Invalid operation, state delete call is invalid when children states present

Error Message

This error may occur after performing one or multiple ArcMap editor undo operations:

"Invalid operation, state delete call is invalid when children states present."

Cause

The edit operation is not invalid. The error is because the internal geodatabase structure of the undo/redo stack is not consistent with the current lineage of state operations within ArcSDE. This occurs only after you have done a number of edit operations, then you do a smaller number of undo operations, and finally you attempt to do another edit operation.

Solution or Workaround