Add multiple point events

Available with Location Referencing license.

Characteristics of a route can be represented as point events with measure information along the route. Use the Add Multiple Point Events tool to create multiple point events at the same time.

The example in the following workflow demonstrates adding multiple point events:

The following image shows the route attributes. The route (Route1) has measures from 0 to 20.

Before adding point events to a route using the Add Multiple Point Events tool

The following table details the route attributes:

Route IDFrom DateTo Date

Route1

1/1/2000

<Null>

  1. Open the map in ArcGIS Pro and zoom to the location where you want to add the point events.
  2. Click the Location Referencing tab, and in the Events group, click the Add drop-down menu and choose Multiple Point Events Add multiple point events.

    The Add Multiple Point Events pane appears.

    Add Multiple Point Events pane

    Using the Route and Measure method, the measure location is based on the measure values from the selected route.

  3. Click Next.

    The Route and Measure and Dates fields appear in the Add Multiple Point Events pane.

    Add Multiple Point Events pane
  4. Click the Network drop-down arrow and choose the network that is the source for the event layers.
  5. Specify the route where the point events will be created by doing either of the following:
    • Provide a route name in the Route Name text box.
    • Click Choose route from map Select a Route on the Map and on the map, click the point on the route where you want to add the point events.

    You can choose a new measure using the Choose measure from map button Select From Measure on the Map.

    The measure is initially populated using the route location where you clicked.

    Tip:

    After clicking Choose route from map Choose route from map or Choose measure from map Choose measure from map, you can hover over the routes to see the route and measure at the location of the pointer.

    You can set map scale options for display of route and measure information on the Options dialog box, on the Location Referencing tab.

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    Note:

    If a message regarding acquiring locks or reconciling appears, conflict prevention is enabled.

  6. Specify a new location by doing either of the following:
    • Provide the value in the Measure text box.
    • Click the Choose measure on the map tool Select From Measure on the Map and choose the measure value along the route on the map.

    Once the measure is provided, a green dot appears on the map at that measure location.

  7. The start date default value is today's date, but you can change the date by doing one of the following:
    • Provide the start date in the Start Date text box.
    • Click Calendar Calendar and choose the start date.
  8. Optionally, specify the end date for the point event by doing one of the following:
    • Provide the end date in the End Date text box.
    • Click Calendar Calendar and choose the end date.

    If no end date is provided, the event remains valid now and into the future.

  9. Click Next.

    The Manage Attributes page appears with the default attribute set chosen.

    The Attribute Set list includes other attribute sets if configured.

    You can configure attribute sets for yourself and for other users in the same feature service.

  10. Optionally, click the Attribute Set drop-down arrow and choose a custom attribute set.
  11. Provide attribute information for the events in the attribute set.
    Manage Attributes with the custom Point Attribute Set 1 chosen
  12. Click Run.

    A confirmation message appears after the new point events are created and appear on the map.

The following tables detail the point events by event layer:

Anomaly

EventRoute IDFrom DateTo DateMeasureLocation ErrorAnomaly Type

Event1

Route1

1/1/2000

<Null>

5

No Error

Dent

Document Point

EventRoute IDFrom DateTo DateMeasureLocation ErrorDocument Type

Event1

Route1

1/1/2000

<Null>

5

No Error

AutoCAD Drawing

Elevation

EventRoute IDFrom DateTo DateMeasureLocation ErrorFeature Elevation

Event1

Route1

1/1/2000

<Null>

5

No Error

50

Inspection Note

EventRoute IDFrom DateTo DateMeasureLocation ErrorNote Type

Event1

Route1

1/1/2000

<Null>

5

No Error

Maintenance

Pipe Crossing

EventRoute IDFrom DateTo DateMeasureLocation ErrorCrossing Type

Event1

Route1

1/1/2000

<Null>

5

No Error

Wired Utility

Pipeline Marker

EventRoute IDFrom DateTo DateMeasureLocation ErrorMarker Condition

Event1

Route1

1/1/2000

<Null>

5

No Error

Good

The following image shows the route and the associated point events at measure 5 after the edit:

After adding multiple point events to a route using the Add Multiple Point Events tool