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Great answers by John and Robert. Here is some additional information regarding Gas UN/UPDM documentation: Because a significant number of gas users are familiar with the Geometric Network and ArcMap, the task framework in Pro may often be overlooked because of a lack of familiarity. This is where a lot of the documentation for the UN, data model, and workflows are located. It should be helpful to spend some time reading through the different steps as you explore the solution and test and configure the capabilities. Here is an additional link which discusses the asset package in greater detail: Introduction to the asset package  ... View more

The station pipe does not need to be aggregated, unless you want it to be for some reason. In the default config, station pipe is NOT aggregated, but is included as 'Valid Lines' to allow the subnetwork to propagate through station pipe. If you modified the default subnetwork config I would verify that it makes sense for your current setup - especially if you modified the data model. If you play with the sample data and model this example in that preconfigured UN File GDB, this should work. ... View more

Is it possible that one of the valves is closed? If that is not it, did you modify the default System Subnetwork Configuration? If yes, then make sure the 'Valid Features and Objects' do not prevent subnetwork propagation, and that your 'Aggregated Lines' include the downstream pipes you are looking for (Distribution in this case I assume). ... View more

Are you getting any errors? If not, have you modified the system subnetwork definition? One area to check is the terminal connections on either side of the regulator. When selecting the pipe for the High and Low side of the regulator via the 'Modify Terminal Connections' tool, it might have them properly attributed in this window, but if the 'Apply' button is not grayed out, they are not properly assigned. This should create errors, though, and you should be seeing this when you run the 'Update Subnetwork' tool. Is there valid connectivity in your station? I assume you are referring to the physical modeling of pipes, associated devices, and junctions when you mention 'Reg Assembly' and not just trying to model the Regulator Station with a Pipeline Assembly (Regulator Station subtype) - which will not provide the necessary connectivity. Last, you can check the sample dataset in the 'Gas and Pipeline Referencing Utility Network Foundation' solution to view some of the modeled reg stations. It may not be how you will model your stations, but will get you in the ballpark. If you are not getting errors, can you attach a screenshot? ... View more

Hi @MariánKolpák, You are correct that you should not try to use outdated package tools with the latest version of the solution, which is v2.1. The documentation for Utility Network Package Tools (untools) is here and will soon be updated for the latest version of the tools, which is currently 2.9.3.This doc site has FAQs, etc. to help get started. I recommend installing untools 2.9.3 or upgrading to this version to work with this latest version of  Gas and Pipeline Referencing Utility Network Foundation v2.1. Regarding your last question, I admit this can be confusing. The 2.1 version is the latest version, and is currently only available in the ArcGIS Online solutions app. This has nothing to do with the target environment where you will install the Utility Network. The Utility Network will only work with ArcGIS Enterprise as Online does not have the advanced features necessary to support it. The confusing part is that once we release a solution that ships with ArcGIS Enterprise, it is locked at this version. The solutions app which is in Enterprise is not dynamic and will be stuck at the original version which is now not current. In ArcGIS Online we have the ability to update solutions which is where the current version sits. In the future, we will be upgrading the Enterprise Solutions app to allow us to update the solution to a new version, but for now we are using Online as the download method. To reiterate, the Solutions app and deploying the solution in ArcGIS Online (copying the zipped Desktop Application Template - which is a Pro Project), is only the release/download method. Once deployed to ArcGIS Online, you download and unzip the Desktop Application Template and follow the tasks in the Pro Project to either test the functionality of the UN with a File GDB, or deploy the Utility Network to an ArcGIS Enterprise Environment. Hopefully this helps, and I'm sorry for any confusion. ... View more

Hi @liangxu1234, In this blog, if you look below the 2nd paragraph, there is a direct link to the UPDM 2021 dictionary. Right above that link is another link to the solution product page where the documentation also points to the online Data Dictionary. If you want an HTML version of the Data Dictionary, you can deploy the solution to your Online or Enterprise portal, where you can download the solution as a ZIP file. Within the ZIP file is a link to the online Data Dictionary, as well as an HTML version of the Data Dictionary. You will see a folder named 'Data Dictionary' after you extract the contents of the ZIP file. There is a File Geodatabase named UPDM_UtilityNetwork.gdb within the 'Databases' folder of the ZIP file which allows you to fully interact with the data model and Utility Network settings. Finally, there is a Pro Project included in the ZIP which includes a series of tasks that will walk you through the data model and solution in general. ... View more

Hi @JohnHu, Both UPDM 2019 and the latest release, UPDM 2021, have domain codes and values for lifecyclestatus (Pipeline_Lifecycle_Combined) and commodity type (Pipeline_Commodity_Type). If you want to see those values/codes, you can search for those domains in the UPDM File geodatabase. Also, you can look at the Data Dictionary for the current solution and browse or search the feature classes, fields, domains, etc... It is located as a link at the Solution page for Gas and Pipeline Utility Network Foundation. Further, based on which feature class utilizes these domains, they may be applied at the subtype level (View the subtypes in the file GDB for the feature class to see which domains are applied to which subtypes). For example, PipelineLine has subtypes for Bonding Line and Distribution Pipe, but commodity is only relevant for a line transporting a commodity, so the domain is not applied at the field level (across all subtypes), rather it is applied at the subtype level (so it is only applied for specific subtypes). Hope this helps. ... View more

@JosephCarl2 - Yes, you can use Task Scheduler to run when not logged in, although this is challenged by the way ArcGIS Pro is licensed and accessed on a Windows PC. It has been some time since I attempted to do this, and I recall having to use a service account which has access to ArcGIS Pro licensing. The user account that you normally log into the PC with does not have permissions to run Pro when not logged into the Windows domain. A Windows service account with proper permissions would be used in place of a normal user account where the Pro application resides. Here is a bit of information which talks about some of the issues, making sure that "Sign me in automatically' is checked in ArcGIS Pro: Authorize Pro outside the application I hope this information works for your task.   ... View more

Hi @Cristian_Galindo, To make sure we are discussing the same workflow, if you followed the steps in the solution as you outlined, the Utility Network should be enabled. There are options to bypass the Pipeline or Structure domain networks, however, the Utility Network is deployed. To be clear, there is not a step to bypass the creation of the Utility Network, and as Tom mentioned, this would require some workaround. You should be able to create features, such as valves in the Pipeline Device feature class and store measures and route ID on them (not the same as loading an Event). This feature class in this solution is intended to be used in the Utility Network, and has requirements which will not allow the loading of Events. ArcGIS Pipeline Referencing manages Events, which cannot participate in the Utility Network (Device, Line, Junction, Assembly, SubnetLine). These feature classes can store 'Event information' using the 'Update Measures from LRS' tool, but they cannot participate as true Events. To reiterate, all the other feature classes in the UPDM which are not participating in the Utility Network can be modeled as Events. For more information on Pipeline Referencing here is a very useful post: ArcGIS Pipeline Referencing - Useful Resources  ... View more

Hi @Cristian_Galindo, The error you receive with appending Events to the Pipeline Device feature class is expected because this Feature Class participates in the Utility Network. These base Utility Network Feature Classes have different requirements than APR is expecting for Events. The Gas and Pipeline Data Management for ArcGIS Enterprise solution is intended to deploy the Utility Network, and as such, there is not a step for deploying the Asset Package without the Utility Network. However, if you enable APR with the UN, all of the Feature Classes which are not participating in the Utility Network (Anomaly, DOTClass, etc.) can facilitate Events. Last, if you wish to use the Utility Network Feature Classes like Pipeline Device or Pipeline Junction, there is a tool to update the Measure and Route ID on these features, which is documented here. ... View more

Hi @Cristian_Galindo, The issue here appears to be modifying the LRS to use the P_Centerline feature class. When enabling APR to use with UPDM, the PipelineLine feature class was configured to be the Centerline for APR, and the PipelineLine feature class has the necessary schema to be used for APR. Further, when you changed this configuration to use P_Centerline instead of PipelineLine, the P_Centerline feature class did not have the necessary schema for use with APR (the error message stated there were no From and To measures). In short, you can create your own LRS and use the P_Centerline feature class as you have discovered (with necessary schema; i.e. also m enabled), but if you enable APR to use with UPDM, by default, you create routes from the PipelineLine feature class. Just remember to populate your From and To Engineering measures on the PipelineLine (Centerline) features. FYI: See Manage Pipeline Referencing and a Utility Network together for more information. ... View more