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What is editor tracking?
Editor tracking provides a setting on feature classes and tables that allows you to automatically record information about any inserts and updates that are made. It maintains a record of the editor who created or modified the data and a time stamp of when the edit occurred.
How to turn on editor tracking?
The quickest way to enable editor tracking is by enabling with predefined settings. Right-click a dataset, point to Manage, and click Enable Editor Tracking. This displays a message listing the fields that will be added to the dataset.
How to enable editor tracking for Feature Services?
In the Catalog tree, right-click any feature class or table and click Manage > Enable Editor Tracking. Review the message prompt and click Yes. This automatically creates fields for tracking edits (if they don’t already exist) and enables editor tracking. You must configure editor tracking settings on each dataset individually.
How does editor tracking work in a database?
This information is recorded in attribute fields directly in the dataset. Editor tracking can help you maintain accountability and enforce quality control standards. For example, you can track the last editor and optionally the last edit date to see who was responsible for specific edits in the current view of the database.
Can a relationship class have editor tracking enabled?
Not all relationship class types can have editor tracking enabled. Editor tracking can only be enabled on table-based relationship classes (that is, many-to-many or attributed relationship classes). At ArcGIS Pro 2.4, feature datasets are supported as input for this tool.
How to record editor time in the database?
Database time —To enable editor tracking to record time in database time, use the dataset’s Properties dialog box or the Enable Editor Tracking geoprocessing tool. Recording the time in the database’s time zone is recommended only if users are certain all edits are to be performed in the same time zone.