Introduction to the Multiuser Geodatabase

This course shows how to leverage the powerful capabilities offered by the multiuser geodatabase. You learn fundamental editing workflow procedures, clientside performance considerations, and how to access and edit GIS data in a multiuser environment. This course does not focus on a specific supported RDBMS and is suitable for those working with desktop, workgroup, and enterprise ArcSDE geodatabases.

This course is designed for GIS analysts, specialists, data technicians, and others who are migrating to a multiuser geodatabase environment. GIS managers will find the course a useful introduction to the capabilities of a multiuser geodatabase. Those who want to learn how to create the structure of a geodatabase and add "smart" features such as subtypes, domains, and relationship classes, may wish to enroll in Building Geodatabases, which pairs well with this course.

After completing this course, you will be able to

• Understand the differences between desktop, workgroup, and enterprise geodatabases.
• Connect to a multiuser geodatabase.
• Load vector and raster data into a multiuser geodatabase.
• Optimize clientside performance.
• Understand fundamental concepts of versioning.
• Perform versioned and non-versioned editing on data stored in a multiuser geodatabase.
• View and resolve conflicts during versioned editing.
• Edit disconnected data using geodatabase replication.

• Geodatabase basics: Overview of geodatabase types; Advantages of ArcSDE geodatabases; ArcSDE geodatabases: desktop, workgroup, and enterprise.
• Exploring and connecting to the geodatabase: Application server, direct, and OLE DB connections.
• Exploring geodatabase components: Moving data between geodatabases; Vector and raster data properties; Granting privileges on data.
• Optimizing clientside performance: Performance tips for working with multiuser geodatabases in ArcCatalog and ArcMap.
• Non-versioned editing: Understanding and performing non-versioned editing; Concurrency issues.
• Versioned editing: Working with versions; Version properties and permissions; Multiuser editing in one version and conflicts; Merging versions: reconcile, post, and conflicts.
• Geodatabase replication: Overview of replica types: checkout/check-in, one-way, and two-way; Understanding and performing checkout/check-in replication.

Completion of ArcGIS Desktop II: Tools and Functionality or Learning ArcGIS Desktop and ArcGIS Desktop III: GIS Workflows and Analysis or equivalent knowledge is required. Database administration experience is not required.

This course is designed to work with the following software:

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