Trace All Feeders

IMPORTANT: The following information applies to Feeder Manager 1.0 only. This is not necessary with Feeder Manager 2.0.

Trace All Feeders is run on a new geodatabase to properly initialize the Feeder Manager fields. When changes are made to the data after the initialization, Feeder Manager autoupdaters are designed to maintain the FeederID, FeederID2 and FeederInfo fields (and ParentCircuitSourceID for EFM users). In other words, once you initialize it on a new geodatabase, Feeder Manager maintains it from there.

However, sometimes edits are made to the network using tools not supported by ArcFM. There are few types of edits that can cause Feeder Manager autoupdaters to NOT maintain that information accurately, but some of the primary culprits are the Esri Connect and Disconnect tools (ArcFM has its own Connect and Disconnect tools designed to maintain the network properly). If these non-ArcFM types of edits occur, Trace All Feeders or Trace A Feeder are the best ways to update affected conductors and devices, refresh the feeder information in your network, and clean up errant data. Only one instance of Trace a Feeder or Trace All Feeders can be run at one time.

There are a three ways to trace feeders administratively, and all options are covered in the following topics. In short, these methods include:

ArcCatalog Trace All Feeders: This tool traces all feeders in the geometric network, including those that have no source junction (island) and any feeders downstream from a de-energized junction.
ArcCatalog Trace A Feeder: This tool traces a single feeder until it comes to the end of the feeder or encounters a de-energized feature.
- This single feeder function is also available while working in ArcMap. In other words, the Trace A Feeder tool is identical, whether accessed via ArcCatalog or ArcMap.
Standalone Trace All Feeders Executable: This tool traces all feeders in the geometric network, including those that have no source junction (island) and any feeders downstream from a de-energized junction. This tool also compresses the database after tracing each feeder, making Trace All Feeders faster than when it's run in ArcCatalog.