Patrick and I met with Esri 2.11.2019 about these questions. Here's an update for the group:
1. When will R&H in Pro = R&H in ArcGIS? The group desires all functionality in R&H in ArcGIS to be available in R&H in Pro before migrating to the new platform. - The Summer 2019 Pro 2.4 release and ArcGIS 10.7 prerelease will include multi-field route id support (demonstrated in the January 2019 RHUG meeting). In the next release (possibly Pro 2.5) estimated around January 2020, Esri plans to include complex route geometries (gapped routes and self-intersecting routes). Beyond two releases out, it's difficult to definitively say what will be included. Good news for all of us is that the Esri Roads & Highways Product Team continues to support RHUG and leverage the prioritized requests collectively coming out of this group. They would like to plan future releases around requests that will benefit the largest customer base. For example, if functionality A is only used/requested by 10 customers but functionality B is used/requested by 30 customers, it makes more sense to work on B first. In the next few months, we will be working through this group to prioritize remaining functionality requests and needs and plan to send another poll. Although you can always post your thoughts to GeoNet, participation in the poll will be most helpful for this group as a whole.
2. What does it mean to be "In Product Plan" for support cases deemed a BUG or ENH by Esri? More information on dates, anticipated release, etc are desired. In Product Plan means it's stored in the Product Team's repository to be worked on. Unless it's been addressed, it will continue to say In Product Plan. Esri has been providing an update on new and addressed issues during our monthly calls. However, if you have a BUG or ENH related to R&H that you'd like to be prioritized, please let us know so we can get it added to the poll.
3. Will other extensions used by R&H customers in ArcGIS be equally available when R&H is available in Pro? Will Esri do cross-software testing to ensure all extensions function together properly in Pro? The Esri Workflow Manager and Data Reviewer Product Teams will be presenting at our February 2019 meeting. These questions can be asked/discussed then.
4. How will Esri address migration of self-intersecting route data to R&H in Pro to account for the Esri-recommended workarounds many customers have used in R&H in ArcGIS for alpha routes, lollipops, etc? Esri has been testing data in Pro from several customers who have agreed to share their data. In order to migrate data to R&H in Pro, you need to make sure your data can go to branched versioning (i.e. global IDs, editor tracking on) as well as run the Modify LRS GP tool. This tool will upgrade your data similar to having upgraded versions of geodatabases in the past. There is no need to reload your data unless you want to make changes (i.e. modify how you do route IDs) to your dataset or start fresh from that point in time.
