Posted on January 15, 2023 (Updated on July 10, 2025)

Listing ArcSDE versions using ArcPy?

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How do I know what version of ArcSDE I have?

You can query which version is being used within your geodatabase by using the following: “Select * from sde. version; (or sde. sde_version if using SQL Server”.
 

How do I find my geodatabase version?

Answer

  1. Right-click the database connection in the Catalog pane, and click Properties.
  2. In the Database Properties dialog box, on the General tab, expand the Upgrade Status section.
  3. Locate the version number of the enterprise geodatabase. The version number of the enterprise geodatabase in this example is 10.8. 0.2.

 

Can a file geodatabase be versioned?

No, versioning is not possible in a file geodatabase. File geodatabases are designed to be edited by a single user and do not support geodatabase versioning. Versioning, a mechanism in which all data edits are recorded as rows in delta tables, is only supported in an enterprise geodatabase.

What is versioned geodatabase?

What Is Versioning? Versioning is the mechanism that enables concurrent multiuser geodatabase editing in ArcSDE geodatabases. It uses an optimistic concurrency data-locking model, which means no locks are applied to affected features and rows during long transactions.

Is ArcSDE dead?

Reports of the death of ArcSDE are greatly exaggerated.
 

How does versioning work in ArcGIS?

Versioning facilitates long transactions by allowing editors to work isolated within their own version of the geodatabase and across multiple edit sessions. Once an editor finishes a collection of edits, they can merge their changes back to the parent version from which their version was created.

How do I view a GDB file?

Embarcadero offers a free trial version of the InterBase database software.

  1. Right-click on the GDB file to show the File context menu.
  2. Click the “Open With” option. A list of installed programs opens.
  3. Go to and click the “InterBase” option. The GDB database file opens in InterBase.


What are the three types of geodatabases?

There are three types:

  • File geodatabases—Stored as folders in a file system.
  • Personal geodatabases—All datasets are stored within a Microsoft Access data file, which is limited in size to 2 GB.
  • Enterprise geodatabases—Also known as multiuser geodatabases, they can be unlimited in size and numbers of users.


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What does ArcSDE stand for?

Spatial Database Engine

ArcSDE is software that enables ArcGIS applications to store, manage and retrieve data in a RDBMS. The “Arc” comes from the ubiquitous naming convention used by Esri for their products. The SDE part stands for Spatial Database Engine.

What is an ArcSDE database?

ArcSDE (SDE for Spatial Database Engine) is a server-software sub-system (produced and marketed by Esri) that aims to enable the usage of Relational Database Management Systems for spatial data. The spatial data may then be used as part of a geodatabase.

What does SDE stand for ESRI?

Spatial Database Engine

SDE was developed for the geographic information system (GIS) community and the database management system (DBMS) community who wish to extend their databases with spatial technology.