These incredibly handy user-assumes-all-risk tools have aided many an individual in ArcGIS and ArcFM configuration efforts over the years. Come see first hand what they are, how they work with ArcGIS 10, and where to learn more. This may be the most fruitful 15 minute coffee break you have ever experienced. (Pre recorded for TUG [...]

If you are creating a data model in Visio for use in an eventual ArcFM 10.0.1 geodatabase, you’ll need to install and configure a few tools to get you from here to there.  Among those tools are the ArcGIS CASE (Computer-Aided Software Engineering) tools, included with your ArcGIS 10 installation DVD.  As the average GIS [...]

As an administrator, you can configure ArcMap 10 to offer one of two possible Editor toolbars. ArcMap 10 Editor Toolbars Default Editor Toolbar Classic Editor Toolbar The default Editor toolbar, while more compact, does not support all ArcFM editing tools and functions.  To allow your users to continue working with all the ArcFM tools they [...]

From time to time you may need to change the name of a Designer database or even copy the entire database to another location, perhaps to create a new testing environment or as part of a hardware upgrade. Ideally you would reconcile, post, and delete all existing designs before beginning the migration. For occasions when [...]

Business data tables are not fully compatible with ArcFM functionality until an administrator converts them to ArcFM or Designer objects via the ArcFM Solution Object Converter.  This is an easy task to complete, but also an easy task to forget, especially when you are busy with many other configuration tasks.  To help you remember the [...]