Checkout/check-in replication

A type of geodatabase replication that involves copying data to a destination geodatabase, editing that data in the destination, and then merging the changes with the source geodatabase. In ArcGIS and ArcSDE, the destination can be a file, personal, or ArcSDE geodatabase, while the source must be an ArcSDE geodatabase. Once the data is merged (synchronized), checkout/check-in replication is completed.

Checkout/check-in replication allows data to be copied to another geodatabase, edited, and then transferred back to the original database. With this replication method the check-in operation can only be performed once; if more edits are needed after the data has been checked in, another checkout replica must be created.

In ArcGIS software, replicas are managed using Replica Manager. With this utility, relicas can be renamed, refreshed, the properties of each replica can be reviewed, and datasets can be removed from a replica. All replicas may also be viewed with a role of parent or child; list only checkout/check-in, one-way, two-way, or all types of replicas; and the replica log may be viewed. This utility is available in both ArcCatalog and ArcMap.