Plan for Offline Needs

To optimize ArcFM Mobile's offline capabilities, consider your users' offline needs, specifically who needs to access data and what types of data they need. Consider your different types of crews: line workers, inspectors, damage assessors, etc. Then consider your regions or service areas. When working offline, do your crews need to access data for the entire service territory? Can you break it up into smaller chunks of data that correspond to only to the regions in which the crews are working? Finally, consider the data itself. What data does each group of users need to see: electric, gas, water, etc.? Will they need to view data such as parcels or street centerlines?

Each organization is unique, and you should break up your data in the way that makes the most sense for your users. Ultimately, you'll end up with operational-map replicas and basemap tile packages from which you'll create offline packages that can then be downloaded to the ArcFM Mobile app.