Schema locks are not being released once a feature layer is removed from ArcMap and attempted to be deleted from ArcCatalog.
Last Published: August 31, 2014ArcGIS for Desktop
Bug ID Number
NIM063897
Submitted
December 31, 2010
Last Modified
June 5, 2024
Applies to
ArcGIS for Desktop
Version found
10.0
Status
Will Not Be Addressed
The development team has considered the issue or request and concluded it will not be addressed. The issue's Additional Information section may contain further explanation.
Additional Information
We apologize that we were unable to address this issue within the current product support cycle. If the issue continues to affect your work in a supported release, please contact Technical Support.
Workaround
The only way to release the lock, is to exit out of the ArcMap session completely in order to delete the feature class from the geodatabase in ArcCatalog.