The following information applies to ArcFM Solution applications that run on ArcMap. This includes ArcFM, Designer, ArcFM Viewer, Conduit Manager, Network Adapter, and Fiber Manager.
Prerequisites
ArcFM Solution 10.0.1 and 10.0.1 SP1 require ArcGIS Desktop 10 with Service Pack 1. ArcFM Solution 10.0.2 requires ArcGIS Desktop 10 with Service Pack 2. In addition, the following tasks are required to run ArcFM Solution 10.0.1 and later:
- ArcGIS Desktop 10.0 SP1
- ArcGIS Desktop VBA Resources for Developers
- VBA license from Esri
VBA Resources Installation
ArcFM Desktop 10.0.1 and later applications require Esri's ArcGIS Desktop VBA Resources for Developers. As of ArcGIS Desktop 10.0, Esri does not install VBA by default as it had in former releases. The requirement to install VBA will be removed permanently in future releases of ArcFM, coinciding with Esri's removal of VBA from distribution.
VBA Licensing
To obtain a free VBA 10 authorization file (license), contact Esri customer support. More details on ArcGIS Desktop and VBA can be found here.
ArcFM Desktop - Recommended Patches
Esri service packs and patches can be located here. Depending on the functionality you use in ArcFM Desktop, there may be a few that should be applied. The Sketch Tool patch is strongly recommended for those editing users who use the Attribute Editor.
Patch: Sketch Tool (recommended)
Problem: After placing a feature in ArcMap 10.0 SP1, the cursor reverts from the cross-hairs to the standard cursor, leading the user to believe he must select the feature in the Features tab again to place another.
Solution: With this patch applied (download patch here), the cursor will not revert to the standard cursor after placing a feature and editing behavior will remain consistent with earlier releases.
Patch: Split Tool (recommended)
If your complex edges have ESRI relationships with message notification turned on you will benefit from this patch. Also, if you use Feature Linked Annotation, you will benefit from this patch.
Problem: Depending on your data definition, you may see the one of the following errors when splitting complex edges.
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After the user clicks OK, ArcMap rolls the feature back to its state prior to the split. There are a few work-arounds to this functionality, but the work-around depends on the data conditions and your editing environment. For more information, contact Telvent Technical Support.
Solution: To acquire a permanent fix regardless of data conditions or environment, download the ArcGIS 10 SP1 (Desktop) Split Custom Features with Relationship Propagation patch from Esri. It is available here.
ArcGIS Snapping
ArcFM Desktop automatically sets ArcGIS Snapping to use "Classic Snapping" in order to support ArcFM Snapping on ArcMap 10. The ArcGIS default snap environment is geometry-based and does not support granular subtype-to-subtype snapping rules that can be set in ArcFM Snapping (e.g., snapping between overhead line and overhead device).
If you want to disable Classic Snapping, follow the steps outlined below:
- Open the Registry and browse to the following location: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Miner and Miner\ArcFM8.
- If the Snapping key exists, select it. If not, right-click ArcFM8 and select New > Key and name it: Snapping.
- Right-click the Snapping key and select New > DWord Value.
- Name this new value: AutoEnableClassicSnapping.
- Right-click the AutoEnableClassicSnapping value and select Modify.
- Set the Value Data field to 0 to disable Classic Snapping. A value other than 0 in this field enables Classic Snapping. If this registry key doesn't exist, Classic Snapping is enabled by default.
- Click OK.
- Close the Registry.
Responder - Required Hotfixes
Hotfix: MXD files Upgraded to ArcGIS 10
Problem: ArcGIS Server provides MXD files through its web service to the Responder web browser. Multiple tools in the Responder web browser (e.g., map viewer and switch order requests) access these MXD files. The MXD files provided with an ArcGIS Server 9 release have in many cases stopped working after upgrading to ArcGIS 10 SP1. In some cases, certain point features can no longer be selected or identified after the upgrade.
Solution: Esri has corrected this issue with hotfix QFE-SGIS-10SP1-180571. Once you've installed this hotfix, add the following property to the "Properties" tag in the .cfg file associated with that specific map service. More information about the hotfix.
<DisableIdentifyRelates>true</DisableIdentifyRelates>
Hotfix: Labels on XY Event Tables
Problem: Drawing errors occur in ArcMap when lables exist on XY event tables.
Solution: Esri has corrected this issue with hotfix that will be available with 10 SP2.