Reporting changes using geoprocessing
The Change Reporter geoprocessing tool allows you to find changes made to individual feature classes or an entire geodatabase between specified dates/times. The changes reported are feature additions, modifications, and feature deletions. Once found, the changes are automatically committed to the Reviewer table for further review.
- Start ArcMap or ArcCatalog.Sugerencia:
If the ArcMap - Getting Started dialog box appears, you can open a new or existing map document. You can also check the Do not show this dialog box in the future check box and click Open.
- On the main menu, click Customize > Toolbars > Data Reviewer.
- Browse to the geodatabase location where you want the Reviewer records stored.
- Start a Reviewer session.Sugerencia:
It is highly recommended that you use the Use Default Spatial Reference (WGS-84) option.
- Click Close on the Reviewer Session Manager dialog box.
- Click the ArcToolbox Window button on the Standard toolbar.
The ArcToolbox window appears.
- Expand the tree view next to Aeronautical Tools > Change Detection.
- Double-click the Change Reporter tool.
The Change Reporter dialog box appears.
- Click the browse button next to the Select Geodatabase text box.Nota:
The geodatabase selected must be SDE enabled and versioned and have geodatabase archiving enabled.
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You can change the beginning date and time by performing one of the following steps in the Beginning Date field:
- Select a date by clicking the drop-down arrow.
- Select a date/time field and press the UP and DOWN arrow keys on the keyboard.
- Type directly over the default date/time listed.
Nota:Be sure to not set a start date earlier than when archiving was enabled on the geodatabase. This will result in every feature in the database being marked as a change.
- You can change the End Date by performing one of the following steps:
- Select a date by clicking the drop-down arrow.
- Select a date/time field and press the UP and DOWN arrow keys on the keyboard.
- Type directly over the default date/time listed.
- Check the check boxes next to the change type(s) on which you want the tool to run:
- Change Type: Adds (optional)
- Change Type: Modifications (optional)
- Change Type: Deletes (optional)
- Check the check boxes next to the feature classes and tables to be interrogated in the Select Feature Classes and Tables list.
- Click OK to begin processing.
The Change Reporter geoprocessing log displays as the tool runs, and changes are written to the Reviewer table.
- Once the Change Reporter geoprocessing tool completes, click Close on the Change Reporter geoprocessing log.