Network diagram management tasks

Network diagram configuration and management tasks are dependent on many factors, including the type of workspace connection and its permission level, the diagram type, the capabilities enabled on the diagram templates, and the connected database or portal account.

The following sections provide an overview of the dependencies that exist when working with a utility network or trace network.

Network diagram workflow tasks

The following tables summarize types of actions with the following details:

• Action—The tool or type of action being performed.
• Workspace—Specifies the required data source.
  • Service—The action must be performed against a feature layer from a utility network service.
  • Database connection—The action must be performed using a database connection to a utility network with an enterprise geodatabase. In this case, always ensure the workspace is set to branch for the versioning type.
  • File geodatabase—The action must be performed using a utility network or trace network with a file geodatabase.
  • Mobile geodatabase—The action must be performed using a utility network or trace network with a mobile geodatabase.
• Diagram type—The type of diagram supported by the operation.
  • Temporary—The diagram is temporary.
  • Stored—The diagram is stored.
  • System—The diagram is a subnetwork system diagram.
• Portal connection—Specifies the portal account that must be connected when performing the operation:
  • Any user—Any user who has a suitable access rights level on the diagram can perform the operation.
  • Diagram owner—The operation must be performed by the diagram owner.
  • Network owner—The operation must be performed by the network owner.

  Note:

  When running operations using a file or mobile geodatabase, the network diagram workflow tasks below can be run without being connected to a portal. However, there are differences for the following tools:

  • Store Diagram—When this tool runs without being connected, a user can only store diagrams as public diagrams. When the tool is run while connected, a user can also store diagrams as protected, or private diagrams. and prevent other connected users that work on the same database from editing or accessing them.
  • Alter Diagram Properties—When this tool runs without being connected, any user can access all public and protected diagrams that exist in the dataset—even those the user doesn't own—but can't alter the access rights level currently set for any of these diagrams. When connected, users can access all public and protected diagrams in the dataset, plus their private diagrams. In this case, users can alter the access rights level set for their own diagrams.

• Diagram template restriction—Specifies whether the action can be locked at the diagram template level.

Usual editing operations on network diagrams

Action	Workspace	Diagram type	Portal connection	Diagram template restriction
Create Diagram	Service | Database connection | File | Mobile geodatabase	Temporary	Any user	No
Set root, end, pivot, barrier flags on diagrams	Service | File | Mobile geodatabase	Temporary | Stored | System	Any user	No
Apply any layout to diagrams	Service | File | Mobile geodatabase	Temporary | Stored | System	Any user	No
White space editing on diagrams	Service | File | Mobile geodatabase	Temporary | Stored | System	Any user	No
Store Diagram	Service | File | Mobile geodatabase	Temporary	Any user	Yes
Extend diagrams using the ribbon command	Service | File | Mobile geodatabase	Temporary	Any user	Yes
Extend Diagram	Service | File | Mobile geodatabase	Temporary | Stored	Any user	Yes
Overwrite diagrams using the ribbon command	Service | File | Mobile geodatabase	Temporary	Any user	No
Overwrite Diagram	Service | File | Mobile geodatabase	Temporary | Stored	Any user	No
Append To Diagram	Service | File | Mobile geodatabase	Temporary | Stored	Any user	Yes
Update Diagram	Service | File | Mobile geodatabase	Temporary | Stored	Any user	No
Alter Diagram Properties	Service | File | Mobile geodatabase	Stored	Diagram owner | Network owner	No
Delete Diagram	Service | File | Mobile geodatabase	Stored	Any user	No

Common nonediting operations on network diagrams

Action	Workspace	Diagram type	Portal connection	Diagram template restriction
Propagate selection between diagram and GIS maps	Service | Database connection | File | Mobile geodatabase	Temporary | Stored | System	Any user	No
Search for diagrams	Service | Database connection | File | Mobile geodatabase	Stored | System	Any user	No
Open stored diagrams	Service | Database connection | File | Mobile geodatabase	Stored | System	Any user	No
Check open diagram consistencies	Service | Database connection	Temporary | Stored | System	Any user	No
Export Diagram Content	Service | Database connection	Temporary | Stored | System	Any user	No
Work using dynamic diagram mode	Service | File | Mobile geodatabase	Temporary	Any user	No

Maintenance tasks on network diagrams

Action	Workspace	Diagram type	Portal connection	Template restriction
Delete subnetwork system diagram	Service	System	Network owner	NA
Change Diagrams Owner	Database connection | File | Mobile geodatabase	Stored | System	Network owner	NA
Purge Temporary Diagrams	Database connection | File | Mobile geodatabase	Temporary	Network owner	NA

Network diagram configuration tasks

The following tables summarize types of actions with the following details:

• Action—The tool or type of action being performed.
• Workspace—Specifies the required data source.
  • Service—The action must be performed using a feature layer from a utility network service.
  • Database connection—The action must be performed using a database connection to a utility network with an enterprise geodatabase. In this case, always ensure the workspace is set to branch for the versioning type.
  • File geodatabase—The action must be performed using a utility network or a trace network with a file geodatabase.
  • Mobile geodatabase—The action must be performed using a utility network or a trace network with a mobile geodatabase.
• Portal connection—Specifies the portal account that must be connected when performing the operation:
  • Any user—Any user with the appropriate rights on the diagram or network dataset can perform the operation.
  • Diagram owner—The operation must be performed by the diagram owner.
  • Network owner—The operation must be performed by the network owner.

  Note:

  When running operations using a file or mobile geodatabase, all network diagram configuration tasks can be run without being connected to a portal.

Diagram template management tasks

Action	Workspace	Portal connection
Add Diagram Template	Database connection | File | Mobile geodatabase	Network owner
Alter Diagram Template	Database connection | File | Mobile geodatabase	Network owner
Add any diagram rule to a diagram template	Database connection | File | Mobile geodatabase	Network owner
Add any diagram layout to a diagram template	Database connection | File | Mobile geodatabase	Network owner
Delete Diagram Template	Database connection | File | Mobile geodatabase	Network owner
Create Diagram Layer Definition	Database connection | File | Mobile geodatabase	Network owner
Export Diagram Layer Definition	Database connection | File | Mobile geodatabase	Any user
Export Diagram Template Definitions	Database connection | File | Mobile geodatabase	Any user
Import Diagram Template Definitions	Database connection | File | Mobile geodatabase	Network owner