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Create Version (Data Management Tools)

Summary

Creates a new version in a specified geodatabase or feature service.

Usage

  • The output version name is prefixed by the username, for example, USER1.Maintenance.

  • This tool supports creating versions for branch versioned datasets when the Input Workspace parameter value is a feature service with the version management capability enabled.

    License:

    When working with branch versioned data from a web feature layer data source, organization members may need the ArcGIS Advanced Editing user type extension. For more information, see License requirements for the Version Management service.

Parameters

Label Explanation Data type

Input Workspace

The enterprise geodatabase that contains the parent version and will contain the new version.

For branch versioning, use a feature service URL (for example, https://mysite.mydomain/server/rest/services/ElectricNetwork/FeatureServer).

Workspace

Parent Version

The geodatabase, or version of a geodatabase, on which the new version will be based.

String

Version Name

The name of the version that will be created.

String

Access Permission

(Optional)

Specifies the permission access level for the version to protect it from being edited or viewed by users other than the owner.

  • Private (owner only)—Only the owner or the geodatabase administrator can view and modify the version or versioned data. This is the default.

  • Public (any user)—Any user can view the version. Any user who has been granted read/write (update, insert, and delete) permissions on datasets can modify datasets in the version.

  • Protected (only the owner can edit)—Any user can view the version, but only the owner or the geodatabase administrator can edit the version or datasets in the version.

String

Version Description

(Optional)

The description of the version that will be created. The description cannot exceed 64 characters.

String

Derived output

Label Explanation Data type

Updated Input Workspace

The updated input workspace.

Workspace

Environments

Current Workspace

Licensing information

  • Basic: Limited
    Supported for branch versioning when using named user licensing.
  • Standard: Yes
  • Advanced: Yes