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Add Reduce Edge By Attribute Rule (Network Diagram Tools)

Summary

Adds a diagram rule to automatically reduce diagram edges during diagram building based on an existing template. This rule can be set up to reduce diagram edges by attributes.

Learn more about the reduction of edges in diagrams

Caution:

This tool is a configuration and administration tool.

Note:

This tool impacts the consistency of any existing diagrams based on the input diagram template. All of the existing diagrams become inconsistent and open with a consistency warning icon until they are updated.

Usage

  • This tool is not supported when working with a utility network or trace network service. You must use either a utility network or trace network in a file or mobile geodatabase, or a database connection to a utility network or trace network in an enterprise geodatabase. When working with an enterprise geodatabase, the following are requirements:

  • The Reduce Edge rule is used to simplify the diagram graph while preserving the topology by merging each expected network line feature or edge object and all its connection points into a schematic diagram junction. This type of junction is called a reduction junction.

    Any reduction junction in the resulting diagram aggregates one network line feature or edge object and all its connection points; that is, a reduction junction cannot aggregate several network line features or several edge objects.

  • The Reduce Edge rule is particularly useful when reducing specific network line features, such as busbars.

Parameters

Label Explanation Data type

Input Network

The utility network or trace network containing the diagram template that will be modified.

Utility Network; Trace Network

Input Diagram Template

The name of the diagram template that will be modified.

String

Active

Specifies whether the rule will be enabled when generating and updating diagrams based on the specified template.

  • Checked—The added rule will become enabled during the generation and update of any diagrams based on the input template. This is the default.

  • Unchecked—The added rule will not become enabled during the generation or update of any diagrams based on the input template.

Boolean

Edge Source to Reduce

The network edge source class or object table to reduce. All diagram edges related to network lines or edge objects that belong to this source class or object table are candidates for the reduction.

Table; Feature Class

Expression

(Optional)

An SQL expression that will be used to select the subset of network edges among the edges that are candidates for the reduction based on the input template.

SQL Expression

Description

(Optional)

The description of the rule.

String

Aggregate reconnected edges

(Optional)

Specifies whether the rule will aggregate the edges that are reconnected to the reduction junctions.

  • Checked—Any edge connecting a point along the edge that is reduced is replaced by a reduction edge. This reduction edge is reconnected to the reduction junction. This is the default.

  • Unchecked—Any edge connecting a point along the edge that is reduced is reconnected to the reduction junction.

Boolean

Derived output

Label Explanation Data type

Output Network

The updated utility network or trace network.

Utility Network; Trace Network

Output Diagram Template

The name of the diagram template.

String

Environments

This tool does not use any geoprocessing environments.

Licensing information

  • Basic: No
  • Standard: Yes
  • Advanced: Yes