frustration of not finding the post-installation wizard with ArcSDE 10.1 and being unsuccessful with the command line tool to start an SDE service on our SDE databases, I found I was able ...
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How to autonumber fields in versioned ArcGIS 10 SDE?

I want to have a field with autonumbering in ArcGIS. I have a versioned SDE database (SQL server). Thus, using the identity seed attribute in the SQL server is not an option. Is it really not possible ...
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Best practice for loading shapefiles into ArcSDE geodatabase using web application

We are developing a web GIS using Flexviewer and we want to allow users to upload a shp file and insert it into a ArcSDE geodatabase. I think there are two steps at least. upload the shp file (zip) ...
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arcpy - how to run geoprocessing python script on SDE

I was testing my script on a .gdb on my local drive and I got it to work. The actual geodatabase I would like to run the script on is an SDE. I tried changing my filepath from the .gdb to the .sde and ...
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Create ESRI ArcSDE Connection File (.sde) using Python/ArcPy at the ArcView license level?

Is there an alternative way to create ArcSDE connections in ArcGIS 10.0 using Python at the ArcView license level? I need to create 4 separate connection files for a MXD SDE data source re-point tool. ...
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Why does arcpy append from file geodatabase to SDE fail?

I'm trying to append a feature class from a file geodatabase to an Arcsde featureclass using this line of code: arcpy.Append_management("parcel_copy", sde_path+"parcel" ,"NO_TEST") This line works ...
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How do I format SQL queries for use in Arcpy?

I have to make an SQL query on a column having not adequat name "type_borne_id", I couldn't make SQL queries using arcpy.Select_analysis neither selectbyattribute, but when I use select_analysis ...
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How to drop ArcSDE connection using Python scripting?

I want to be able to control connections to ArcSDE via python. Here is my script so far using ESRI's example. import arcpy from arcpy import env env.workspace = r"SDEConnection" fcList = ...
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Multiple-machine deployment scenario. Solutions?

I have a virtual machine (let's call it machine no.1) on which I have installed Microsoft SQL Express 2008 R+ ArcSDE 10.0+ ArcGIS Desktop 10.0 +ArcGIS Server 10.0. Everything is connected and works ...
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ArcSDE Database Refactoring Tools?

We are using liquibase as evolutionary DB change management tool in our applications, it works great when we use it in "common" database schemas. But we also work with GIS applications using esri ...
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ArcGIS Query Layer performance documentation or feedback

I first tried asking this question in the ArcGIS forums but as is common I got a total of 0 responses. I'm willing to accept this may be due to a lack of knowledge on the subject, but I'm optimistic. ...
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ArcGIS 10 querying Oracle 10g without SDE

I'm interested to see if anyone has successfully got this setup working, and if so how many sacrifices were required and to which deities. I am hoping to ultimately get ArcGIS Server 10 serving map ...
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Porting existing MSSQL database to SDE

I have an existing MSSQL2008R2 database with views each containing a single geometry field along with a big number of "attributes". I would like to be able to do INSERTS, UPDATES, and DELETES on ...
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Duplicate ObjectID in ArcSDE Table

After making a check in from an arcpad AXF file, i remark that there's duplicate object ID records , this Arcsde pgsql table is versioned and edited by Axf checkins and a .net engine application. the ...
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How to compress enterprise geodatabase with stored procedure?

I'm looking for a stored procedure in ArcSDE for SQL Server which performs geodatabase compression to include it in our daily maintenance plan. Is there any such thing in ArcSDE 10.0?
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Why am I getting duplicate ghost points (features), i.e., one point in the feature class but two points?

When editing some of the attributes in a point feature class in ArcMap 9.3, duplicate labels started showing up. When I click on the point, I discovered that the point has duplicated itself BUT there ...
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Find Duplicate Feature Classes in ESRI Geodatabase

I have inherited a SDE instance that has 1000+ feature classes within which are around 100 Feature Datasets. I have found through manual exploration that there are at least some Feature Classes that ...
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how to use SQL Server Express (ArcSDE Personal) local geodatabase without elevated privileges

I have SQL Server 2008 Express on my workstation by virtue of having Visual Studio 2010. To ready it for use with ArcGIS, I ran the ArcSDE Personal 'Enabling SQL Server Express to store geodatabases' ...
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Postgresql for Qgis and Arcgis - What to do/What not to do

Is it possible to use postgresql with QGIS and ArcGIS? One database for different clients. Is it anything that I have worry or any problems to use the DBMS from two different software? I know that I ...
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ArcSDE - use native geometry types for later migration away from SDE?

Background: We have a non-spatial reporting web application with a SQL Server backend. We would like to add a spatial component to this application: serve up some basemaps, serve up points and ...

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