PROBLEM
There is an option to 'move edits to base' for data that is registered as versioned. If a feature class that is registered as versioned without the option to move edits to base is added to a dataset that is registered as versioned with the option to move edits to base, the dataset can still be unregistered, but mixed version types are created.
However, if a feature class that is not registered as versioned is then added to the dataset, attempting to unregister or re-register the dataset as versioned fails.
Enterprise geodatabases do not support feature datasets containing mixed version types. The reason the dataset fails to be unregistered or re-registered is due to versioning incompatibility. There are two known defects related to this behavior, logged as the following bugs: BUG-000082521 and BUG-000092111. When working with versioned data, ensure the aforementioned bugs are taken into account.
Note: Step 1 is important to prevent edits from being lost because the feature classes will be unregistered as versioned in Step 3.
Article ID: 000013699
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