Aramis

Features
Student Guide
October, 2015
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Student Guide Features
Table of Contents
Features............................................................................................. 1
Overview ......................................................................................................... 1
Timing.................................................................................................................................................................... 1
Purpose ................................................................................................................................................................. 1
Objectives.............................................................................................................................................................. 1
Feature Information......................................................................................... 2
Feature Information .............................................................................................................................................. 2
What is a Component? .......................................................................................................................................... 4
Required and Optional Components .................................................................................................................... 4
Features – Graphic Components........................................................................................................................... 5
Features – Non-Graphic Components ................................................................................................................... 6
Feature Explorer.................................................................................................................................................... 6
Feature Explorer Dialog Box Tabs ......................................................................................................................... 7
Feature Groups ................................................................................................ 8

Feature Groups ..................................................................................................................................................... 8
Feature Type .................................................................................................. 10

Feature Type ....................................................................................................................................................... 10
Feature States ..................................................................................................................................................... 12
Lesson Summary ............................................................................................ 14

Summary ............................................................................................................................................................. 14
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Features
Overview
Timing You should complete this lesson within X hours.
Purpose This lesson describes the general concepts regarding Features, Feature
States, and Feature Components.
Objectives After you have completed this lesson, you should be able to:
 Define a Feature.
 Define Feature Graphic and Non-graphic Components.
 Discuss Feature Groups.
 Describe Feature Type.
 Explain Feature States.
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Features Student Guide
Feature Information
Feature A feature, which represents an item of plant, a boundary or a landbase item,

Information
is a collection of graphic and non-graphic components. The data records for
these components exist in various database tables. The following items are
defined for each feature:
 Feature Name - A name assigned to a network item that is placed or
used in ARAMIS-DT (i.e., Fiber Terminal).
 Feature Identifier (FID) - A unique number assigned in the database
for a feature (i.e., 16985473 and can be found in Feature Explorer).
 Type - The feature’s graphic type (line, point symbol, label or area).
For example, Fiber Terminal is a point symbol.
 Connecting Features - A list of features that can be connected to
another feature. For example, Fiber Cable can connect to Fiber
Interface and Fiber Connector. See Appendix B Relationship Tables
for more information regarding Connecting Features.
 Owning Features - A list of features that can own the feature. For
example, Fiber Terminal can be owned by Closure, Fiber Cable or
Fiber Splice. See Appendix B Relationship Tables for more
information regarding Owning Features.
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Feature Information, Continued
Feature  Components - A list of graphic and non-graphic components defined

Information
(continued)
for a feature. For example, the Fiber Terminal shown in the map/geo
view example below has three graphic components: the Geo Label,
the Complement Geo Label, and the Geo Symbol. In addition, as
shown in Feature Explorer below, the Fiber Terminal has five
different non-graphic components – Fiber Terminal, Common
Address, Complements, Tax District, and Hyperlink.
What is a A Component is a part or subset of a Feature. A Component can be either a

Component?
graphic or a non-graphic record. Non-graphic records are referred to as
attributes. A Feature consists of one or more graphic and non-graphic
components whose data records exist in various tables.
Required and Each component in a feature is defined as either Required or Optional and
Optional
either Unique or Repeating.
Components
 A Required component is one that must exist for a feature to be valid
in the system. For example, the Pole Geo Symbol is required.
 An Optional component is not required for a feature. For example,
the Cable Geo Symbol and Geo Leader Line are defined as optional
and therefore not required to exist for a cable.
 A Repeating component is one that can occur more than once. For
example, the Terminal CO Geo Symbol and the Reference Geo Label
may occur more than once for the same terminal.
The basic elements defined for components are:
 Component Name - An internal name unique for the component
within a feature.
 Occurrence Type - A definition of whether the component is required
or optional, and whether it can repeat.
 Component Type - A definition of the type of component (line,
symbol, label, area or non-graphic).
 Attributes - A list of attributes are defined for each component.
These are linked to the global relational table definitions (for non-
graphic components) or the component tables (for graphic
components). Attributes for each of the defined components of a
feature may be reviewed via Feature Explorer. This is covered later in
our lesson.
Features – Graphic components provide the graphic representation of a feature in the

Graphic
map window. A feature is represented graphically on a map by a geometry
Components
type and by the style defined in the database for that feature.
The application supports the following graphic component types: Symbol
(Point Symbol), Line (Linear), Label (Point Label) and Area.
 Symbols have the characteristic of a point orientation and optionally,
a rotation. The symbol can also convey ownership and other
information about the type of plant.
 Line components have the characteristic of being linear and require
at least two points to define their location, length and relative
direction. Different line “styles” define other characteristics of the
linear item such as buried “B” or buried joint trench “BJ”.
 Label components are used to display textual information on the
map.
 Areas are the boundary components. Their geometry is defined by
the location of at least three vertices.
An example of Feature graphic components is the pole symbol and its label.
Features – Non- A non-graphic component is a database record that stores information that
Graphic
describes the feature in an attribute table in a relational database.
Components
An example of a non-graphic component for a pole would be the Common
Attachment. The Common Attachment component contains attributes such
as Attaching Height, Attaching Type, as well as others. These attributes are
reviewed via Feature Explorer and stored in an attribute table of the pole
but are not graphically displayed.
Feature Feature Explorer is used to review the database information (non-graphic) of

Explorer
the feature selected. Feature Explorer was covered in detail in Lesson 4
Navigation Capabilities.
Most required fields are indicated by Bold type. There are some required
fields that are not in Bold type. The reason is because there are attributes
that are common to several features, and it is an attribute required on some,
but not all.
The Feature Explorer command on the Selection toolbar can be used

to redisplay Feature Explorer when it is not displayed.
Feature The tabs displayed in Feature Explorer reflect the tables (attributes)
Explorer Dialog
associated with the feature being placed. Each feature has tabs specific to
Box Tabs
the information required for that feature.
The table below lists some of the more common tabs that can appear on
many of the features. See terminal and pole examples below.
Tab Name Tab Position Description
<Name of Position 1 Contains feature’s primary attributes.
Feature> *
Common Address Not fixed Used to store attribution of all
features that have an address.
Complements Not fixed Contains the count and the sourcing
FID, also contains record for expansion
features.
Cable Sections Not fixed Displays the cable length and Field
Reporting Code. A cable section is a
repeating component.
Hyperlink Not fixed Contains hyperlinks (pictures or
documents) to a feature.
Geometry Last Displays a tree view that lists all the
graphic components for the feature.
When you select a component in the
tree view, the data grid in the
information panel displays the X, Y and
height coordinates for each vertex of
that geometry.
Terminal feature tabs example:
Pole feature tabs example:
Feature Groups
Feature Groups Feature Groups are features with similar characteristics which are “grouped”
together. For example, the Cable group contains different types of cables,
such as Composite, Copper and Float.
In the Display Control, the Features have been grouped for ease of reference
and display optimization.
The Display Control allows for further sub-division of the different features
and components, so that you may choose to turn the display of features
and/or components on and off.
The example below shows the Cable group node expanded in the Display
Control to show the different types of features that are in the Cable group.
Feature Groups, Continued
Feature Groups The example below shows the Cable feature node expanded in the Display
(continued)
Control (on a Geo window) to show all the components of the Cable feature.
Feature Type
Feature Type There are many features within the system that are further categorized by
Feature Type. Feature Type is an attribute that distinguishes a particular
kind of feature. For example, Conduit has the following Feature Types:
Conduit, Buried Joint Conduit, Foreign Owned Conduit, and Microduct.
Feature Type also drives the feature’s display symbology. In the example
below, the pole on the left has a plain circle representing a Company Owned
pole. The pole on the right has a circle with cross-hairs indicating that it is a
Joint Owned pole.
From a functionality point-of-view, there are three main areas of the system
where the Feature Type attribute is used. These three areas are the Quick
Reference Find (Find command), Attribute Query, and Display Control.
The example below shows the Find command with the Capacitor feature
selected and the Type (Feature Type) picklist expanded. This allows the user
to find a particular kind of Capacitor. The Find command is covered in
Lesson 4 Navigation Capabilities in the Find Commands section.
Feature Type, Continued
Feature Type In the example below, we have an Attribute Query for Network Element
(continued)
and have the ability to further limit our query for Network Element based on
Feature Type. The Attribute Query command is discussed in the ARAMIS-DT
Analysis course in Lesson 1 Queries.
In the example below, we are defining a Legend Filter in the Display Control
to narrow our map display to show Fiber Interface by a certain type. Legend
Filters are covered in Lesson 3 Legend Filters in the ARAMIS-DT Analysis
course.
Feature States
Feature States Feature States are used to identify the physical state of a feature in the field.
The Feature States are defined as follows:
 BASE – Features in this state do not go through state transitions, they
are in the “BASE” state for their entire life cycle. An example of a
feature that is placed in the “BASE” state is a cell tower.
 Pre-Post Addition (PPA) – When the state of a feature is PPA, the

symbol PPA displays where the mortality (year of placement)
normally displays and the FRC (Field Reporting Code) suffix is “C”.
 Final Post Addition (FPA) – When the state of a feature changes to

FPA, the mortality year displays and the FRC suffix is “C”.
 Pre-Post Remove (PPX) - is used when the feature can and will be
physically removed in the field. Removal x’s identify feature to be
removed and FRC suffix is “X”.
Feature States, Continued
Feature States  Pre-Post Retire (PPR) – is used when the feature will not be physically
(continued)
removed but will be abandoned/retired in place. Removal x’s identify
feature to be retired.
 Final Post Retire (FPR) Removal x’s identify the feature and the
symbol RIP (Retired in Place) displays where the mortality normally
displays.
Lesson Summary
Summary In this lesson, we discussed:

 Feature Information
 Feature Components
 Feature Groups
 Feature Type
 Feature States

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Features

Feature Groups ................................................................................................ 8

Feature Type .................................................................................................. 10

Lesson Summary ............................................................................................ 14

Timing You should complete this lesson within X hours.

Feature A feature, which represents an item of plant, a boundary or a landbase item,

Continued on next page

Feature Information, Continued

Feature  Components - A list of graphic and non-graphic components defined

Continued on next page

Feature Information, Continued

What is a A Component is a part or subset of a Feature. A Component can be either a

Continued on next page

Feature Information, Continued

Features – Graphic components provide the graphic representation of a feature in the

Continued on next page

Feature Information, Continued

Feature Feature Explorer is used to review the database information (non-graphic) of

The Feature Explorer command on the Selection toolbar can be used

Continued on next page

Feature Information, Continued

Terminal feature tabs example:

Pole feature tabs example:

Continued on next page

Feature Groups, Continued

Continued on next page

Feature Type, Continued

 Pre-Post Addition (PPA) – When the state of a feature is PPA, the

 Final Post Addition (FPA) – When the state of a feature changes to

Continued on next page

Feature States, Continued

Summary In this lesson, we discussed:

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