Geometric networks and versioned geodatabases

In order to edit your geometric network in an ArcSDE geodatabase, it must first be registered as versioned. Once versioned, there are some changes that are allowed on the geometric network:

• Add a new, empty network feature class. After being added, the feature class will be registered as versioned.
• Add a new weight.
• Add, delete, or modify connectivity rules.

The geodatabase uses an optimistic concurrent approach during editing in an ArcSDE geodatabase; no locks are applied when features and objects are being edited. A number of editors can simultaneously edit a geometric network independent of each other. This means that editors can edit the same feature at the same time. This workflow introduces the potential for conflicts. This can occur when:

• Two editors are editing the same data in the same version at the same time.
• The same feature is modified in two different versions.