BUG-000151190 for ArcGIS Pro

Bug ID Number	BUG-000151190
Submitted	July 29, 2022
Last Modified	June 5, 2024
Applies to	ArcGIS Pro
Version found	3.0
Operating System	Windows OS
Operating System Version	11.0 64 bit
Status	As Designed

Additional Information

The behavior is documented in the Help topic 'Index project items' under the heading 'Index the contents of an enterprise database': https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/projects/index-project-items.htm. In the workflow provided, the indexing options are set correctly; however, the database connection is only accessed through a folder connection. It has not been added to the project. The help topic states: By default, enterprise database connection files (.sde) are indexed but the database contents are not. This means that you can find the database in a project search, but you can't find the datasets it contains. This is true whether the enterprise database is directly added to the project or is an item in a folder connection. To index the contents of an enterprise database, which can be resource intensive, two things must be done: Add the database to the project with the Add Database command Add Database and set the indexing options appropriately.

Workaround

Create a local connection under the database folder so that the connection gets created within the Project folder, or add the database connection to the project and save the project. The index then include items within the connection.