Add Connectivity Associations Rule (Network Diagram)

Summary

Adds a diagram rule to automatically represent connectivity associations during the building of diagrams based on an existing template. This rule processes connectivity associations in which both the from and to junctions are currently represented in the diagrams.

Learn more about adding connectivity associations to diagrams

Caution:

This tool is a configuration and administration tool.

Note:

This tool impacts the consistency of any existing diagrams based on the input diagram template. All of the existing diagrams become inconsistent and open with a consistency warning icon May be inconsistent until they are updated.

Usage

  • This tool is not supported when working with a utility network or trace network service. You must use either a utility network or trace network in a file geodatabase or a database connection to a utility network or trace network in an enterprise geodatabase. When working with an enterprise geodatabase the following are requirements:

  • Connectivity associations are not drawn by default in a network map. The Add Connectivity Associations rule allows you to generate diagrams in which connectivity associations are systematically drawn each time the related from and to junctions are present in the diagram at the time the rule executes. They display as straight diagram edges between the from and to diagram junctions they connect.

  • Consider the diagram template's rule sequence before adding an Add Connectivity Associations rule, because it is time consuming. The Add Connectivity Associations rule should only be set on templates when the completeness of the diagram graph regarding connectivity associations is not already guaranteed by other diagram rules. For example, if the template is already configured to run a Trace rule, there is no reason to specify an Add Connectivity Associations rule, since connectivity associations will be returned by the trace.

Parameters

LabelExplanationData Type
Input Network

The utility network or trace network containing the diagram template to modify.

Utility Network; Trace Network
Input Diagram Template

The name of the diagram template to modify.

String
Active

Specifies whether the rule will be active when generating and updating diagrams based on the specified template.

  • Checked—The added rule will become active during the generation and update of any diagrams based on the input template. This is the default.
  • Unchecked—The added rule will not become active during the generation or update of any diagrams based on the input template.

Boolean
Description
(Optional)

The description of the rule.

String

Derived Output

LabelExplanationData Type
Output Network

The updated utility network or trace network.

Utility Network; Trace Network
Output Diagram Template

The name of the diagram template.

String

arcpy.nd.AddConnectivityAssociationsRule(in_utility_network, template_name, is_active, {description})
NameExplanationData Type
in_utility_network

The utility network or trace network containing the diagram template to modify.

Utility Network; Trace Network
template_name

The name of the diagram template to modify.

String
is_active

Specifies whether the rule will be enabled when generating and updating diagrams based on the specified template.

  • ACTIVEThe added rule will become enabled during the generation and update of any diagrams based on the input template. This is the default.
  • INACTIVEThe added rule will not become enabled during the generation or update of any diagrams based on the input template.
Boolean
description
(Optional)

The description of the rule.

String

Derived Output

NameExplanationData Type
out_utility_network

The updated utility network or trace network.

Utility Network; Trace Network
out_template_name

The name of the diagram template.

String

Code sample

AddConnectivityAssociationsRule example (Python window)

The following script creates a template similar to the Basic template in a given network.

import arcpy
input_Network = "D:/MyProjectLocation/MyDatabaseConnection.sde/MyDatabase.MAP.Electric/MyDatabase.MAP.Electric"
input_DiagramTemplate = "SameAsBasicTemplate"
arcpy.AddDiagramTemplate_nd(input_Network, input_DiagramTemplate)
arcpy.AlterDiagramTemplate_nd(input_Network, input_DiagramTemplate, 
                              input_DiagramTemplate, "NOT_DEFAULT_TEMPLATE", 
                              "DO_NOT_REMOVE_RULES_AND_LAYOUTS",
                              "KEEP_VERTICES", "0.3 Meters")
arcpy.AddConnectivityAssociationsRule_nd(input_Network, 
                                         input_DiagramTemplate, "ACTIVE")
arcpy.AddStructuralAttachmentsRule_nd(input_Network, 
                                      input_DiagramTemplate, "ACTIVE")

Environments

This tool does not use any geoprocessing environments.

Licensing information

  • Basic: No
  • Standard: Yes
  • Advanced: Yes

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