High-Level Architecture of the Geodatabase

The geodatabase includes two datasets for coax RF network components. These datasets include all the features and components that users edit in the DHFC application. One dataset contains components in a "proposed" or "design" state and is referred to as the "design dataset." The second dataset contains components that are constructed and in the field, representing the "as-built" assets in the final system of record. The dataset names can be adjusted to fit your business needs, but Schneider Electric recommends appending "_D" onto the design dataset and "_A" on the as-built dataset. For example, the datasets in the DHFC sample data are named "SETelecom.ARCFM.CoaxDataset_D" for design components and "SETelecom.ARCFM.CoaxDataset_A" for as-built components.

Network Features

The features and components that users edit in the DHFC application are the same features that are inserted into the existing dataset , if they do not already exist. In other words, both the Coax dataset (i.e., SETelecom.ARCFM.CoaxDataset_D) and Fiber dataset (i.e., SETelecom.ARCFM.CoaxDataset_A) contain the same components, the former for in-design work, and the latter for the as-built representation and final system of record. In the following images notice the same set of features is located in both datasets (the images show a subset of features):

CoaxDataset_A

CoaxDataset_D

The dataset location and name are the only differences between the two representations of the feature. In other words, the attribute fields on RFCable are identical to the attribute fields on RFCable_D.

The same holds true for object tables. Notice in the following images, the tables are identical, aside from the suffix “_D.”

Object Table with Suffix _D

Structure Features

DHFC-specific structures are also appended to the Structure dataset in the geodatabase (or, the Structure dataset is created, if necessary). This is a separate dataset from the Landbase dataset, if you have one. It includes structures such as Address Points, Multiple-Dwelling Units, and underground structures, for example (the following image shows a subset of features):