Applying change files (Maritime Charting)

This topic only applies to the enterprise production environment.

The enterprise production environment allows multiple production databases to be updated with edits that were applied to the Nautical Information System (NIS) database. Each time the product is updated in the product library using Get Changes, a file geodatabase data change message is generated. For example, in a common production workflow, data change messages are generated for edit operations performed within the NIS. These data change messages are stored within the product library and applied to the production database through the Apply Changes tool.

Within the enterprise production environment, data changes from the NIS are propagated to the production databases through a two-step process using the Get Changes command and Apply Changes tool.

The Apply Changes tool runs the Product Refresher processes automatically once the apply changes process is complete.

Steps:

1. Start ArcMap.
2. On the main menu, click Customize > Toolbars > Nautical.
3. Click the Apply Changes button on the Nautical toolbar.

   The Product Updates dialog box appears.

4. Apply changes individually or all at once.

   To apply changes individually	Click Apply Oldest and repeat the steps if you want to apply more updates.
   To apply changes all at once	Click Apply All.

   A message box appears saying the updates were applied. If changes were applied individually, the oldest data change message is applied to the CM version based on the creation date. If all changes were applied at once, all existing data change messages are applied to the CM version from the oldest to most recent date.

   Note:

   Now that you have applied changes to your production database, you can use the Selecting Unverified Features command to identify those changes.

   Note:

   The Get Changes process generates a log file behind the scenes. The location of the log file generated by the tool is different depending on your operating system:

   • On Windows XP, log files are written to <Installation location>\Documents and Settings\<User Login>\Application Data\ESRI\Production10.1\Nautical\LogFiles\Get Changes.
   • On Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008, log files are written to <Installation location>\Users\<UserLogin>\AppData\Roaming\ESRI\Production10.1\NAUTICAL\LogFiles\Get Changes.