Latest Contributions by JoeBryant1

Hi Jake, thanks for clarifying that you need to enable editing above. I had to create a new View, make it editable and use that service URL in the script (the layer I am updated is public so I shouldn't enable editing on it). I'm attempting to schedule this with Windows Task Scheduler and have altered the script as in your Notes. However, there is no attribute "disable_warnings' in the requests module. Any ideas? Here is the error: >>> import requests >>> requests.packages.urllib3.disable_warnings() Runtime error Traceback (most recent call last): File "<string>", line 1, in <module> AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'disable_warnings' ... View more

Thanks Cole! You're right; When you click the Create New Survey "+" button in Survey123 Connect, you are able to base the new Survey on an existing survey from your Organization, not just your personal content. I didn't see this option before. I'm not sure how the sharing settings for surveys effects this. If the pre-existing Survey is only shared with Groups within my organization, I'm guessing you will need to be part of one of those groups to be able to pick the Survey. I guess this makes the case for a "Template Group" for my users with Publishing Roles. I also tried your other method - saving the XLSForm to our fileshare network and then dragging it into Survey123. This worked as well, but didn't bring over the extra web service bits like the thumbnail, tags and description. I think the first option is the better time saver. But having a backup template form on the network is a good idea. ... View more

This is a workflow I need constantly. I have set up a Dashboard to track metrics from Survey 123 submissions of our client field projects. We do these projects all the time with many clients. I just want to create a copy of my complex dashboard and replace the webmap/data it references as the schema will always be the same. ... View more

I also have this question. Did you find out any more information, Kevin? ... View more

Any update on this? ... View more

Hi Francesca and Jim; thanks for providing this workflow info. I am trying to do the same thing, just with hydrant flow test forms related to hydrants. I get to step 12 (republish from Survey123 Connect), and I get an error saying: "The custom feature service submission_url is not compatible with this survey (Table HydTest_Test not found)." I am trying to determine if I got the submission URL wrong because I didn't completely understand your instructions, or if I am not able to use a custom submission URL because of some other setting. In step 9, is that URL verbatim up until ".../itemID"? Meaning, should you just replace the "itemID" with the ID from your survey layer service? Would this actually be the "ServiceItemId" listed in the JSON (a 32 character long unique ID, possibly a GUID). For example: https://www.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/############################### Or would we use the whole service definition URL as it appears in a browser when you click on the service definition? For example: https://services9.arcgis.com/S87ZWifpvPdYZ4nJ/arcgis/rest/services/HydrantTest_Survey/FeatureServer/0 ... View more

Instead of deleting or replacing the string in the registry (I have not found a zipped download of the default registry entry for the current versions of ArcMap), I just edited the "WindowsPos" string to be "0,0,0,0". This successfully caused the Item Description Window in ArcMap to open in the upper left hand corner of my main monitor. For me on Windows 7 using ArcMap 10.4, this is located @ HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\ESRI\Desktop10.4\ArcCatalog\Settings\DescriptionWindow You can access the Registry Editor utility by typing "regedit" into your start menu. Start the executable, navigate to the folder for your version of ArcMap, double click the "REG_SZ" (string) file, and type "0,0,0,0". ... View more

Great question, Ray! I'm now wondering this, too (I do most of my work on the potable water side, but am getting involved in more storm projects). Our firm recently performed a pilot project with one of our clients where we used Collector and high-accuracy antennas to collect storm drain assets. We may have used a mix of centimeter and sub-meter units for this. I will ask our editors and analysts if it made much difference to them when they were cleaning up the data before delivering. My hunch is the most important part would be the difference in vertical accuracy. But I believe we used the separately measured invert distances and LiDAR data for critical elevations. ... View more

Jake, I'm also researching this right now. I haven't found a definitive answer, but here are some other posts I've found with more info: https://community.esri.com/thread/193405-should-i-split-my-service-lines-at-the-valve https://community.esri.com/thread/162125 https://community.esri.com/thread/219722-split-water-mains-at-valves From an asset management point of view, I can see it being problematic to have a separate record/ID for the small section of "main" (which is really the flange or mechanical joint) between the center of the valve and the center of the fitting. It's also more work! I also know methods differ on what is preferred for hydraulic modelling. Since demands get assigned to the nearest node, I've been told it's advantageous to break the main at the valves and assign the system valve feature class as a node in the model. I guess the hydraulic model closes pipes instead of placing barriers at points, like in the geometric network. Breaking the main at the valve allows the model to shut the small section of main between the valve and the fitting, while still providing flow to the demands that have been allocated to the valve from the other direction in a looped system. Lastly, I'm curious what the schema model for the new Utility Network expects for pressurized water distribution systems. My thinking is that if it expects splits at the valves, it will be easier to migrate if you just get it done now in the geometric network. ... View more

Joe, thanks for the explanation of GUIDs versus GlobalIDs. With that in mind, why use a GUID field instead of a standard long integer of string field, since the geodatabase is not automatically populating it for you? Is this to get around requirements REST services have requiring a field of type GUID (but not necessarily GlobalID)? For instance, it is recommended to use a GUID field for the key in relationships between Survey123 inspection records and the assets they are inspecting. ... View more

I can verify the ArcGIS Solutions tools is the way to go. You can even define if and how to create new IDs when you use the tool (I preserve our Facility IDs as it is still the same single asset, but a new GUID gets generated for our REST service and for linking to our Hydraulic Model). But I'm wondering about the origin of you question, Brian: Are you finding that splitting the mains at the valve is a requirement of the tracing tool, even when your mains are designated as complex edges? I thought that a flag/barrier could be created at each closed valve even if it's not at the junction of two lines? (PS: splitting the lines at the valves was a prerequisite of our previous hydraulic model, but I'm wondering if it's not always necessary in a geometric network with complex edges, or even the new Utility Network). ... View more

I haven't seen this documented anywhere; do MrSID files need to be decompressed to be served without Image Server (or is it just the cached tiles that are decompressed)? So the storage saved by compressing as MrSID is essentially cancelled out by the size of the cached views? ... View more

Sorry to dig up an old post (I was referred here by another ESRI Solutions Engineer). Xander Bakker‌: Do you mean that instead of creating a mosaic'd MrSID raster dataset from individual MrSID tiles using GeoExpress, you'd create an ESRI Mosaic Dataset from the individual MrSID tiles using Arc? Then, you'd create the cached map service from this Mosaic Dataset? Is this just because you prefer the Overview creation controls in ESRI's Mosaic Dataset toolset, or is there a more specific reason ESRI's Mosaic Dataset will perform better than the GeoExpress mosaic'd raster dataset. FYI: I am looking at this workflow from the perspective of not having an Image Server License, just ArcGIS Enterprise (hence publishing as a cached map service). ... View more

I agree; this should be an enhancement request. I've been looking all over for where to turn this stupid field lock off from. ... View more