Creating linear work orders from the map - HxGN EAM - Version 12.0.1 - Feature Briefs

Use the Select Equipment From Map button/right-click option on the Work Orders screen to efficiently create work orders when linear asset networks are involved. When selected, the system will display a map popup that allows the user to select 1 or more equipment, including partial linear equipment, for inclusion on the work order.

This popup can be opened when the work order is in insert mode so that equipment can be selected from the map. Once equipment is selected from the map the popup can be closed and the equipment will be returned to the work order record view. From here the user can continue to enter data on the work order prior to saving.

If the work order Equipment is populated, prior to opening the popup, the map will pan/zoom to the proper extent to show the entered equipment. The equipment selection process can start from there. If no Equipment is entered the map will open to its full extent.

When Submit is clicked inside the popup the system will retrieve the selected equipment (or segments if defined in GIS – see new parameter below) to the work order record view, overwriting the existing value if only 1 equipment is selected; Else, all selected equipment will be returned to the Equipment tab for the WO (i.e. multiple equipment work orders are created).

This popup contains the following unique capabilities:

• A tracing tool (i.e., Select By Trace) can be used to define starting and ending points of linear equipment which need work. This tool easily allows users to identify the start of the work at a specified location on 1 linear equipment then jump off onto another linear equipment and continue the ‘trace’ until the work end point. The traced path is highlighted and relevant equipment, along with their selected From Point and To Point will be returned to the work order. The ‘trace’ tool is just one method of selection. Other, more familiar, selection tools are also included.

  • The trace tool will ‘snap’ to features by default as your cursor nears them making selection more efficient; however, if you wish to disable ‘snapping’ temporarily during selection then click and hold the Ctrl key (Command key on Mac) on your keyboard during the tracing process.

• Select By Rectangle, Select By Polygon, and the Select By Freehand Polygon tools can be used to define the area of the map whose integrated equipment will be highlighted. In addition, the selection area of these tools bisects a linear asset then only that portion of the linear asset contained within the selection will be highlighted.

• Select By Point tool can be used to select one or more point equipment on the map. In addition, the user can click at a point along a linear asset to identify that point on the asset as the work location (i.e., point work order).

• Each linear equipment that is highlighted on the map using any of the tools provided will have the From Point and To Point displayed on the map in terms of the selected Reference System. For example, the From Point and To Point can be displayed in feet if this is a defined reference system for the map. However, if the map contains a second reference system, such as mileposts, the user can change the Reference System to display the From Point and To Point in terms of mileposts (i.e., ability to translate measures from one reference system to another).

• Because this popup is primarily intended for customers who maintain linear asset, all maps for display here must be LRS (linear reference system) enabled i.e. The ESRI Roads and Highways extension is required to create these maps.

• This popup supports multiple maps so the user can use any of the maps for which they have access in EAM.

• Visible Layers popup – each layer can be marked as selectable. Only equipment in ‘selectable’ layers will be highlighted, displayed in the equipment grid, and returned to the work order.

• If the popup is opened in update mode, the system will not highlight equipment that is currently on the work order as the popup is primarily intended to be used in creating the work order. However, the system will attempt to zoom/pan to an extent that shows all current equipment on the work order. The user can make a new selection. Any equipment selected in the popup will always be added to the existing equipment on the Equipment tab for Work Order. There is no option inside the popup to remove existing equipment prior to adding new equipment to the work order.

• Several new parameters have been created for use on this popup:

  • GISLRSWO: Defines whether the linear equipment (i.e., GIS routes) are returned to the work order or if segments are returned to the work order. This parameter value can be specified for each map in a multiple maps environment.

  • GISLRSSL: Defines LRS event layer that contains linear asset segments. These segments must be integrated to EAM equipment to be eligible for retrieval to the work order. This parameter value can be specified for each map in a multiple maps environment.

  • GISLRSMM: Determines if a 2nd map can be displayed inside the popup. The 2nd map will be displayed simultaneously next to the primary map. This parameter value is only used if the existing GISMAPS parameter is set to Organization or Department.