shrug-l: ArcGIS 10 Service Pack 3 released

Fri Jan 13 14:35:43 EST 2012

Tripp and Shruggers,

I am only now getting to SP3.  I must admit, using 10 has been a nightmare.
 Kinda like Friday the 13th, "Freddie's Back"...

B.

On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 9:47 AM, Tripp Corbin <tcorbin at egisassociates.com>wrote:

>  Last week Esri released Service Pack 3 for ArcGIS 10. This patch fixed
> numerous issues. Issues with Parcel Fabric Tools, Metadata and working with
> MSD files seem to top the list. Several issues with data driven pages were
> also addressed. I have listed a few of the issues addressed by this service
> pack below.
>
> *ArcGIS Desktop:*
>
>    1. Sort Ascending in the Identify window sorts Double fields by string
>    values rather than numeric values.
>    2. Cut Polygon Features tool fails on feature classes that have been
>    upgraded from low to high precision spatial references.
>    3. Metadata shows incorrect processing environment for Vista and
>    Windows 7
>    4. Calculate Adjacent Fields Tool in the Data Driven Pages Toolset:
>    Geometry restrictions are too strict. Does not work with less than perfect
>    Grids
>    5. Calculate Field with Expression None and Expression Type PYTHON or
>    PYTHON9.3 does nothing and no error/warning given
>    6. ArcCatalog crashes when importing a single specific feature into
>    ArcSDE
>    7. Projection/Coordinate System information is not read properly in
>    ArcGIS 10 and is marked as Undefined, but is read correctly by ArcGIS 9.3.1
>    SP1
>    8. An unexpected error occurs when selecting by location on a layer
>    that has a join and a definition query defined from joined field
>    9. For CAD data in ArcMap at version 10, Layer Properties >
>    Transformations tab > Enable Transformations > Rotate, Scale and Translate
>    option no longer works. The data does not move when this option is
>    selected.
>    10. Toolbar cannot be placed in a desired docked position where it
>    remains after closing and reopening a map.
>    11. ArcMap crashes when exporting a map built with Data Driven Pages
>    to PDF when the frame of the extent indicators is set with offset
>    cartographic line symbols and the PDF pages options are set to multiple
>    pages using page names.
>    12. When using Data Driven Pages with a Scale field, the data are not
>    always centered in the layout
>    13. Maptips do not draw properly when hyperlinks are enabled and you
>    hover over a feature with the Hyperlink tool
>    14. Editing features using the attribute window may cause ArcMap to
>    crash.
>    15. The Split tool has been enhanced to allow the ability to divide a
>    line into more than 99 equal segments. Also, Construct Points has been
>    enhanced to allow the creation of more than 999 new points.
>    16. Unable to successfully open map documents in ArcGIS 10 back saved
>    to a previous version that contain unreferenced inserted images in the data
>    frame; receive error 'Opening the selected ArcMap document failed. The data
>    frames of the map document could not be read.'
>    17. In Data Driven pages with rotated data frames the north arrow
>    shrinks when viewing the different pages.
>    18. Incorrect renaming of the Geodatabase objects (Feature Classes,
>    Feature Datasets, Topologies, and so on) within ArcCatalog; results in
>    corruption of the Geodatabase and makes the renamed objects unusable within
>    ArcCatalog.
>    19. The patterns in a Marker Line Symbol may shift during Export or
>    Printing when the line features intersect with the map frame
>    20. ArcMap crashes performing 'Copy Parallel' on certain features.
>    21. When adjusting parcels, the Parcel Editor reports that you don't
>    have enough active control points.
>    22. Hillshade tool with model shadows option produces artifacts when
>    used with low altitude values.
>    23. Parcel Fabric relates are duplicated when switching versions.
>    24. When a parcel is opened, the Control Layer isn't visible.
>    25. Changing the version with the fabric table window open does not
>    refresh the table view.
>    26. After reconciling and posting a version with fabric edits, the
>    state ID of the child version being posted was higher than the Default
>    version.
>    27. When reconciling a version that has fabrics and annotation, the
>    process is very slow.
>    28. Parcel Remainder is leaving gaps and some curves are flipping.
>    29. The Make Parcel Fabric Table View is not working on SDE Versions.
>    30. WMS service based on MSD map service does not carry datum
>    transformation defined in the map document
>
> *ArcGIS Server:*
>
>    1. Marker symbol offset setting is ignored with MSD-based map service
>    when feature access is enabled.
>    2. REST directory shows wrong 'Relationships' information for a
>    feature class with relationships when it is added to an mxd multiple times.
>    3. Publishing an Esri Optimized Map Service with a Query Layer takes
>    longer than publishing the same MXD as a Classic Map Service.
>    4. Using the tool 'Export Map Server Cache' crashes ArcGIS Desktop if
>    the cache to be exported was created with a previous version of ArcGIS
>    Server.
>    5. ArcCatalog crashes while generating a map cache with more than 16
>    or 30 instances when using a feature class at scales larger than 18K.
>    6. The Import Map Server Cache tool is removing JPEG compression from
>    source tiles when existing tiles are replaced.
>    7. In ArcGIS Server Java 10.0 ADF, polygon features with donut
>    features are not handled through the ADF selection results window
>    correctly. Once they are in the selection window, hovering over the
>    selection of the outer polygon results in both being selected.
>    8. Composite locator leaks memory in ArcGIS Server and may cause
>    stability issues with the geocode service if system resources get low.
>
> Those are just a few of the many items this serve pack addresses. For a
> complete list go to:
> http://downloads2.esri.com/support/downloads/other_/ArcGIS-10sp3-issues.htm#desktop-sp3
> .
>
> To download this service pack for ArcGIS Desktop, Engine or Server go to:
> http://resources.arcgis.com/content/patches-and-service-packs?fa=viewPatch&PID=66&MetaID=1807
>
> I have installed the service pack and so far it has been stable. I have
> not had time to put it through any heavy testing yet. So I would use some
> caution when installing it. If it does not address a specific issue you are
> having, I would suggest letting others do the testing and find any bugs
> this service pack might introduce.
>
> --
> Tripp Corbin, MCP, CFM, GISP | Chief Executive Officer
> eGIS Associates, Inc.678-710-9710 ext 21 | 866-304-3864 Faxtcorbin at egisassociates.com | www.egisassociates.com
> Esri Certified Trainer | Esri Certified Desktop Associate
>
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