Latest Contributions by CherylTrine

In my old utility database which we are planning to migrate to the utility network, I have a domain called AssetOwner.  This domain is used for multiple fields within one feature class, used for several different feature classes in multiple utilities, and also used for non-utility feature classes all in the same geodatabase.  I notice in the 10.9 UN Water  model, there are both an Asset_Manager  and an Asset_Owner domain which contain the same values.  I presume there are similar domains in the other UN utility models. Once we have migrated to the UN, we will have multiple utility domains (water, sewer, telecom, etc).  Can a single attribute domain be used in multiple fields within a single utility domain?  Can it be used across utility domains?  Can it also be used for non-UN feature classes (e.g., buildings)? Thanks, Cheryl ... View more

I have been examining the various utility network solutions provided by Esri because our university campus is responsible for most of its utilities—water, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, irrigation, electricity from the substation, telecommunications, including fiber, etc.  When I first started examining the utility network, I was pleased that there were structure feature classes that allowed these features to be used across utility domains because we have many structures that are multi-use.  For example, a manhole may contain multiple utilities—it may contain a system valve for the water system, a control valve for the irrigation system, a fiber tube distribution unit, an electrical line, etc. However, as I have dug into multiple models, I am not so sure how this works.  Consider a manhole. In the water distribution model, a manhole is found in the Structure Junction feature class>Assetgroup(subtype) 6 (Pipe Vault)  for which the options are: Asset_Type_Structure_Junction_Pipeline_Vault  0             Unknown 201        Vault 202        Air Release 203        Manhole In the Communications model, a manhole is found in the Structure Junction feature class>Assetgroup (subtype) 6 (Pipe Vault) for which the options are: Asset_Type_Structure_Junction_Wire_Vault_Access 0             Unknown 161        Manhole In the Electric model, manhole is found in the Structure Junction feature class>Assetgroup (subtype) 105 (Manhole) for which the options are:  Asset_Type_Structure_Junction_Electric_Manhole 0             Unknown 161        Manhole   I feel like there is something missing in my understanding.  How do you make this work with multiple utility domains in one utility network?  How would you model a manhole that has water, telecom and electric in it?  ... View more

I know the utility network features classes are z-enabled, but does my data have to have z-values?  I work on a small university campus that owns and manages most of its utilities.  Probably like many small, old universities, it has not maintained very good records of where these utilities are located, workers can only tell me "the line runs somewhere through here."  I have been collecting data via sub-meter GPS whenever there is a utility locate request, and also by sitting down with plant service staff and digitizing what they know (or think they know🤔).  Between these and the drawings that we do have, I have been able to construct useable2D modals of our systems.  One piece of data I do not have, however, for most of the system, is elevation (or depth).  If I do not have this information, is it going to cause problems with using the Utility Network?  I recognize that I won't be able to do the cool 3D views that are shown, but will the Utility Network still work in general? ... View more

SEE THE UPDATE at the bottom of the post for additional information I just recently installed ArcGIS Pro 2.6.2. When I am editing vertices, I cannot select a vertex and then use a shift-click to add vertices to the selection so that I can move them simultaneously.  For example, I have a sidewalk polygon that needs to have a part of the sidewalk shifted to the side because it actually has a jog in it that wasn't in the original digitization. I want to select the parallel segments on both sides of the sidewalk so that I can move them simultaneously. In the past, I might select a pair of vertices on one side of the sidewalk, and then using a shift-click, add the pair of vertices on the other side to the selection of vertices, so that I can move them all simultaneously.  But now, that does not work, and there doesn't seem to be any way to add to the selection of vertices. I'm trying to find out if anyone else has seen this behavior where you can't add to the selection, or is it something unique to me and my computer? NOTE: This is a simple example just for the purposes of illustration--using one of the selection tools would readily work here,  but I may have more complex structures where I can't select everything in one go because the vertices needing moved are not contiguous. UPDATE:  The behavior I am seeing when I attempt to do a shift-click is that the feature will change to being just highlighted and the vertices disappear until I release the shift. The vertices reappear after release but there are no vertices showing as selected, including the ones that had originally been selected. I am seeing this behavior on two different machines. ... View more