Special Default conflict resolution policies can be set to automatically resolve conflicts in favor of either the target version or the edit version. There is also the option to have the editor of the edit version resolve detected conflicts manually, by reviewing each conflict using the interactive Conflicts Resolution dialog box in ArcMap. Each conflict can be closely examined, and the editor decides whether to apply the target version edit, keep the edit version edit, or revert the feature to its state at the beginning of the edit session (i.e., the common ancestor state). After all conflicts (if any exist) are resolved, the reconcile process is considered completed and the editor can save edits and continue editing or proceed with a post operation. Post This is the second step when merging edits between two versions. This process must always follow a reconcile operation. A post process synchronizes the current edit version with the target version. All edits made in the edit version are saved into the target version, making both versions identical (see Figure 9). Unlike a reconcile process, posting cannot be undone once it is performed because the changes are applied to a version outside of an edit session. Figure 10 conceptually illustrates a post operation between the QA and Project 1 versions. The post operation is performed immediately following the reconcile process previously discussed and shown in Figure 8. After posting, the new feature added in Project 1 (edit version) is merged into the QA version (target version). At the end of the recon- Target Changes In Edit Version Edit Figure 9: Diagram of the post process cile and post workflow, both the QA and Project 1 versions will have the same view of the geodatabase. In other words, they are considered to be identical. At this point, the editor of Project 1 has the option to continue to make more edits in the edit session, then perform another reconcile and post process to synchronize the two versions or simply save edits and stop the edit session on the Project 1 version. Continued on page 48 mobilize your workforce CartêGraphmobile users have lowered their sign inspection operating costs by up to 47%. Isn't it about time that you did, too? Simplicity. Capability. Affordability. With the power of CartêGraphmobile solutions, it's all within your reach. 800.688.2656 w w w. c a r t e g r a p h . c o m www.esri.com ArcUser Winter 2010 47