ArcFM Engine Customizations

ArcFM Viewer for ArcGIS Engine is an ArcFM Engine application that is based on Esri's ArcGIS Engine. ArcFM Viewer provides a high-performance, robust query and display tool. With ArcFM Viewer, utility personnel can view, trace, and query data to help minimize cost or optimize the investment in maintenance and construction to get the most from the facility network.

The following customizations are for ArcFM Engine applications (e.g., ArcFM Viewer for ArcGIS Engine). Unless they are accessed through a command, these customizations do not require integration with the Application Framework.

	Display Name Objects Display name objects allow users include multiple attributes in the display name for a feature. This section explains display name objects and the interfaces required to write them.		Electric Trace Strategies This section demonstrates how to create a custom electric trace tool for ArcFM Viewer.

	Export Namer Objects Export namer objects allow users to customize the naming convention used for exported objects and objects printed to file in Map Production. This section explains export namer objects and the interfaces required to write them.		Field Editors Custom field editors allow the implementation/customization programmers to write specialized field editors that are specific to their needs. Those custom field editors extend the functionality of the ArcFM Attribute Editor.

	Login Objects ArcFM Viewer uses several tables to store persistent information such as stored displays, page templates, and documents. In order to use these features, you must login to an ArcFM database containing these tables. This section discusses how to create custom forms for this login process.		Search Strategies The ArcFM Locator Tool lets users query the geodatabase in order to find features based on specific criteria. The Locator Tool is customizable in that you can provide the user with quick, familiar methods of locating features which make using ArcFM more effective. These custom methods of location are called Search Strategies and may be used with the Locator Tool in ArcFM Engine.

	Validation Rules Custom validation rules offer users the ability to define a set of rules for determining the validity of any object in a geodatabase. These rules help users to build a database that conforms to their specific business domain and maintains data integrity.