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HelpDataEdit geographic dataStatus messages for editingData type messages

Data type messages

Message: Annotation cannot be edited Message: CAD layers cannot be edited Message: Coverage annotation layers cannot be edited Message: Coverage layers cannot be edited Message: Dimensions cannot be edited Message: Event source tables cannot be edited Message: Geometric network cannot be edited Message: Image server layers cannot be edited Message: IMS sublayers cannot be edited Message: KML cannot be edited Message: LAS datasets can be edited using tools on the Data tab Message: Layer type cannot be edited Message: Layers with heat map renderer are not editable Message: Parcel fabrics cannot be edited. Message: Raster layers cannot be edited Message: Relationship query tables cannot be edited Message: Representation layers cannot be edited Message: Services of this type cannot be edited Message: Tiled service layers cannot be edited Message: TIN layers cannot be edited Message: Workspace cannot be edited

Licensing messages

Message: Insufficient licensing to edit this layer Message: Not licensed to edit topology Message: Not licensed to edit data participating in a relationship

Workflow messages

Message: A later version of the parcel fabric is available for this release of ArcGIS Pro Message: <data type> layer cannot be found Message: 3D layer offsets are disabled while editing Message: Dimensions cannot be edited while being projected on the fly Message: Edits made to this layer cannot be undone Message: Feature layer is locked by another application Message: Geometric network cannot be edited when projected on the fly Message: Layer cannot be edited Message: Layer cannot be edited while being projected on the fly Message: Layer is projected on the fly Message: Layer has time enabled

Versioning messages

Message: Layer or table is not registered as versioned Message: Branch versioned data can only be edited through a feature service. Message: This table is registered as versioned with a different model than the connected version. Edits cannot be made.
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Message: Representation layers cannot be edited

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This message is displayed in the Editing Status dialog box.

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Representation layers cannot be edited with ArcGIS Pro.

Representation layers cannot be edited with ArcGIS Drone2Map.

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