Update Spatial Relationships

To aid in general editing and maintaining relationships between features, Lucity GIS has a special functionality that will automatically update features in a feature class based on their location relative to features in other feature classes.  For example, most clients will want to have a relationship set up between Sewer Pipes and Sewer Structures so that sewer pipes are automatically assigned the upstream and downstream structure numbers.  If this spatial relationship is not set up, the user has to maintain these fields manually.  Another example is to create a relationship between the parcel feature class and the sewer service lateral feature class so that when new service laterals are drawn, they are automatically assigned an address based on the parcel proximity.

Note: For more information on defining spatial relationships for features, see the Spatial Relationships help guide.

Common Uses

  1. On data loaded using the ESRI data loader to update upstream and downstream structure numbers on sewer pipes and storm conduits.
  2. On any other data loaded using the ESRI data loader that participates in spatial relationships.  For example, if trees are loaded using a data loader and they need to be assigned to the streets they associated with (if they are close enough to a street to be considered a street tree), users can use this tool to select the trees.  If the street layer is in the map, and if the relationship is setup, it will update the trees to assign an attribute with the street number.
  3. In situations where spatial relationships did not get updated due to an error in the software.
  4. In situations where a new spatial relationships was created and needs to be run on existing features.

    Note: If, after using this tool, the attributes do not update as expected, check to make sure features are snapped. If there is still trouble make sure the spatial relationship properly defined.

How To

Update spatial relationships

  1. In ArcMap, start an edit session.
  2. Select the features to be updated by selecting those features with the ESRI selection tool.

    Selected Features

  3. Click on the Update Spatial Relationships tool on the Lucity GIS Edit toolbar.
  4. A message similar to the one below will appear.  This verifies how many features are currently selected.  To continue, click Yes.

    Spatial Update

  5. A status bar will appear in the lower right- hand corner of ArcMap showing the progress of the update.  After the status has reached 100% the edit session must be saved to finish the update process.

Do not use this tool to force features to synchronize to the desktop application; instead, use the Force Synchronization tool.  This tool will not synchronize features that are not the target of a spatial relationship.

It is not necessary to use this tool on features that are currently being edited or added; the desktop application automatically updates spatial relationships anytime any change is made to a feature.  

See Also

Editing Tools

Editing a Lucity Geodatabase

Lucity Data Loader

Force Features to Sync with Lucity

Lucity Delete

Sewer Editing Tools

Storm Editing Tools

Street Editing Tools

Water Editing Tools

Clear Lucity Edit Cache

Alias Import