Create a Management Activity – Using the Line Feature
Overview
In this workflow, we will use a road feature to demonstrate the power of prescribing management activities using the new dynamic segmentation tool. This tool allows you to prescribe to multiple segments along the same feature and allows you to dynamically shift the start and end points of each activity if needed. Let’s walk through this workflow to give you a better understanding of what I mean.
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Workflows
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1: In the Map View, select the road feature you wish to prescribe to by single left clicking on the feature using the selection tool. The selected feature highlights.
Step 2: With the feature selected, right click in the map view and select “Explore,” then “Prescribe Management” in the context menu. The Use Dynamic Segmentation? dialog opens.
Step 3: In the Use Dynamic Segmentation dialog window, click <Yes> to using the new dynamic segmentation tools (Select <No> to prescribe the feature directly to the polygon). The Dynamic segmentation dialog window opens.
Step 4: Select the “Set Segment Length” slider and move it to highlight (in red) the length of the segment to be prescribed to.
Alternatively, left click in the “Segment Length” field and type a segment length value if you know what length of road you will be prescribing to.
Step 5: Select the “Set Start Distance” slider and move it to the location along the line to be prescribed to.
Alternatively, left click in the “Start Distance” field and type a start distance value if you know what distance from the start point you want the segment to begin.
Step 6: To add an additional segment click the <Add Segment> button.
A new row is added to the segment list and the new segment will automatically be added to the feature sketch, beginning at the end point of the previous segment and ending at the endpoint of the feature.
Note: To adjust the length and distance of the new segment, refer to steps 4 and 5.
Step 7: If you wish to discard the segments you have created, click the <Clear Segments> button. The Clear Segments dialog window opens.
Step 8: To reverse the start and end points of the original feature, check the “Reverse Start” checkbox.
Step 9: In the grid, check the checkbox in the “RX to Segment” field for both segments you created. The <Prescribe> button activates (turns green).
Note: You do not have to prescribe to all segments created at the same time. You can prescribe to one, some, or all segments using the checkbox to indicate which segments you wish to prescribe to.
Step 10: Click the <Prescribe> button. The New Activity window opens and the Activity-Type-Methods available in the picklist are related to the feature type are selected (in this case Road).
Step 11: In the Select Management Activity window, select the Activity, Type, and Method (Road, Maintenance, Gravel).
Step 12: In the Select Management Activity window, click <OK>.
The “Activity Prescribed” field of the New Activity window updates to the selected Activity, Type, and Method, and the length of each segment created in the dynamic segmentation tool fills into the Details child tab of the New Activity Form
Step 13: In the details tab, fill in the values for each column for both segments. Fill in values for: Gravel, Quantity, Gravel UOM, and Cost.
Step 14: In the New Activity Window, click <OK>. The Save changes confirmation form opens.
Step 15: In the Save changes form, click <OK>. Activity saves to the selected feature.
To Verify the Activity Saved Properly
In this workflow, we will review the activity you just created and verify that the details you entered were saved to the database.
Step 1: In the Map View, select the feature you prescribed the management activity to. The selected feature will highlight.
Step 2: With the feature selected, right click in the map view and select “Explore,” then “Attributes” from the context menu. The Attribute form opens for the selected feature.
Step 3: In the Attributes Form, select the Activities Tab. The history window opens allowing the user to see all activities associated with the selected feature. The activity you created is listed in the feature’s history.
Step 4: Review the Activity attributes and details. The Activity attributes and details are as defined in the previous workflow.
Step 5: Close the Activity window and Attributes Form.
