Configure Geodatabase Regions

Context

To understand Geodatabase Regions (GRRs), we need to step back to discuss how a work order is assigned to a designer in the first place.

When a work order is created, it includes a design address or XY coordinate. The application uses that address or location to figure out which feeder (in electric) or design region (in gas) contains the upcoming work. Then, the application packages all the existing network features in that feeder or region and includes them in the design. This is what allows the designers to snap into the existing network, but technically they are snapping into a subset of the network. Using a subset enhances performance, as most often designers do not need the entire network in the live map in order to do design work. But, this subset restricts designers to the feeder or region originally associated with the work order, and they are not able to design against or snap into nearby feeders or regions.

With that said, there are times when a designer needs to bring in an adjacent feeder (in electric) or design region (in gas) to assist in the design. They use a tool called the Add Data tool, and then they are able to import a feeder or region that was not originally included in their design. The Geodatabase Regions inform the Add Data tool. In other words, when designers are bringing in additional feeders or regions, they are interacting with the Geodatabase Regions you create in this subtab. The Geodatabase Regions are extracted and saved in the design storage, so users do not have to wait for the extraction process.

Configuration

The configuration of GRRs takes place entirely within Solution Center.

• If your geodatabase is on the Geometric Network (GN), you configure GRRs in Solution Center > Designer > Mapping > Geodatabase Regions. See the topic Geodatabase Regions for more information.

• If your geodatabase is on the Utility Network (UN), you configure GRRs in Solution Center > Feeder Services > Mapping > Geodatabase Regions. See the topic Geodatabase Regions