Alter Version (Data Management)

Summary

Alters the database version's properties of name, description, and access permissions.

Usage

• Versioning tools only work with enterprise geodatabase data. Personal and file geodatabases do not support versioning.
• Versions are not affected by changes occurring in other versions of the database.
• A version's permission can only be changed by its owner.
License:

Versions can only be created and edited with the ArcGIS for Desktop Standard and ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced license levels.

Syntax

AlterVersion_management (in_workspace, in_version, {name}, {description}, {access})

Parameter	Explanation	Data Type
in_workspace	The enterprise geodatabase where the version to be altered is located.	Workspace
in_version	Name of the version to be altered.	String
name (Optional)	The new name of the version.	String
description (Optional)	The new description for the version.	String
access (Optional)	Set/change the access permissions. PRIVATE —Only the owner may view the version and modify available feature classes. This is the default. PUBLIC — Any user may view the version and modify available feature classes. PROTECTED —Any user may view the version, but only the owner may modify available feature classes.	String

Code Sample

AlterVersion example:

The following stand-alone Python script uses the AlterVersion Goeprocessing tool to alter a version.

# Name: AlterVersion_Example.py
# Description: Changes the name of a version

# Import system modules
import arcpy

# Set local variables
inWorkspace = "Database Connections/[e-mail]"
versionName = "myVersion"
newName = "myVersion2"

# Execute AlterVersion
arcpy.AlterVersion_management(inWorkspace, versionName, newName, "#", "PUBLIC")

Environments

This tool does not use any geoprocessing environments

Licensing Information

ArcGIS for Desktop Basic: No

ArcGIS for Desktop Standard: Yes

ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced: Yes