ArcCatalog Trace All Feeders
This tool traces all feeders in the geometric network. Unlike Trace A Feeder (singular), it does not stop at de-energized features. Instead, it continues to trace downstream of any de-energized features. In short, it locates all energized features, de-energized features, and any islands that might exist in the network.
If Trace All Feeders encounters a de-energized feature, it assigns the FeederID field a value of Null.
This tool attempts to compress the geodatabase before the first feeder trace, but it does not compress after each feeder. Thus, it takes longer to finish tracing all feeders than the standalone executable (TraceAllFeeders.exe).
Further, as the name implies, it traces all feeders and does not allow you to specify a subset of feeders to trace. If you are tracing feeders in a large network with a large number of feeders or if you prefer to trace batches of feeders at a time, you might prefer to use TraceAllFeeders.exe as it is faster and offers more configuration choices.
- In ArcCatalog, log into your geodatabase as the SDE user.
- Expand the Electric Dataset, then locate the Electric Geometric Network.
- Right-click the Electric Geometric Network and choose Feeder
Manager > Trace All Feeders.
- A progress dialog appears. Trace All Feeders executes the
following procedures:
- Attempts a compress action on the geodatabase.
- Identifies island features and sets their FeederID, FeederID2, and FeederInfo values to reflect their island status.
- Traces all features energized by any circuit source and sets their FeederID values accordingly. This is done one circuit (or feeder) at a time.
- Updates the FeederSourceInfo field of the CircuitSource class to flag any feeders that possess loops or participate in a multiple-feed condition (based upon the results in the Step C).
- Identifies all non-island features that are not energized by any circuit source and sets their FeederID accordingly. This is done by resuming a trace from each feature that stopped a tracing action in Step C (by virtue of its switching state and/or phase designation, as appropriate).
- Identifies all tie or terminal devices and modifies
their FeederID values to reflect their tie or terminal device status.
These devices are identified based on the results from Step C.
- When the tool is complete, it displays summary statistics
of the trace procedure. Click OK to close.
