Feeder Manager 2.0

Feeder Manager 2.0 accomplishes the same goals as Feeder Manager 1.0, but with fewer tools, better editing performance, and fewer version conflicts. Feeder Manager 2.0 tracks feeder information in memory, instead of in the database.

Similarities between Feeder Manager 1.0 and Feeder Manager 2.0

When using Feeder Manager 2.0, you should continue to use the following procedures and workflows used in Feeder Manager 1.0.

ArcFM Connect and Disconnect Tools

When using Feeder Manager 2.0, continue to use the ArcFM Connect and Disconnect tool, and not Esri's Connect and Disconnect.

Adding Circuits

The procedure for adding circuits in Feeder Manager 2.0 is the same as that for Feeder Manager 1.0. The procedure for adding subsources to your network is also the same for both versions of Feeder Manager.

Feeder Symbology

The process of symbolizing on feeders is the same for both versions of Feeder Manager.

Differences between Feeder Manager 1.0 and Feeder Manager 2.0

Feeder Manager 2.0 contains some unique features not possessed by its predecessor, Feeder Manager 1.0. There are also differences in the way Feeder Manager 2.0 interprets certain features, such as tie devices, and things you should take into account when editing data configured for Feeder Manager 2.0.

ArcFM Locator

Learn about how the ArcFM Locator treats the joined data used by Feeder Manager 2.0.

ArcFM Viewer for ArcGIS Engine

ArcFM Viewer supports Feeder Manager 2.0, but does not include the Find Feeder tool. If Feeder Manager 2.0 is configured and Feeder Manager 1.0 is not configured, you will not see the latest Feeder Manager 2.0 data in ArcFM Viewer for ArcGIS Engine.

Export Data

In the interest of supplying other systems with feeder information, you can use the Export By Feeder geoprocessing tool to extract feeder information from Feeder Manager 2.0.

Find Feeder tool

The Find Feeder tool in Feeder Manager 2.0 replaces the Feeder Manager Translator, Feeder Manager Locator, and Select by Feeder tool in Feeder Manager 1.0. Use The Find Feeder tool to locate, navigate, and understand your feeders and subfeeders.

Join feeder layers

Understand how the Feeder Manager 2.0 automatic joins are added and removed.

Modeling sources and subsources

View these tips for correctly modeling certain data so that Feeder Manager 2.0 properly understands your network.

Tie devices

The definition of a tie device has been updated for Feeder Manager 2.0.

Validation rules

There are some highly useful QA/QC rules that work only with Feeder Manager 2.0.