Working with Utility Networks in

ArcGIS®

STUDENT EDITION
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Table of Contents
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Course introduction
Course introduction
Course goals
Installing the course data
Icons used in this workbook
Understanding the ArcGIS platform

1 Foundations of the utility network

Lesson introduction
Benefits of the utility network
Discovering the software and architecture
Elements of the utility network
Exercise 1: Explore elements of the utility network
Open the ArcGIS Pro project
Explore the enterprise geodatabase
Explore layers in the map
Explore the network properties
Structure networks
Examining the structure network
Discovering data in the ArcGIS platform
Exploring asset groups and asset types
Lesson review
Answers to Lesson 1 questions

2 Network topology management

Lesson introduction
Network connectivity
Branch versioning
Exercise 2A: Explore features with shared geometry (Water)
Create a new version
Examine feature connectivity
Exercise 2B: Explore features with shared geometry (Gas)
Create a new version
Examine feature connectivity
Exercise 2C: Explore features with shared geometry (Electric)
Create a new version
Examine feature connectivity

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 Feature restrictions and network rules
Maintaining data integrity
Exercise 2D: Add a network rule (Water)
Create an assembly
Change to the default version
Disable network topology
Add a network rule
Enable network topology
Review the network rule
Change to the working version
Finish creating the assembly
Exercise 2E: Add a network rule (Gas)
Create an assembly
Change to the default version
Disable network topology
Add a network rule
Enable network topology
Review the network rule
Change to the working version
Finish creating the assembly
Exercise 2F: Add a network rule (Electric)
Create an assembly
Change to the default version
Disable network topology
Add a network rule
Enable network topology
Review the network rule
Change to the working version
Finish creating the assembly
Attribute rules
Lesson review
Answers to Lesson 2 questions

3 Managing connectivity and associations

Lesson introduction
Feature, group, and preset templates
Exercise 3A: Create a group template (Water)
Create a production version
Create a group template
Add features using the group template
Reconcile and post your edits

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 Exercise 3B: Create a group template (Gas)
Create a production version
Create a group template
Add features using the group template
Reconcile and post your edits
Exercise 3C: Create a group template (Electric)
Create a production version
Create a group template
Add features using the group template
Reconcile and post your edits
Associations
Build a preset template with associations
Exercise 3D: Add associations (Water)
Change to the working version
Add a template
Explore the associations
Edit the features
Add associations
Create a preset template
Exercise 3E: Add associations (Gas)
Change to the working version
Add a template
Explore the associations
Edit the features
Add associations
Create a preset template
Exercise 3F: Add associations (Electric)
Change to the working version
Add a template
Explore the associations
Edit the features
Add associations
Create a preset template
Lesson review
Answers to Lesson 3 questions

4 Network management
Lesson introduction
Network architecture
Subnetworks
Subnetwork controllers
Adding a subnetwork controller using a preset template

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 Exercise 4A: Add a subnetwork controller (Water)
Change to the production version
Explore an existing subnetwork controller
Add a valid subnetwork controller device
Add terminal connections
Validate topology
Set a subnetwork controller
Update subnetworks
Exercise 4B: Add a subnetwork controller (Gas)
Change to the production version
Explore an existing subnetwork controller
Add a valid subnetwork controller device
Add terminal connections
Validate topology
Set a subnetwork controller
Update subnetworks
Exercise 4C: Add a subnetwork controller (Electric)
Change to the production version
Explore an existing subnetwork controller
Add a valid subnetwork controller device
Add terminal connections
Validate topology
Set a subnetwork controller
Update subnetworks
Lesson review

5 Tracing analysis
Lesson introduction
Connectivity versus traversability
Discover the types of utility network traces
Identifying uses for the utility network traces
Tracing utility networks in ArcGIS Pro
Exercise 5A: Use the utility network traces (Water)
Add a starting point for a trace
Run a connected trace
Run a subnetwork trace
Run a subnetwork controller trace
Exercise 5B: Use the utility network traces (Gas)
Add a starting point for a trace
Run a connected trace
Run a subnetwork trace
Run a subnetwork controller trace

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 Exercise 5C: Use the utility network traces (Electric)
Add a starting point for a trace
Run a connected trace
Run a subnetwork trace
Run a subnetwork controller trace
Network categories
Network attributes
Network attributes or network categories
Exercise 5D: Use network categories and attributes in traces (Water)
Filter a trace with a network category
Notify residences of a service interruption
Calculate the distance between two points
Exercise 5E: Use network categories and attributes in traces (Gas)
Filter a trace with a network category
Notify residences of a service interruption
Calculate the distance between two points
Exercise 5F: Use network categories and attributes in traces (Electric)
Filter a trace with a network category
Notify residences of a service interruption
Calculate the distance between two points
Lesson review
Answers to Lesson 5 questions

6 Network diagrams
Lesson introduction
Network diagrams
Diagram templates
Creating a network diagram
Exercise 6A: Work with network diagrams (Water)
Create a diagram using the Basic template
Store and find a diagram
Create a diagram using the ExpandContainers template
Edit a diagram
Exercise 6B: Work with network diagrams (Gas)
Create a diagram using the Basic template
Store and find a diagram
Create a diagram using the ExpandContainers template
Edit a diagram
Exercise 6C: Work with network diagrams (Electric)
Create a diagram using the Basic template
Store and find a diagram
Create a diagram using the ExpandContainers template

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 Edit a diagram
Lesson review

7 Creating a utility network

Lesson introduction
The road ahead
Initial configuration steps
Asset packages
Exercise 7: Create a utility network
Deploy the foundation project and asset package
Create the utility network geodatabase
Check for asset package upgrades
Stage a utility network
Apply an asset package
Repair the utility network map data source
Lesson review

Appendices
Appendix A: Esri data license agreement
Appendix B: Answers to lesson review questions
Appendix C: Additional resources

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