Selected EAEP2201 Esri Certification Questions Answers

To publish feature classes as services in bulk from an enterprise geodatabase, it must first be registered with the ArcGIS Server site. This registration tells ArcGIS Server where to access the data directly for referenced service publishing. The proper way to do this is through ArcGIS Server Manager.

From ArcGIS Enterprise documentation:

“To publish layers directly from a registered enterprise geodatabase without copying data, you must register the geodatabase with your ArcGIS Server site using ArcGIS Server Manager.”

Option B is used for hosted services, not referenced publishing.

Option C is not the correct interface for registering data sources.

Option D involves hosting data, which is not applicable for referenced layers from a geodatabase.

A shared update group allows group members to edit each other’s items without needing to transfer ownership. This is ideal for collaborative editing and shared responsibility for applications, maps, or dashboards.

From Esri documentation:

“Shared update groups allow multiple members to update items shared with the group, even if they do not own the items.”

Option B doesn’t exist as a group type in ArcGIS Enterprise.

Option C allows viewing, but not editing others' content.

Option D applies to distributed collaboration, not shared editing.

The correct solution is to place ArcGIS Enterprise in read-only mode. This is an administrative function designed specifically to prevent changes to content or configuration while still allowing users to view and access existing items.

From the official ArcGIS Enterprise documentation:

“Read-only mode allows an administrator to restrict changes to the portal. When enabled, no users (including administrators) can create, update, or delete items, groups, or users. However, users can still search for and view items, access content, and use apps and services.”

This feature is typically used during maintenance windows or before performing disaster recovery tasks to preserve system state.

Option B is incorrect because changing user roles to Viewer would not prevent content changes by administrators or other roles with publishing privileges.

Option C refers to cloning, which is not a preventive or temporary access control measure, but rather a method for standby deployments or replication.

Option D (disabling the Web Adaptor) would disrupt access entirely, which does not match the requirement to allow viewing.

In ArcGIS Enterprise, data store items added via the Portal (such as those using .sde files for SQL Server) are represented as portal items. To allow other users to publish using that data store, the administrator must share the item with them, typically via a group.

From the official documentation:

“To allow other users to publish with a user-maintained data store, share the item with a group to which they belong. Users must have access to the data store item in the portal to publish services using it.”

Option A is not required—users don’t need admin rights to publish.

Option C refers to registering data in Server Manager, not managing access.

Option D is not a valid setting for data store items.