ArcSDE - Northeast Arc Users Group

ArcSDE Schema and RIGeodatabase, Behaviors and Referential Integrity• ArcSDE schema “living” with or in DW schemas– You must KNOW everything about your ArcSDE and Data schemas.– “lives” alongside, integrated or “connected” into the overall Data Warehouseschemas and structures, embedded.– Need to be careful of the complex relationships and interdependencies ncies withinthe ArcSDE/GeoDatabase schema objects.• Referential Integrity and PK-FK– ArcObjects, ArcSDE and RDBMS are maintaining various pieces dependingupon the functionality (versioning, relationship classes, feature e linkedannotation, etc…) ) implemented.• Entity Integrity - define a row as a unique entity• Domain Integrity - define validity of values for columns• Referential Integrity - ensure key values are consistent across tables• User-Defined Integrity - enforce other business rules– Understand the schema and what is implemented, be careful and test.– Some customizations will work but may not necessarily be formally y supported.