Having managed numerous SDE databases for our clients since version 3.0, when you couldn’t directly edit it. I have to say that versioning is a great tool, if are you are very dedicated to the maintenance of it. Keep the A&D record count as low as possible, because it will slow down your performance.

 

We also currently edit several databases in our own environment using both strategies, because it really comes down to workflow preference for a particular task.

 

Work in a version:

• If you need to QA the edits before posting to default
• Just doing sample design work and don’t want to save it by just deleting the version.
• Several editors working in the same geographic area and want to check for conflicts
• The edits are for example; for a frozen tax year and shouldn’t be posted for all to see yet

 

Edit to base:

• You want the data to always be live
• No need for a QA review
• You don’t have the resources to do the version maintenance to keep the A&D’s down.

 

Regards,

Lee

 

 

Leland R. Bailey
Sr. Analyst / Sr. GIS Analyst

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New question but same topic –

 

I am curious if anyone  directly edits the default version of the SDE data – is this a bad idea? I believe this is the case but I would like to hear what others have to say.

 

I have discovered much of our SDE data is “registered as versioned” but the one other version that exists - is from 2014. It has not been edited since that time. The way it is set up now, all edits are made directly to the default version. I would be interested in hearing if anyone just edits the default and does not bother to have other versions.

 

It seems to me it would be better to register the data as non-versioned and edit non-versioned data. Or, set up versioning properly, post edits to the default from an edit-version and keep up with doing a compress on a regular basis.

 

I have gotten a lot of great advice from ESRI Tech Support – they recommend setting up versioning correctly.   I am really new to being in a partial data administration role (last week) and any advice from seasoned SDE experts would be helpful. I need real-world experiences to back up my argument.

 

Caroline

 

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