You can deploy the parcel fabric on a file geodatabase, a mobile geodatabase, or an enterprise geodatabase to ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online.
Parcel fabric versions must be deployed on their minimum required release versions of ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Enterprise and on their minimum supported database versions.
Deployment types
The parcel fabric uses the following deployment types:
- ArcGIS Enterprise deployment—For a multiuser, versioned editing environment
- ArcGIS Online deployment—For a multiuser editing environment without versioning and with limited capabilities
- Single-user deployment—For a single-user, file or mobile geodatabase editing environment
These deployments have the following ArcGIS system capabilities and requirements:
| Deployment | Number of concurrent editors | Versioning | Geodatabase | ArcGIS Pro license level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ArcGIS Enterprise | Many | Yes | Professional/Professional Plus | |
| ArcGIS Online | Many | No | Professional/Professional Plus | |
Single-user | One | No | Professional/Professional Plus |
Deploy in ArcGIS Enterprise
In ArcGIS Enterprise, the parcel fabric is edited and maintained in a versioned, multiuser environment using a services-based architecture. A services-based architecture allows you to share the parcel fabric across all platforms (desktop, mobile, and web), and different workflows can be enabled on different clients in the field and in the office.
ArcGIS Enterprise uses web services and can be installed on-premises or in a cloud-based environment.
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The benefits of deploying the parcel fabric to ArcGIS Enterprise include the following:
- Improved scalability and performance. Maintain large parcel fabrics in a multiuser editing environment.
- Branch versioning. Work with versioned editing and historic moments.
- Management of user types, roles, and privileges.
- Enhanced editor tracking capabilities with branch versioning. For example, you can track users who delete features within a version.
- Use of web services. Share and edit data across multiple clients (desktop, web, and mobile) in real time.
- Integration with external business systems and automation using the parcel fabric REST API.
Learn more about publishing the parcel fabric to ArcGIS Enterprise
Parcel fabric versions and ArcGIS system compatibility
Use the table below to determine which versions of ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Enterprise are required for your parcel fabric version.
| ArcGIS Enterprise release | ArcGIS Pro releases | Parcel fabric version |
|---|---|---|
10.9.1 | 2.9, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 | 5 |
11.0 | 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 | 5 |
11.1 | 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 | 5 |
11.2 | 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 | 5 |
11.3 | 3.3, 3.4 | 5 |
11.4 | 3.4 | 5 |
Note:
The required ArcGIS Pro release, the parcel fabric version, and the ArcGIS Enterprise release numbers must match the numbers in the table above.
Deploy in ArcGIS Online
In ArcGIS Pro 3.4 or later, the parcel fabric can be published from a file or mobile geodatabase to ArcGIS Online. ArcGIS Online supports a "lite" deployment of the parcel fabric where functionality is more limited when compared to a deployment on ArcGIS Enterprise.
Deploying to ArcGIS Online may not be suitable for all organizations. See the Parcel fabric deployment capabilities table below summarizing the various deployment types and their available capabilities.
When deployed to ArcGIS Online, the parcel fabric can only be edited in the ArcGIS Pro client.
While versioned editing is not available on ArcGIS Online, the parcel fabric can be published as sync-enabled to ArcGIS Online. Users can check out portions of the parcel fabric for offline editing and sync the edits back with the online parcel fabric.
Learn more about publishing the parcel fabric to ArcGIS Online
Parcel fabric deployment functionality matrix
The table below shows the available capabilities of the various deployment types of the parcel fabric:
Parcel fabric deployment capabilities
| Data management | File/mobile geodatabase | ArcGIS Online | ArcGIS Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|
User-managed data store (database administration) | No | No | Yes |
Branch versioning | No | No | Yes |
On-premises deployment | Yes | No | Yes |
Cloud deployment | No | Yes | Yes |
Multiple editors | No | Yes | Yes |
Offline editing and sync | No | Yes | Yes |
Create views of data | No | Yes | Yes |
Management of users and groups | No | Yes | Yes |
| Functionality | File/mobile geodatabase | ArcGIS Online | ArcGIS Enterprise |
Geodatabase topology | Yes | No | Yes |
Attribute rules | Yes | No | Yes |
Least-squares adjustment | Yes | No | Yes |
Generate displacement vectors | Yes | No | Yes |
Parcel fabric REST API | No | No | Yes |
The following functionality is not available on ArcGIS Online but is available for offline editing and sync from and to ArcGIS Online:
- Geodatabase topology (map topology is available on ArcGIS Online)
- Attribute rules
- Least-squares adjustment
Parcel fabric versions and database compatibility
The following table shows the minimum supported database versions that are compatible with ArcGIS Pro releases:
| Compatible ArcGIS Pro releases | Supported PostgreSQL versions | Supported MicrosoftSQL Server version | Supported Microsoft Azure SQL Database version | Supported Oracle version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2.9 | 10.17, 11.12, 12.7, 13.3, | 13.0.1601.5 (2016) | 12.0.2000.8 | 12.1.0.2 |
3.0 | 10.20, 11.15, 12.10, 13.6 | 13.0.1601.5 (2016) | 12.0.2000.9 | 12.1.0.2 |
3.1 | 14.5, 13.8, 12.2, 11.17 | 13.0.1601.5 (2016) | 12.0.2000.9 | 19.3 |
3.2 | 15.4, 14.9, 13.12, 12.16 | 13.0.1601.5 (2016) | 12.0.2000.10 | 19.18 |
3.3 | 15.5, 14.10, 13.13 | 14.0.1.439 (2017) | 12.0.2000.10 | 19.3.0.0 |
3.4 |
See Client and geodatabase compatibility for more information.
Licensing
Parcel fabric enterprise and single-user deployments require the following licensing:
| Deployment | Required ArcGIS Pro license level | Web and mobile clients |
|---|---|---|
ArcGIS Enterprise | Professional/Professional Plus | A user type extension is required. |
| ArcGIS Online | Professional/Professional Plus | No user type extension required. |
Single-user | Professional/Professional Plus | Not supported. |
In an enterprise deployment, the parcel fabric is published to Portal for ArcGIS. It is recommended that you publish your parcel fabric to the same portal that is used to manage licenses.
Note:
In an enterprise deployment, if you license ArcGIS Pro using Single Use, Named User in ArcGIS Online, or Concurrent Use licensing, the administrator of the portal hosting the parcel fabric service must assign the user type extension as a separate add-on license to the appropriate portal users.
Parcel Fabric Service user type extension
The ArcGIS Parcel Fabric user type extension is applicable to all releases including and between ArcGIS Pro 2.5 and ArcGIS Pro 3.1 and all ArcGIS Enterprise releases including and between 10.8 and 11.1.
To use the parcel fabric framework with ArcGIS Enterprise 10.8 to 11.1, your organization members must be assigned a license for the ArcGIS Parcel Fabric user type extension. This user type extension is included in the Professional and Professional Plus user types. It can also be included as an add-on for user types with at least the capability to view and edit data, for example, parcel fabric users who perform web editing.
Learn more about the Parcel Fabric Service user type extension
ArcGIS Advanced Editing user type extension
The ArcGIS Advanced Editing user type extension is applicable to ArcGIS Pro 3.2 and later and ArcGIS Enterprise 11.2 and later. In ArcGIS Enterprise 11.2 and later, the ArcGIS Parcel Fabric user type extension is consolidated with other advanced editing capabilities into the ArcGIS Advanced Editing user type extension. The ArcGIS Advanced Editing user type extension provides access to the utility network, trace network, and parcel fabric frameworks.
In ArcGIS Enterprise 11.2 and later, the ArcGIS Advanced Editing user type extension is required for version management and data validation (Attribute Rules and topology).
To use the parcel fabric framework with ArcGIS Enterprise 11.2 and later, your organization members must be assigned a license for the ArcGIS Advanced Editing user type extension. This user type extension is included in the Professional and Professional Plus user types. It can also be included as an add-on for user types with at least the capability to view and edit data, for example, parcel fabric users who perform web editing.
If you are upgrading to ArcGIS Enterprise 11.2 from a previous version, you will need to provision new ArcGIS Server and Portal for ArcGIS license files for 11.2 from My Esri. The Portal for ArcGIS license file (.json) includes all your user type and add-on licenses. If members are assigned the ArcGIS Parcel Fabric user type extension after upgrading, administrators will need to unassign these licenses after upgrading and assign the ArcGIS Advanced Editing user type extension.
Learn more about the ArcGIS Advanced Editing user type extension