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Read EGDB Feature Class After Publishing Versioned Feature Service

  • February 26, 2026
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teofilosalgado
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Hello all!
I have a question regarding accessing data in an Enterprise Geodatabase in a branch-versioned Feature Service scenario:

Using FME’s Esri Geodatabase (ArcSDE Geodb) Reader, can I read branch-versioned feature classes directly from my Enterprise Geodatabase (SDE connection) now that I have published a branch-versioned Feature Service? If I point it to the “sde.DEFAULT” version, will it access the features correctly?

I would like to perform some heavy geoprocessing tasks, and my Feature Service performance isn’t keeping up, so the Esri ArcGIS Connector is a no-go. My Enterprise Geodatabase, on the other hand, is robust and more than capable of handling these tasks (e.g., DatabaseJoiners, FeatureReaders, FeatureMergers, etc.).
 
Thanks.

 

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    desiree_at_safe
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    Hi! Would you be willing to share a workspace or screenshots of how you have this set up?
     

    Happy FME-ing!
      pdrell
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      • pdrellParticipant
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      • March 4, 2026

      Default with the database reader should be fine, branch versions are edited through a service but deltas and default version are all still stored in the database not on server.

        teofilosalgado
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        Default with the database reader should be fine, branch versions are edited through a service but deltas and default version are all still stored in the database not on server.

        Thanks! One follow-up question: can I use an Esri Geodatabase (ArcSDE Geodb) Writer to insert data into this versioned dataset? I'm wondering if it will behave like ArcGIS Pro’s Append tool and will correctly insert the data into the DEFAULT version.

        teofilosalgado
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        Hi! Would you be willing to share a workspace or screenshots of how you have this set up?
         

        Sure, right now my Workspace is just a simple  FME’s Esri Geodatabase (ArcSDE Geodb), configured as follows:
         

        My Workspace
        Reader Parameters

         

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