Configure transitions

Available for an ArcGIS organization licensed with the IPS extension.

Transitions in IPS differ from transitions in Indoors and are used to define facility entrances and exits. ArcGIS IPS uses transitions to efficiently and precisely calculate changes between indoor and outdoor spaces.

Before you add transitions to your floor plan data, you need to configure an existing network dataset created with ArcGIS Indoors or create a feature class for transitions and add a coded value domain for entrances and exits.

Configure an indoor network dataset

If you created a network dataset with Indoors, complete the following steps to add a value for entrances and exits to the domain used in the Transitions feature class:

1. Open the ArcGIS Pro project that contains your Indoors workspace.
2. In the Catalog pane, expand the Network feature dataset.
3. Right-click the Transitions feature class and click Data Design > Domains.

   The Domains view appears.

4. Click the DOM_NETWORK_TYPE row in the Domains view.
5. In the grid by the Domains view, type 7 for the code and Entrance / Exit for the description.
6. Click the Save button to save the domain.
7. Add the Transitions feature class to the map.

You can now create entrance and exit features for the facility.

Create a feature class for transitions

If you do not have a network dataset created with Indoors, complete the following steps to create a feature class for transitions and create a coded value domain for entrances and exits:

1. Open the ArcGIS Pro project that contains your floor plan data.
2. Create a line feature class and type Transitions in the Name and Alias text boxes.
3. In the Catalog pane, right-click the Transitions feature class and click Data Design > Domains.

   The Domains view appears.

4. Click the New Domain button on the Domains tab.

   A row is created in the Domains view, and the pointer is positioned in the Domain Name column of that row.

5. Type DOM_NETWORK_TYPE in the Domain Name column.
6. In the Field Type column, choose Long.
7. In the Domain Type column, choose Coded Value Domain.
8. In the Split Policy column, choose Duplicate.
9. In the Merge Policy column, choose Default.
10. Click the DOM_NETWORK_TYPE row in the Domains view.
11. In the grid by the Domains view, type 7 for the code and Entrance / Exit for the description.
12. Click the Save button to save the domain.
13. In the Catalog pane, right-click the Transitions feature class and click Data Design > Fields.

    The Fields view appears.

14. Click the New Field button on the Fields tab or click Click here to add a new field in the last row in the Fields view.

    The pointer is positioned in the Field Name column.

15. Configure the new field as follows:
    • Field Name—TRANSITION_TYPE
    • Alias—Transition Type
    • Data Type—Long
    • Allow NULL—Check this check box
    • Domain—DOM_NETWORK_TYPE
    • Default—Leave this blank
    • Length—Leave this blank
16. Add another field and configure it as follows:
    • Field Name—VERTICAL_ORDER_FROM
    • Alias—From Vertical Order
    • Data Type—Long
    • Allow NULL—Check this check box
    • Domain—Leave this blank
    • Default—Leave this blank
    • Length—Leave this blank
17. Add another field and configure it as follows:
    • Field Name—VERTICAL_ORDER_TO
    • Alias—To Vertical Order
    • Data Type—Long
    • Allow NULL—Check this check box
    • Domain—Leave this blank
    • Default—Leave this blank
    • Length—Leave this blank
18. Add another field and configure it as follows:
    • Field Name—FACILITY_ID
    • Alias—Facility ID
    • Data Type—Text
    • Allow NULL—Check this check box
    • Domain—Leave this blank
    • Default—Leave this blank
    • Length—255
19. Click the Save button to save the fields.
20. Add the Transitions feature class to the map.

You can now create entrance and exit features for the facility.