Understanding the trace JSON output

Jens_Dalsgaard

Hi there,

I have a question from my team that I hope someone on this brilliant forum can answer.

When a device is modeled in the Utility Network (UN) and has multiple terminals in the underlying graph, it appears to create a self-reference in the trace output. For example:

"connectivity": [
    {
        "viaNetworkSourceId": 9,
        "viaGlobalId": "{6E9B4C19-D497-4E20-964A-57B8B11CBC6F}",
        "viaObjectId": 8935,
        "viaPositionFrom": 0,
        "viaPositionTo": 1,
        "fromNetworkSourceId": 9,
        "fromGlobalId": "{6E9B4C19-D497-4E20-964A-57B8B11CBC6F}",
        "fromObjectId": 8935,
        "fromTerminalId": 31,
        "toNetworkSourceId": 9,
        "toGlobalId": "{6E9B4C19-D497-4E20-964A-57B8B11CBC6F}",
        "toObjectId": 8935,
        "toTerminalId": 32
    }
]

From my observations, this self-reference occurs only when a device has more than one terminal.

When a device functions as a node (e.g., an EnergyConsumer) and has only a single terminal, I have not observed this behavior. Instead, all connected edges point to the same terminal.

It seems as if the internal connectivity of the device is explicitly modeled when multiple terminals exist.

I need confirmation that this behavior is consistent across all devices with only one terminal—specifically, that a self-reference will never occur in such cases. Can you confirm if this is a general rule?

 

My additional question: Does this 'self-reference' represent the 'internal connectivity' within the device?

Best regards

Jens Dalsgaard

GIS_kiwi4

@Jens_Dalsgaard  - You are correct. It represents the internal connectivity within the device using the terminals. The system uses this internal modelling information to create internal connectivity and workout traces/flows. 

Here is an example of HV Switch in our Electric UN. Which simply suggests that Terminal 1 within device is connected to Terminal 2 within the Device. 

 

This is also confirmed in the article by Robert Krisher 
https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-utility-network-documents/parsing-utility-network-json-files/ta-p/1314718#:~:text=Things%20get%20more,and%20object%20id.

Hope that helps 🙂