When a user starts ArcMap and clicks a Lucity GIS tool, the system checks which Lucity client the user is logging into. If more than one client is available, the user is prompted to choose their client before logging in. If only one client is available, the program bypasses this step.

Setting a default client for the .mxd streamlines the process by bypassing the Client Selection dialog.

Note: This setting is saved with the .mxd and applies to any user that opens the map document.

1. On the Lucity GIS Edit toolbar, click the Settings button. The Lucity GIS Settings form appears.
2. Select a client from the New Default Client list.
3. Check the Save new default client value checkbox.
4. Click Save on the Lucity GIS Settings form. A prompt similar to the following appears:

   

5. Click OK to save the .mxd.

   Note: If an agency also employs Windows Authentication, users do not receive any login prompts when using Lucity GIS tools, even at the start of an edit session.

Agencies that employ Lucity Windows Authentication can streamline the login process by eliminating the need to supply a login name and password when users attempt to use the Lucity GIS tools.

To take advantage of this feature, an administrator must configure Lucity Windows Authentication in the Lucity Security program.

Then, when a user implements a Lucity GIS tool:

• The system checks to see who is logged into the computer and whether that user is configured for Windows authentication.
• If the system finds an associated Lucity account, it verifies whether the account has permissions to run the Lucity GIS tools.
• If the proper permissions are present, the system logs in the user and activates the Lucity GIS tools.

Several Lucity GIS tools search for features located near the point at which the user clicks in the map. Such searches are based on a predefined search tolerance. The default search tolerance is 7 map units.

Map units are specified in the ArcMap Data Frame Properties dialog, which can be found at: View > Data Frame Properties > General tab.

Users can change the default search tolerance for Lucity GIS. Using the method prescribed below, the new value is applied to all Lucity GIS tools that use a search tolerance.

1. Click the Settings button on the Lucity GIS Edit toolbar
2. Enter a value for the New Search Tolerance. The value relates to the specified map unit, which is based on the projection used in the map.
3. Click Save.

Users may also change the search tolerance on the fly for a specific tool in the map. This change applies only while the tool is selected.

1. Click the desired Lucity GIS Edit tool.
2. Press Shift + F7 on the keyboard. The following dialog appears:

   

3. Enter a New Search Tolerance.
4. Click OK.

Users can disable the prompt that notifies them that the Lucity editor extension is going to process the ArcMap edits.

1. Click the Settings button on the Lucity GIS Edit toolbar
2. Check the Disable ‘Lucity will now be updated’ prompt when saving edits check box.
3. Click Save.

There are two methods for disabling the Lucity Editor extension:

Users can permanently disable the Lucity editor extension, which is useful for those who never or rarely edits feature classes linked to Lucity. Disabling the extension prevents it from launching every time the user edits a geodatabase linked to Lucity.

1. Click on the Settings button on the Lucity GIS Edit toolbar
2. Check the Disable ‘Lucity will now be updated’ prompt when saving edits check box.
3. Click Save.

   Note: The new settings will take effect the next time ArcMap is opened.

Or, a user can disable the Lucity Editor extension for a single ArcMap session:

• Check the Disable Lucity Editor checkbox on the Lucity GIS Edit toolbar

The Show in Map tool can display Lucity Work Orders, Requests, and PMs in several different ways within ArcMap. For example, it can display the Assets and/or the Address/XY locations associated with the Work Order, Request, or PM.

A user can modify several settings to control what the Show in Map tool displays:

1. Click on the Settings button on the Lucity GIS Edit toolbar
2. Choose either Work Orders, Requests, or Routines and click the associated drop-down box.
3. Select whether the Show in Map tool should show the Assets, the Locations, or Both.
4. Click Save.

1. In ArcMap, run the Lucity tool whose symbology you'd like to change.
2. Make any desired changes to the properties of the layer that the tool generated. These changes can include:
   • symbology changes (size, shape, color),
   • symbol levels,
   • labeling,
   • scale dependence,
   • fields displayed, etc.

     Note: If fields are added to the layer, they still must be added manually each time the tool is run.

3. In the table of contents, right-click on the layer and select Create Layer File.

   

4. A Save dialog appears. Name the .lyr file and save it to a location where it can be stored long-term.

   Note: If the tool generated more than one layer (e.g., points, lines, polygons) repeat Steps 3 and 4 for each layer.

5. In ArcMap, click the Settings button on the Lucity GIS Edit toolbar.

   

6. On the Settings tool, click the Symbology Defaults button near the bottom of the dialog box.

   

7. The window below appears. Find the related tool and layer.

   

8. Click the ... button and navigate to the location of the .lyr file created in Step 4 above. Repeat this step for each layer.
9. When finished, click Apply Changes. All settings are saved. The next time the tool is used the layer generated will use the settings stored in the .lyr file.