Configure External Event With LRS (Location Referencing)

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Summary

Associates event data stored in an external system with an LRS.

Usage

  • The geodatabase where the associated events are present and the geodatabase in which the LRS resides must be enterprise geodatabases.

  • This tool can also be used to modify the name, fields, and event behaviors for the existing configured external events.

Parameters

LabelExplanationData Type
Input Event

The external event feature class or table to be registered to an LRS.

Table View
Parent LRS Network

The LRS Network to which the event will be registered.

Feature Layer
LRS Event Name

The name of the external event or table that will be registered to the LRS.

String
Event ID Field

The event ID field available in the event feature class or table.

Field
Route ID Field

The name of the route ID field if it is a point event or a line event that does not span routes, or the name of the from route ID field if the event spans routes. The field must be available in the external event table or feature class.

Field
Measure Field

The name of the measure field if it is a point event or the name of the from measure field if it is a line event.

Field
Geometry Type
(Optional)

Specifies the geometry type of the external event or table.

  • Point — The geometry type of the event will be point. This is the default.
  • Line — The geometry type of the event will be polyline.
String
To Measure Field
(Optional)

The name of the to measure field. A field is only required for line events.

Field
From Date Field
(Optional)

The from date field in the event feature class or table.

Field
To Date Field
(Optional)

The to date field in the event feature class or table.

Field
Event Spans Routes
(Optional)

Specifies whether the event records will span routes.

  • As is —The property will not change. This is the default.
  • Do not span routes —The event records will not span routes. This is applicable to line events only.
  • Spans routes — The event records will span routes. This is applicable to line events only.
String
To Route ID Field
(Optional)

The name of the to route ID field available in the event feature class or table.

Field
Store Route Name
(Optional)

Specifies whether the route name will be stored with the event records.

  • As is — The property will not change. This is the default.
  • Do not store route name — The route name will not be stored with the event records.
  • Store route name — The route name will be stored with the event records.
String
Route Name Field
(Optional)

The route name field if it is a point event or line event that does not span routes, or the name of the from route name field if the event spans routes. The field must be available in the external event table or feature class.

Field
To Route Name Field
(Optional)

The to route name field for line events that span routes. This parameter is required if the Store Route Name and Event Spans Routes parameters are set.

Field
Calibrate Rule
(Optional)

Specifies the event behavior rule for the calibrate activity.

  • Stay put — The geographic location of the event will be preserved; measures may change. This is the default.
  • Retire — Both measure and geographic location will be preserved; the event will be retired.
  • Move — The measures of the event will be preserved; the geographic location may change.
String
Retire Rule
(Optional)

Specifies the event behavior rule for the retire activity.

  • Stay put — The geographic location of the event will be preserved; measures may change. This is the default.
  • Retire — Both measure and geographic location will be preserved; the event will be retired.
  • Move — The measures of the event will be preserved; the geographic location may change.
String
Extend Rule
(Optional)

Specifies the event behavior rule for the extend activity.

  • Stay put — The geographic location of the event will be preserved; measures may change. This is the default.
  • Retire — Both measure and geographic location will be preserved; the event will be retired.
  • Move — The measures of the event will be preserved; the geographic location may change.
String
Reassign Rule
(Optional)

Specifies the event behavior rule for the reassign activity.

  • Stay put — The geographic location of the event will be preserved; measures may change. This is the default.
  • Retire — Both measure and geographic location will be preserved; the event will be retired.
  • Move — The measures of the event will be preserved; the geographic location may change.
  • Snap — The geographic location of the event will be preserved by snapping the event to a concurrent route; measures may change.
String
Realign Rule
(Optional)

Specifies the event behavior rule for the realign activity.

  • Stay put — The geographic location of the event will be preserved; measures may change. This is the default.
  • Retire — Both measure and geographic location will be preserved; the event will be retired.
  • Move — The measures of the event will be preserved; the geographic location may change.
String

Derived Output

LabelExplanationData Type
Output External Event Table

The updated external event table.

Table

Environments

This tool does not use any geoprocessing environments.

Licensing information

  • Basic: Requires ArcGIS Location Referencing
  • Standard: Requires ArcGIS Location Referencing
  • Advanced: Requires ArcGIS Location Referencing

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