Working with geometric networks (utility network analyst-ArcGIS) in Geocortex,
Working with geometric networks (utility network analyst-ArcGIS) in Geocortex,
I couldn’t figure out if there is a way to integrate the tools available in Utility Network Analyst-ArcGIS within the Geocortex to enjoy solving the network given a tracing option. Are these tools available out-of-the-box?
Thank you
Jamal
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Hi Jamal,
If you want to use any of the ArcGIS tools in Essentials, you need to publish the tool as a geoprocessing service to your ArcServer. Then to use the geoprocessing service, you need to create a workflow and use the Geoprocessor activity to reference the URL of the published tool. Here is a code gallery sample that demonstrates how to create a workflow using the geoprocessing service:
https://support.geocortex.com/essentialsGSCCodeGallery?sub-nav=codegall&main-nav=essentials&#!/feedtype=SINGLE_ARTICLE_DETAIL&criteria=BESTANSWERS&id=kA4600000004EWjCAM
There is also a workflow example located in the Sample Sites folder of your instance. The filepath to that looks like this:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Latitude Geographics\Geocortex Essentials\Default\REST Elements\Sample Sites\Workflow_Samples\Resources\Workflows\ArcGIS Server\Geoprocessor.xaml
I hope this helps
Carmen0 -
Thank you very much Carmen for the help. This is very useful.
I could have accessed the out-of-the-box xml files and find out that they need some development experience to be integrated in the geocortex. Not easy for non-developers!
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Hi Carmen,
I don’t think that we (with publishing tools) could have the same environment as with the “utility network analyst” that is available in the ArcMap. There should be an extension that can be plugged on top of geocortex to get all these functions in comfortable environment.
I hope that geocortex experts could comment on this to find out the best practice for this very challenging issue.
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Hi Jamal,
You are correct. There is no "Utility Network Analyst" toolset equivalent in Geocortex. I was suggesting that you can publish the "Trace Geometric Network" tool as a geoprocessing service and then use a workflow to mimic the Utility Network Analyst functionality.
It would not work in exactly the same way, but you will be able to do a network trace in the viewer at the very least. I would suggest taking at a look at this post here:
https://support.geocortex.com/EssentialsGSCForum?sub-nav=forum&main-nav=Essentials&feedtype=SINGLE_QUESTION_DETAIL&dc=Workflow&criteria=ALLQUESTIONS&id=90660000000XbdlAAC
We have a demo site that uses the "Trace Geometric Network" tool published as a geoprocessing service:
http://gedemo.geocortex.com/Html5Viewer/Index.html?configBase=http://gedemo.geocortex.com/Geocortex/Essentials/Prod/REST/sites/Fort_Pierce_Gas_Electric_Utilities/viewers/Gas_HTML/virtualdirectory/Resources/Config/Default
I hope this helps.
Carmen0 -
Perfect. Thank you very much Carmen for this valuable input.
The question that hits my head strongly at that moment is how utilities (water, electricity, gas, etc.) are left with NO strong specialized extension that can be plugged on top of geocortex right away?
I had a look on the xaml tools that comes with geocortex, but unfortunately, the “Network Trace” is not there.
C:\Program Files (x86)\Latitude Geographics\Geocortex Essentials\Default\REST Elements\Sample Sites\Workflow_Samples\Resources\Workflows
From where one can purchase this tool?
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Great! The tool is shared by LG here!
http://data.latitudegeo.com/community/network_trace.zip0 -
According to a contact we have here, there is issues with core Esri tracing:
There is currently a bug in ArcMap regarding using the trace tools with a geometric network, where trace results return an incorrect result. The details are not very clear, and I have not been able to replicate it myself. The initial bug was NIM094556. This was closed as having been fixed, but a new one (BUG-000088480) is now open for 10.4 and looks to be the same issue.
The bug caused inconsistent results in our desktop built models and apps using the trace toolbox. We are working with ArcFM desktop and Web for tracing.0 -
Thank you Roger for the input.
Is there any way to integrated ArcFM into geocortex? Which functionalities\tools are helpful for utilities in ArcFM?0 -
Watch for Esri's Utility Network.
Have a read of this very interesting article:
http://sspinnovations.com/blog/2017/01/01/esri-utility-network-brians-notes-cliffsnotes-article#.WIZgBlV95hF0 -
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Find out more here:
https://infrastructurecommunity.schneider-electric.com/community/products/gis-products/arcfm-services-web/blog/2017/01/13/announcing-arcfm-web-4620 -
Thanks Roger.
I have no issue in building the geometric network but my issue is to integrate as many tools as possible to the web application so that end users can enjoy better working with the data.
For example, in case of water network, till now we have no tool that can specify the valve that needs to be closed in case of pipe rupture. End users in the field really need such essential tools to better perform their work.0 -
Then I would be performing tests in ArcMap, exposing the tools in Geocortex Essentials, and running the same tools again to confirm you are getting the same results.
I would be interested if you found the same results or not.0 -
Hi Jamal -
Regarding your question of integration, if you are an ArcFM customer, ArcFM Web IS a branded version of Geocortex Essentials, so it is fully integrated. If you are not an ArcFM customer and would like more information, let me know via email and I can help you further.
- Vince0 -
Thank you Vince,
We are currently not ArcFM customer but would appreciate if you provide us with Demo site for ArcFM (like those available for geocortex) to be aware of which out-of-the-box tools are included there in one hand and to find out to which limit it can respond to the needs of geometric networks users.
Can the ArcFM be plugged on top of Geocortex as an extension?0 -
We have been working for a while to have the tracing work via geocortex viewer with the power of ArcGIS model and Geocortex workflow. While the ArcGIS model works fine in tracing, however, the geocortex workflow fails to have stable behavior and most of the time it ends up with generic errors.
What might be the issue here?
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How come the geocortex workflow says that the ArcGIS model fails while it is working fine? The only connection between the model and workflow is the “geoprocessing service” that is fed into the workflow
I can send my data, model and workflow if anyone is interested to check further and offer help
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We are struggling with the issues below when working with tracing tool - Displaying flow direction in the web
- Snapping while working on the web
- Editing the data in ArcMap without the need to stop the geoprocessing service
- having flags at particular location by default
- The ability to edit the data from the SQL server database
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