NIM082947 for ArcSDE/Enterprise Geodatabase

Bug ID Number	NIM082947
Submitted	July 20, 2012
Last Modified	April 2, 2025
Applies to	ArcSDE/Enterprise Geodatabase
Version found	10.1
Version Fixed	10.2
Status	Fixed

Description

When a child version is created by a user with a dot/period (.) in the user name, the child version cannot be modified or deleted with the Geodatabase Administration tool.

There is no error message returned by the delete version operation, but the bug persists.

Cause

This is a known issue, please see the link to Bug NIM0892487 in the Related Information section below.

Before Patch:

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Workaround

ArcGIS 10.1 SP1 for (Desktop, Engine, Server) SQL Server User Names With Special Characters Patch has been created to address this issue.

After Patch:

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Install and download the ArcGIS 10.1 SP1 for (Desktop, Engine, Server) SQL Server User Names With Special Characters Patch
If it is not possible to download the patch above, the following workarounds are available:
• Use the Delete Version geoprocessing tool
• Use the sdeversion command line tool