Feature with illegal user-ID of $HIDDEN found in

Error Message

When trying to CHECKIN or LOAD data into ArcStorm, the following error is returned:

"Feature with illegal user-ID of $HIDDEN found in <local_cover>"

Cause

$HIDDEN or -999999999 is a User-ID value reserved for arcs and nodes that form tile boundaries.

Solution or Workaround

1. Query for features where $ID = $HIDDEN.
   
   

   Code:
   Arcedit: select all
   
   Arcedit: list $id $hidden
   Record         $ID     $HIDDEN
        1          47  -999999999
        2          45  -999999999
        3  -999999999  -999999999
        4          32  -999999999
        5         400  -999999999
        6          53  -999999999
   
   Arcedit: select $id = $hidden
   1 element(s) now selected
   
   Arcedit: list $id $hidden
   Record         $ID     $HIDDEN
        3  -999999999  -999999999

   
   
2. Assign new $ID values to these features.
   
   

   Code:
   Arcedit: calculate $id = $recno
   
   Arcedit: list $id $hidden
   Record         $ID     $HIDDEN
        7           3  -999999999
   
   Arcedit: save

   
   
3. Repeat Steps 1 and 2 for all feature classes in the coverage being loaded or checked in.