Add Expand Container Rule (Network Diagram)

Summary

Adds a diagram rule to the rule sequence specified on a diagram template to automatically expand container contents during diagram buildings. This rule expands all of the container contents in the diagrams.

Learn more about expanding containers in network 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 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 or mobile 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:

  • The Input Network parameter value must be from a database connection established as the database utility network owner or database trace network owner.
  • The connected ArcGIS Enterprise portal account must be the portal utility network owner or portal trace network owner.
  • This tool must be connected to the default version, which is expected to be public and not protected.

• The Expand Container rule is used to expand diagrams by adding content features or objects that adhere to the following:

  • They are contained in a container in the diagram input.
  • They share the same container as content in the diagram input.

  The Expand Container rule expands the containers by source class or object table, or by network categories. When the rule is configured to process on a container network source class or object table, you can filter out these containers by attributes.

  You can use this tool to configure the Expand Container rule to expand all containers in the diagram that are based on specified container source classes and object tables. You can also use it to expand all containers in the diagram except those based on the specified container source classes and object tables.

  When it is configured by default—the Rule Process parameter set to Exclude source classes and the Container Type parameter set to Both junctions and edges and no container source classes or object tables are specified—each container in the generated diagrams will be expanded regardless of the container source class or object table on which it is based.

Parameters

Dialog

Label	Explanation	Data Type
Input Network	The utility network or trace network containing the diagram template that will be modified.	Utility Network; Trace Network
Input Diagram Template	The name of the diagram template that will be modified.	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
Keep containers visible	Specifies whether the containers stay visible after they are expanded. Checked—The containers will stay visible after they are expanded. This is the default. Unchecked—The containers will be hidden after they are expanded.	Boolean
Container Type	Specifies the geometry type of the container source class or object table that will be processed. Junctions only—Only junction container source classes or object tables (polygon container source classes, point container source classes, or container junction object tables) will be processed. Edges only—Only edge container source classes or object tables (linear container source classes or container edge object tables) will be processed. Both junctions and edges—All container source classes and object tables regardless of their type (both junction and edge types) will be processed. This is the default.	String
Rule Process	Specifies how the specified container source classes and object tables will be processed. Exclude source classes—Containers that are based on the specified source classes and object tables will not be expanded, while other containers will be expanded. This is the default. Include source classes—Containers that are based on the specified source classes and object tables will be expanded.	String
Container Sources (Optional)	The container source class (or classes) and object table (or tables) that will be excluded or included depending on the rule process. When Rule Process is set to Exclude source classes, no particular container source class or object table can be specified. In this case, all containers in the generated diagrams regardless of their source class or object table will be expanded. When Rule Process is set to Include source classes, the particular container source class (or classes) and object table (or tables) to be expanded must be specified. When the Exclude source classes option is specified, the containers belonging to the specified source classes or object tables will not be expanded in the generated diagrams; however, container features and container objects that don't belong to those source classes and tables will be expanded. Conversely, when the Include source classes option is specified, the containers belonging to the specified source classes and object tables will be expanded in the generated diagrams; however, container features and container objects that don't belong to those source classes and object tables will not be expanded.	Table; Feature Class
Description (Optional)	The description of the rule.	String

Derived Output

Label	Explanation	Data Type
Output Network	The updated utility network or trace network.	Utility Network; Trace Network
Output Diagram Template	The name of the diagram template.	String

Python

arcpy.nd.AddExpandContainerRule(in_utility_network, template_name, is_active, containers_visibility, container_type, inverse_source_selection, {container_sources}, {description})

Name	Explanation	Data Type
in_utility_network	The utility network or trace network containing the diagram template that will be modified.	Utility Network; Trace Network
template_name	The name of the diagram template that will be modified.	String
is_active	Specifies whether the rule will be enabled when generating and updating diagrams based on the specified template. ACTIVE—The added rule will become enabled during the generation and update of any diagrams based on the input template. This is the default. INACTIVE—The added rule will not become enabled during the generation or update of any diagrams based on the input template.	Boolean
containers_visibility	Specifies whether the containers stay visible after they are expanded. KEEP_VISIBLE— The containers will stay visible after they are expanded. This is the default. HIDE— The containers will be hidden after they are expanded.	Boolean
container_type	Specifies the geometry type of the container source class or object table that will be processed. JUNCTIONS—Only junction container source classes or object tables (polygon container source classes, point container source classes, or container junction object tables) will be processed. EDGES—Only edge container source classes or object tables (linear container source classes or container edge object tables) will be processed. BOTH—All container source classes and object tables regardless of their type (both junction and edge types) will be processed. This is the default.	String
inverse_source_selection	Specifies how the specified container source classes and object tables will be processed. EXCLUDE_SOURCE_CLASSES—Containers that are based on the specified source classes and object tables will not be expanded, while other containers will be expanded. This is the default. INCLUDE_SOURCE_CLASSES—Containers that are based on the specified source classes and object tables will be expanded.	String
container_sources [container_sources,...] (Optional)	The container source class (or classes) and object table (or tables) that will be excluded or included depending on the rule process. When inverse_source_selection = "EXCLUDE_SOURCE_CLASSES", no particular container source class or object table can be specified. In this case, all containers in the generated diagrams regardless of their source class or object table will be expanded. When inverse_source_selection = "INCLUDE_SOURCE_CLASSES", the particular container source class (or classes) and object table (or tables) to be expanded must be specified. When inverse_source_selection = "EXCLUDE_SOURCE_CLASSES", the containers belonging to the specified source classes or object tables will not be expanded in the generated diagrams; however, container features and container objects that don't belong to those source classes and tables will be expanded. Conversely, when inverse_source_selection = "INCLUDE_SOURCE_CLASSES", the containers belonging to the specified source classes and object tables will be expanded in the generated diagrams; however, container features and container objects that don't belong to those source classes and object tables will not be expanded.	Table; Feature Class
description (Optional)	The description of the rule.	String

Derived Output

Name	Explanation	Data 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

AddExpandContainerRule example (Python window)

Using the AddExpandContainerRule function, add an Expand Container rule to the MyTemplate1 template for a given network to expand all containers in the generated diagrams regardless of their source class or object table, except those belonging to the electric distribution assembly source class .

import arcpy
input_Network = "D:/MyProjectLocation/MyDatabaseConnection.sde/MyDatabase.MAP.Electric/MyDatabase.MAP.Electric"
input_DiagramTemplate = "MyTemplate1"
input_DoNotExpandSourceClass = "D:/MyProjectLocation/MyDatabaseConnection.sde/MyDatabase.MAP.Electric/MyDatabase.MAP.ElectricDistributionAssembly"

arcpy.nd.AddExpandContainerRule(input_Network, input_DiagramTemplate, 
                                'ACTIVE', 'KEEP_VISIBLE', 'BOTH', 
                                'EXCLUDE_SOURCE_CLASSES', 
                                input_DoNotExpandSourceClass)

Environments

This tool does not use any geoprocessing environments.

Licensing information

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