Configuring and Managing The Multiuser Geodatabase
Configuring and Managing The Multiuser Geodatabase
Multiuser Geodatabase
Student Edition
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Course introduction
Introduction
Course goals
Additional resources
Installing the course data
What is ArcSDE?
Lesson introduction
Multi-tier architecture
Identify the appropriate software
ArcSDE components
Administrative users
Create and enable enterprise geodatabases
Explore the repository
Exercise 2: Create an enterprise geodatabase
Verify requirements
Create an enterprise geodatabase
View the repository
Lesson review
Managing storage
Lesson introduction
Configuration parameters
Configuration keywords
DBTUNE
Create and update keywords
Exercise 5: Customize storage using configuration keywords
Investigate Help documentation
Export DBTUNE
Edit the file
Import DBTUNE
Use the keyword to load data
Lesson review
Spatial types
Lesson introduction
ArcSDE compressed binary
Spatial field types
Supported spatial types
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Configuring permissions
Lesson introduction
Data users
Operating system users
Database users
Roles
Defining roles
Design roles
Applying permissions
Securing credentials
Exercise 7: Configure permissions for data use
Design a role strategy
Create roles and users
Apply permissions
Test permissions
Lesson review
Associating data
Lesson introduction
Database views
Creating database views
Determine when to create database views
Query layers
Creating query layers
Exercise 8: Associate data with database views and query layers
Explore election data
Create database views
Use database views
Create a query layer
Lesson review
Updating statistics
Scheduling tasks
Managing performance tasks with Python
Exercise 9: Maintain performance in your geodatabase
Create indexes
Update indexes
Update statistics
Automate performance tasks
Schedule the Python script
Lesson review
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Geodatabase workflow
Lesson introduction
Geodatabase workflow
Geodatabase users
Geodatabase tasks
Exercise 11: Configure and manage a multiuser geodatabase
Create the Manhattan geodatabase
Load data into the geodatabase
Apply permissions
Maintain performance
Lesson review
Appendixes
Appendix A: Esri data license agreement
Appendix B: Answers to lesson review questions
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