Create the geometric network at the dataset level. Any map documents referring to the geodatabase, must be closed before the geometric network can be created.
Build Geometric Network Wizard
- Right-click the dataset created for fiber.
- Select New | Geometric Network to display the Build Geometric Network Wizard.
- On the first dialog box, click Next to start the wizard.
- Enter the name you want for the geometric network. Also, select yes, you want the features to snap and the snapping tolerance. For more information about snapping, see the Set Snapping Properties topic. Click Next to continue.
- Select feature classes you want to participate in network. If you are using the classic data model, you would include these features listed below. You may wish to include additional classes in your network. Select the feature classes and click Next to continue.
- DevicePoint
- FiberOpticCable
- FiberSlackLoop
- FiberStructure
- PatchLocation
- SplicePoint
- SplitterLocation
- TransitionPoint
- If prompted, select whether you wish to preserve existing enabled values. This example selects Yes. Click Next to continue.
- The next dialog box shows the role assigned to each feature class. Fiber Manager requires that all point features have a role of Simple Junction and all line features have a role of Complex Edge. By default the linear features are set to Simple Edge. You will need to change this to Complex Edge.
- The next dialog box also lets you select whether a feature class is a source or sink. Your network should have no sources or sinks. Click Next.
- The next dialog box allows you to add weights. Your network does not use weights, so add nothing in this dialog box. Simply click Next.
- After checking the Summary of you input, click Finish.
Check for Errors
When the wizard has finished building your network, you must search in your database for a table whose name contains a string like Build_Errors. If no such table exists then there are no problems with your new network and it need not be rebuilt. If the build errors table does exist, consult the ArcGIS online documentation to learn the significance of its contents and take any necessary measures to eliminate the problems that they indicate. After eliminating the causes of any network build errors, you must drop the network (and the build errors table) and build again until you get no build errors.
Set the Geometric Network Properties
To open the Geometric Network Properties tool, right-click the fiber network, then select Properties. The tool has a General tab, Connectivity tab, and Weights tab. Use them to set the fiber network's properties. For more information, see the Esri documentation.
