Latest Contributions by JSchroeder

Hi @RichMosar, Could you provide more details on the data and workflow you are capturing? Capturing signal shift and overline remote earth sounds more like indirect assessment and this feature class is geared toward direct assessment.  From my understanding, many readings are taken via the indirect method which may (or may not) warrant storage in a system of record, but used to drill down on where to perform direct assessment. It is also my understanding that when doing the direct assessment, signal shift and overline remote earth are not taken.  Thank you for posting the question. It is impossible for the data model to reflect each utility's unique workflows, and extending the data model to meet your specific needs is expected. That being said, I would like to learn more so we can be sure that the data model supports the workflows that are common to all utilities. Please also take a look at the P_CPTestPointReading and P_CPRectifierInspection to see if these would meet your need. ... View more

Hi @ScottStruss. Let me first say I'm sorry that no one has answered this question and it has been almost a year. I assume you have found a solution by now, but I would still like to address this issue in hopes that it might still be helpful for you, or others. The Valve feature layer that you are suggesting to add the Curb and Service valves to are all noncontrollable valves (Excess Flow Valve, Relief Valve and Flow Valve). The Controllable Valve layer is intended for service and curb valves as they are meant to be manually operated by a person to cut off the flow of gas, versus the noncontrollable valves which have a dynamic mechanism controlling the operation. That being said, you could use the included Asset Type of 'Meter' for your service valve, and the 'System' valve for your Curb valve. If these do not fit your need, you may look to add different Asset Types and/or fields that may not be included in the default configuration. This is done by going into the field and editing the domain List of Values (see attached image). Further, this data model was derived from UPDM, and the full description of all features, fields, etc. is located at this page. In the first paragraph, there is a link to the Data Dictionary. Please let me know if any questions. ... View more

The Utility Network you are working with has not been designed to work with pro 3.x. You will need to use the correct version of Pro which will be listed in the requirements. I am assuming you are using the latest version of the UN foundation - so you would use Pro 2.9 ... View more

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