ArcGIS 9.3.1 Service Pack 2 has been released. This release includes an good number of fixes and enhancements. The announcement around this release can be found here: http://geo.geek.nz/esri/… A detailed list of fixes and enhancements associated with each product can be found here: ArcGIS 9.3.1 (Desktop, Server, Engine) Service Pack 2 ArcGIS Image Server 9.3.1 Service Pack 2 ArcIMS 9.3.1 Service Pack 2 ArcSDE 9.3.1 Service Pack 2 ArcGIS 9.3.1 Service Pack 2 download locations can be found here: US ArcGIS 9.3.1 (Desktop, Server, Engine) Service Pack 2 ArcGIS Image Server 9.3.1 Service Pack...

Last last month a critical bug was posted which affected those using ArcGIS 10 and geodatabase replication. Information about this bug can be found here: http://geo.geek.nz/development/… An upgrade patch has now been released and is available for download. This is a mandatory patch and should be applied to all ArcGIS 10 clients (ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Engine, ArcGIS Server) before synchronizing or creating replicas in the upgraded database. This upgrade patch can be downloaded here: http://resources.arcgis.com/content/… Apply this patch as soon as possible as data corruption could occur if...

A critical bug has been posted which affects those using ArcGIS 10 and geodatabase replication. This bug affects ArcGIS 10 customers who use geodatabase replication and have either already upgraded their geodatabase to version 10 or are planning on upgrading their geodatabase to version 10. A serious issue has been found that can cause data corruption and other errors when synchronizing replicas to an Enterprise (ArcSDE) Geodatabase. This is a critical bug which can cause data corruption and as such the please follow these recommendations: If an upgrade to version 10 has already be installed, we...

Earlier this year a targeted list of issues to be addressed with ArcGIS 9.3.1 Service Pack 2 was released. Information on this document and initial release can be found here: http://geo.geek.nz/esri/… These targeted list of issues have now been updated. We have recently updated the targeted list of issues that are planned to be addressed in SP2. This list is still subject to change at any time, and may change again before it is released. We are providing this list so you are able to effectively plan to upgrade to SP2 as necessary. ArcGIS 9.3.1 Service Pack 2 is scheduled to be available in late...

ArcGIS 9.3.1 Service Pack 2 is scheduled to be released in June! This is an announcement for ArcGIS 9.3.1 SP2, planned to be available in June 2010, and contains a list of issues targeted for this upcoming release. While ArcGIS 9.3.1 Service Pack 1 addressed hundreds of issues across the products, ArcGIS 9.3.1 Service Pack 2 addresses a few key issues while we wait for ArcGIS 10 to be released later this year. The current count of issues are as follows: ArcGIS Desktop ~ 18 ArcGIS Engine ~ 2 ArcGIS Server ~5 ArcSDE ~ 16 .NET ADF ~ 2 Other ~ 1 The list issues being address with SP2 is being...

In case you missed it a patch fixing the above issue is now available. This issue was identified late last year with ArcGIS 9.3.1 Service Pack 1. Details about this problem can be found on my post here: http://geo.geek.nz/esri/… The patch addresses the following issue: NIM052174 – Raster Catalogs and Feature Classes with raster fields stored in ArcSDE for SQL Server do not display after applying the 9.3.1 Service Pack 1. Description: The pixel data of a raster catalog stored in ArcSDE for SQL Server 9.3.1 sp1 does not display. Performing an identify operation on a feature of a feature...

For those that have installed ArcGIS 9.3.1 Service Pack 1 and are using Microsoft SQL Server with Raster Catalogs and are noticing a few problems, you are not alone. Several users have called in to ESRI Support Services in the last few days and reported the following issue: after installing ArcGIS Desktop 9.3.1 Service Pack 1 when direct connections are used or after installing ArcSDE 9.3.1 Service Pack 1 when application server connections are used, Raster catalogs are not displaying in ArcMap. This issue also impacts Raster Fields stored in Microsoft SQL Server. If you have Raster fields on your...

ArcGIS 9.3.1 Service Pack 1 has been released. This release includes an enormous number of fixes and enhancements. The announcement along with the list of fixes can be found here: http://geo.geek.nz/esri/… Since the announcement this list has been updated. The list of fixes that have been added to ArcGIS 9.3.1 Service Pack 1 can be found here: ArcGIS 9.3.1 (Desktop, Server, Engine) Service Pack 1 ArcGIS Image Server 9.3.1 Service Pack 1 ArcIMS 9.3.1 Service Pack 1 ArcSDE 9.3.1 Service Pack 1 ArcGIS 9.3.1 Service Pack 1 download locations can be found here: US ArcGIS 9.3.1 (Desktop,...

An updated version of the Geodatabase Toolset (GDBT) for ArcCatalog 9.3/9.3.1 is now available for download.   The Geodatabase Toolset (GDBT) for ArcCatalog 9.3/9.3.1 provides the tools to assist you with monitoring, investigating, and reporting the performance of your multiuser geodatabase. With the GDBT, you can monitor the day-to-day health of your geodatabase and better investigate performance issues. The highlights of this release: It works on both ArcGIS 9.3 and 9.3.1 clients, with both 9.3 and 9.3.1 ArcSDE geodatabases. It works on all supported ArcSDE geodatabase DBMS platforms: DB2,...

Coming this December, ArcGIS Server 9.3.1 Service Pack 1! This is an announcement for ArcGIS 9.3.1 SP1, planned to be available in December 2009, and contains a list of issues targeted for this upcoming release. SP1 will address a number of issues across ArcGIS 9.3.1. The current count of issues being addressed is as follows: ArcGIS Desktop – ~86 ArcGIS Server – ~25 REST API In .NET – ~3 Java ADF – ~1 Image Server  – ~36 ArcGIS Mobile – ~3 ArcSDE – ~31 ArcIMS – ~3 The list issues being address with SP1 is being periodically updated with...