Aramis Workspace

Workspace
Student Guide
October, 2015
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Student Guide Workspace
Table of Contents
Workspace ......................................................................................... 1
Overview ......................................................................................................... 1
Timing.................................................................................................................................................................... 1
Purpose ................................................................................................................................................................. 1
Objectives.............................................................................................................................................................. 1
ATT-TELCO-002-202-414 ....................................................................................................................................... 1
Working with Workspaces ............................................................................... 2

What is a Workspace? ........................................................................................................................................... 2
How Does the Workspace Function? .................................................................................................................... 2
Where is Workspace Stored? ................................................................................................................................ 2
Workspace Management ...................................................................................................................................... 2
Save a New Workspace .................................................................................... 3

Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................... 3
Save the New Workspace ..................................................................................................................................... 4
Open an Existing Workspace ............................................................................ 5

Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................... 5
Open an Existing Workspace ................................................................................................................................. 5
Open Existing Workspace During Session ............................................................................................................. 7
Find a Workspace File ...................................................................................... 8

Find a Workspace File ........................................................................................................................................... 8
Area Explorer ................................................................................................... 9

What is Area Explorer? ......................................................................................................................................... 9
Area Explorer Buttons ......................................................................................................................................... 10
Open Area Explorer ............................................................................................................................................. 11
Activate an Area of Interest (AOI) ....................................................................................................................... 13
Window to Selected Area ................................................................................................................................... 15
Highlight the Selected Area ................................................................................................................................. 15
Clear Area of Interest .......................................................................................................................................... 16
Display Control .............................................................................................. 17

What is Display Control? ..................................................................................................................................... 17
Show Display Control .......................................................................................................................................... 18
Display Control Buttons ...................................................................................................................................... 19
Display Control – Tree View ................................................................................................................................ 21
Status Buttons ..................................................................................................................................................... 21
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Display Control Characteristics ........................................................................................................................... 22

Display Control Tree View Contents ................................................................................................................... 23
Connection Nodes ............................................................................................................................................... 23
Appendix H .......................................................................................................................................................... 25
Images and Backdrop Data Nodes ...................................................................................................................... 26
Queries and Traces Nodes .................................................................................................................................. 26
Custom Workspace Legends........................................................................... 28

Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................ 28
Create a Workspace Legend ............................................................................................................................... 29
Set to a Custom Workspace Legend ................................................................................................................... 33
Rename a Workspace Legend ............................................................................................................................. 34
Delete a Workspace Legend................................................................................................................................ 37
Close, Rename or Delete a Workspace ........................................................... 39

Close Workspace ................................................................................................................................................. 39
Rename a Workspace ......................................................................................................................................... 40
Delete a Workspace ............................................................................................................................................ 40
Hands-on Exercises ........................................................................................ 41

Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................ 41
Workspace Exercise Objectives ........................................................................................................................... 41
Logon to ARAMIS-DT ........................................................................................................................................... 41
Create Workspace w/AOI Defined ...................................................................................................................... 41
Create Corona Workspace .................................................................................................................................. 42
Create Folsom Nimbus Workspace ..................................................................................................................... 42
Create Rancho Murietta Workspace ................................................................................................................... 42
Manipulating Additional Functions in Workspace .............................................................................................. 43
Get Familiar with Display Control ....................................................................................................................... 44
Save Workspace and Exit VM .............................................................................................................................. 45
Lesson Summary ............................................................................................ 46

Summary ............................................................................................................................................................. 46
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Workspace
Overview
Timing You should complete this lesson within 1 hour.
Purpose This lesson covers how to create and save new workspaces, open and save
existing workspaces and close, rename or delete a workspace.
Objectives After you have completed this lesson, you should be able to:
 Create and Save a new workspace.
 Find and Save an existing workspace file.
 Use Area Explorer to view, activate, clear, highlight and window to an
Area of Interest (AOI).
 Use the Display Control and its features.
 Create, rename and delete a custom workspace legend.
 Close, rename and delete a workspace.
ATT-TELCO- System Management -- This document will include information on

002-202-414
Workspaces (Open, Close, Save), Display Control, Area Explorer, View (Zoom,
Fit, Pan Refresh, etc.), Tools (Validation, Measure, Options), Post Job
Edits/Post Partial, Discard and Manipulating Views (Window Cascade, Tile,
etc.)
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Working with Workspaces
What is a A workspace contains the map window configuration, legend and database
Workspace?
settings. When you start an ARAMIS-DT session, you can use either a new
workspace or open an existing workspace you have saved previously.
The application assigns a default name to each new workspace. When the
workspace is saved for the first time, it should be saved using the Save As
command to assign it a unique filename.
How Does the Once in a workspace, you can view features, and feature attributes. Only one
Workspace
workspace can be open at a time. When you want to open a different
Function?
workspace, ARAMIS-DT closes the currently open workspace.
A workspace must have a project activated in order to perform work such as
editing data, adding data, etc., in the application. You will notice that when
you initiate ARAMIS-DT, that many of the toolbar buttons and pulldown
menus are disabled (except for the workspace management functions). All
edit functions will remain grayed out until you have a project active.
Where is A workspace file resides in a local area network folder, (ex. On your
Workspace
computer). The data edits are stored on the server and can be retrieved
Stored?
from a different workstation if desired. A list of the most recently used
workspaces appears at the bottom of the File menu. You can open a
workspace from this list by selecting the filename.
Workspace Customized (saved) workspaces are saved on your local computer and are
Management
managed by each individual user. The use of saved workspaces is optional.
While a saved workspace will take you back to the last location you were at
when you closed the session, there is no requirement to have a customized
(saved) workspace.
As a user, if you choose to create custom workspaces, you will eventually
need to delete those workspaces when no longer needed or you will have a
file management issue on your computer.
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Save a New Workspace
Introduction In the previous lesson, we went through the process of creating a workspace
in order to learn about the Menus, Toolbars, set-up options and preferences.
Let's take a closer look at the additional features of a workspace. As you
recall, you begin with these steps:
 Initiate the ARAMIS-DT session.
 Select database connection.
 Open a new workspace.
 Select a workspace template.
Workspaces can be created and/or saved at the beginning of a session or
during a session. Both options will be discussed in this lesson.
It is important to save your workspaces to your
local system rather than the server.
Continued on next page
Save a New Workspace, Continued
Save the New When saving the workspace, you are saving all window settings such as: the
Workspace
window configuration, the legend, the menu settings, the project viewed
with the workspace, and the database connection. Workspaces are not
saved automatically.
The default location is the local desktop for users with a login on the local
machine. Otherwise, the default location is on the server. You should always
save your workspaces to your local system.
Step Action
1 From the File Menu, select Save As...
The Save workspace As dialog box displays.

2 In the File name field, enter your workspace name.
3 Click Save.
A workspace is now created (.gfw extension).
Open an Existing Workspace
Introduction An existing Workspace can be opened at the beginning of a session or during

a session. Both options will be shown in this lesson.
The Welcome! dialog box appears when you are starting the application and
have not previously checked the ‘Don’t display this startup screen again’
checkbox. This dialog gives you the option to open a new or an existing
Workspace.
During a session, an existing workspace is opened using the Open
Workspace command.
Open an Let's walk through the process of opening an existing workspace at the
Existing
beginning of a session.
Workspace
Step Action
1 Start the application.

The Welcome! dialog box displays.
2 Click the Open an existing Workspace option.

The Open Workspace dialog box displays.
Open an Existing Workspace, Continued
Open an Existing Workspace

(continued)
Step Action
3 Select the file you want to open.

The selected field populates the File name field.
4 Click Open.
The Workspace is opened at the last saved location.
Open an Existing Workspace, Continued
Open Existing During a session an existing workspace is opened using the Open Workspace
Workspace
command.
During Session
Step Action
1 Select File > Open Workspace, or click from the Standard

toolbar.
2 Select the workspace you want to open from the Open
Workspace dialog box.
The selected file populates the File name field.

3 Click Open.
The File has been changed since last save message displays.
4 Click Yes to save the active workspace with the current settings.
When No is selected, the active workspace is saved but the
changes are not saved. Cancel will exit the Open Workspace
command.
5 The Workspace you selected is opened at the last saved location.
Find a Workspace File
Find a If the location of a workspace is unknown, use the Open Workspace

Workspace File
command to locate the file.
A list of the most recently used workspaces is located at the bottom of the
File pulldown menu. Selecting the filename opens the workspace.
Area Explorer
What is Area Area Explorer is used to view, activate or clear, highlight, and window to an
Explorer?
area of interest (AOI). An Area of Interest is used to limit the search area
and is required for most of the quick reference finds.
ARAMIS-DT is delivered with AOI’s predefined under the Map Areas tree to
be AT&T States, Wire Centers and DA’s. This allows the user to quickly
define an AOI related to Wire Centers or DA’s, and move focus to that
location in the map view.
Data will be available based on the wire center

migration schedule.
Area Explorer, Continued
Area Explorer
Buttons
Below is a description of the Area Explorer buttons:
Button Description
Sets the database connection.
Sets the active area of interest to be selected.
Clears the active area of interest.
Window to the selected area. You have the option to Always

window to area selected or to Window to area only when
specified
Highlight the selected area. You have the option to Always
highlight selected area or to Highlight the area only when
selected
Copy the selected area AOILI (Area of Interest Location
Identifier) to the clipboard. This button is enabled only when
the selected area node has an AOILI defined.
AT&T will not use this function.
Open Area Select it from the side of the application screen, when displayed.
Explorer
Or
If not displayed, select View > Display and select Area Explorer.
Or
Right click in Toolbar area at the top of your screen to open a panel that lists
all of the toolbars. Click on the Area Explorer checkbox to enable.
Open Area The Area Explorer dialog displays.

Explorer
(continued)
In the tree view, Workspace areas contain all the areas of interest stored in
your workspace file. These areas are custom created by you, using Area
Manager.
In the tree view, Map Areas represent area and boundary features that can
be used as areas of interest, and they are predefined and stored in the
database.
Database connection is shown in lower left and is determined by the user at
login. (West or Midwest)
Creating a custom AOI is covered in the ARAMIS-DT -
Analysis training course.
Activate an An Area of Interest (AOI) is used to limit the area to search for Find and
Area of Interest
Query commands. You can activate the AOI by selecting Area Explorer.
(AOI)
Follow the steps below to set an active area of interest.
Step Action
1 In the Area Explorer tree view, expand the Map Areas node.
2 Select and expand the State node. In the following example,

California is expanded.
Activate an Area of Interest (AOI)

(continued)
Step Action
3 Select the Wire Center. In the following example, Folsom Nimbus

is selected.
4 To activate the Area of Interest, select the Sets the active area of
interest button . It is the button second from the left.
The selected area of interest is set to be active. The active area of

interest is indicated by the icon being colored in a darker shade in
the tree view and the AOI name populates the status bar of the
Area Explorer dialog.
Window to To window to the selected Area of Interest, select the Window to Selected
Selected Area
Area button . It is the button fourth from the left.
The selected area of interest is now displayed in your map view. The entire
Wire Center is scaled to fit in the map view.
Highlight the To highlight the selected Area of Interest, select the Highlight Selected Area
Selected Area
button . It is the button fifth from the left.
The selected area of interest will have a bold, dashed line outlining the Wire
Center boundary.
Clear Area of From the Area Explorer dialog, select the Clears the active area of interest
Interest
button . It is the third button from the left.
The active area of interest is cleared.
Display Control
What is Display Display Control is used to control the content of each map window. Display
Control?
Control is a resizable, dockable control that is used to determine the
following:
 Specify which features appear in a map window.
 Decide whether to honor the scale range set by the administrator.
 Specify which features can be located by a query.
 Specify which features can be reviewed in Feature Explorer.
 Turn on or off the display of query or trace reports that are output to
a map window.
Query and trace analysis and reports are covered in the ARAMIS-
DT - Analysis training course.
Default Display Control settings have been preconfigured to optimize

displays, so that selected features display only at certain zoom scale ranges.
For example, the counts on cables do not display at a zoom scale of 1:20,000
because they would not be readable, and also because redrawing the screen
at higher zoom scales slows down performance of screen updates. There is
an option to override the default settings and it is covered in “Display
Control Status.”
Each map window has its own Display Control.
Display Control, Continued
Show Display When Display Control is not visible, you can use one of the following options
Control
to show it:
Select View > Display > Display Control.
Or
1. Right click the border of the application window, and select Display
Control from the menu.
2. Click to check the Display Control checkbox.
Display Control In this section, the buttons that display at the top of Display Control are
Buttons
explained.
A gray background indicates a mixed status. A mixed status means that

some of the features associated with the connection node are on while
others are turned off.
The Status button shows and hides the Locate Status and Display Scale Status
boxes.
The Filter button is used to apply an attribute filter to a Legend entry and all
its children.
The Filter Indicator is present only when an ad hoc or predefined filter has
been defined. The Filter icon is not enabled when an ad hoc filter has not
been defined.
The Remove Filter button is used to remove a filter from the selected item
and its children.
The Bring to Front button is used to move the graphics associated with a
Query, Trace or an Image to the front of the map window display. This
button is only enabled when a Query, Trace or an Image item is selected.
The Send to Back button is used to move the graphics associated with a
Query, Trace or an Image item to the back of the map window display. This
button is only enabled when a Query, Trace or an Image item is selected.
The Remove button is used to remove one or all Queries, Traces or Images
from the tree view and consequently from the map window display.
The Fit button is used to fit the graphics associated with the selected item
and all of its children in the active map window. The Fit works only for
displayed Legend items.
The Fit button is enabled if the Display Status of the selected item in On or
grayed (partially on).
Display Control The Reset Legend button returns the Display, Locate and Display Scale Status
Buttons to the default values set by the administrator and removes any filters you
(continued)
have added. It does not impact Queries or Traces.
The Update Map Window button allows the active map window to be
updated with the changes made to the legend. This button is disabled by
default and when an action (a change made to the Display or Display Scale
tree view boxes) is taken in the tree view, the button is enabled and must be
selected to see the result of any changes.
Manipulating the Locatable box does not require an update to the map
window.
The Display Control buttons below are NOT COMMONLY used.

! Refer to GTechnology Help for detailed information.
The Symbology button allows you to change the color of attached Raster
images or Raster Legend entries or to change the color and weight of Query
or Trace results. This button is enabled for binary raster formats. In the case
of Raster Legend entry, which has mixed formats, there must be at least one
binary raster instance in the component view.
The Save CAD Settings button saves the Display Status and Locate Status
values of levels/layers for attached CAD data. You turn these levels/layers on
or off on the Display Control. This allows you to restore these settings after
saving your workspace.
The Restore CAD Settings button restores the Display Status and Locate
Status values of levels/layers for attached CAD data. You turn these
levels/layers on or off on the Display Control. This allows you to restore
these settings after saving your workspace.
The Override Translucency drop-down list and button let you override the
specified metadata settings for foreground and background translucency on a
selected tree view leaf node or non-leaf node. Select a percent of
translucency from 0 to 100 from the drop down list. Changes are
immediately applied to the selected node of the Display Control tree and all
of its child nodes. To set more complicated translucency overrides, click the
button to display the Translucency dialog box.
Translucency is not supported for attached vector data.
The Reset Translucency Override button is used to restore translucency
settings defined by your administrator or by query definition.
The Fetch WFS button causes WFS data to be loaded for the selected legend
entry’s corresponding WFS feature within the constraints configured in
metadata. Note: Not configured for AT&T.
Display Control In the following section, the terms Parent (Item) and Child (Sub-item) will be
– Tree View
used to denote hierarchy in a tree view and are not used to indicate
connectivity or ownership relationships.
Status Buttons The Status button hides/shows the following statuses in the Tree View:
Locate Status, Display Scale Status, and Filter. By default, the statuses are
hidden. They are hidden in Figure 1 and shown in Figure 2. The state of this
button is not remembered between sessions.
Figure 1 Figure 2
Display Control Display Control always operates under the methodology of Last-Action-Wins.
Characteristics
Consider the following example in which there are two Display Groups,
Equipment (Parent) and Terminal (Child). In Figure 1, both Equipment and
Terminal are turned On. Then the action of unchecking Equipment is made.
The result is shown in Figure 2, both Equipment and Terminal will be turned
Off.
First Action Last Action

Figure 1 Figure 2
Note: Characteristics can be turned on and off at the Parent (Item) or Child
(sub item) level.
Display Control The Tree View can display the following types of root nodes:
Tree View
Contents  Database Connection Nodes
 Images or Backdrop Data Nodes
 Queries and Traces Nodes
Connection The database connection appears first in the Tree View. The database
Nodes
connection’s children (sub-items) are displayed in the order that they appear
in the database.
In the following example, ONLY Top-Level connection nodes are displayed.
The database connection’s children (sub-items) are displayed in the order

that they appear in the database. By selecting the plus sign (+) by the
database connection, the children (sub-items) are displayed.
Connection Each connection node and its children (sub-items) have the following
Nodes
information:
(continued)
 Display checkbox.
o A Cleared box indicates an Off state.
o A populated box indicates an On state.
o A populated box with a gray background indicates a Mixed
state (that is, some of its children (sub-items) are On and
some are Off.
 Name – one of the following:
o Connection_Name.Legend_Name (e.g., ATT_WEST Geobase
Planning).
o Display Group Name – a database-defined group of
Legend_Entry_Names (e.g., Infrastructure).
o Legend_Entry_Name – a database-defined name associated
with a graphic component (e.g., Manhole).
Connection  Each Name has the following information:

Nodes
(continued) o Locatable checkbox
o Display Scale Status

box
o Filter Indicator (if

applicable)
indicates that an ad
hoc filter has been
applied.
Appendix H Legend Filters provide the capability to refine the displayed data beyond the
capability that is available in Display Control. Legend Filters are also covered
in the ARAMIS-DT - Analysis training course.
Images and If there are ad hoc images or backdrop data present, this node appears after
Backdrop Data
all connection nodes. The ad hoc images or backdrop data are sorted
Nodes
alphabetically. The “Images” and “Backdrop Data” node and their children
(sub-items) have the following information:
 Display checkbox .
o "Images" or "Backdrop Data."
o Path to DDC file of image for an image or Backdrop file name.
 Locatable box.
Queries and If there are queries present, this node appears after all connection nodes; or
Traces Nodes
after the Images and Backdrop Data node, if it is present. The queries and
traces are sorted alphabetically. The Queries and Traces node and its
children (sub-items) have the following information:
 Display checkbox .
o "Queries" or "Traces."
o Query or Trace Name.
 Locatable box.
 Use Display Scale Status box.
Queries and
Display Status and Use of Display Scale Status Boxes
Traces Nodes
(continued) When the Display Status checkbox is turned Off (unchecked) and the Map
Window is updated, the graphics will be turned Off in the active map
window.
A feature group can have the Display Status checked On, but if
the map scale is beyond the feature display scale you will not see
the feature in the map window. If you turn Off the display scale
status, the feature will display but most likely be too small to
view.
If the Display Status checkbox is Off, manipulating the Display Scale Status
checkbox has no effect because the Display Status will always remain Off.
Locate Status Box
Manipulating the Locate Status box does not require the map window to be
updated. Changing the state of this box is immediate.
When toggled to On, the graphics associated with the selected
Display Group are selectable with the mouse, meaning they can
be added to the group of selected feature(s).
When toggled to Off, the graphics cannot be added to the select set.
Filter Indicator Button
The Filter Indicator is present only when an ad hoc filter has been defined.
The Filter icon is not enabled when an ad hoc filter has not been defined.
Update Map Window
The Update Map Window toolbar button must be selected to see the results
of any changes made to the Display or Display Scale Status Tree View boxes.
Changing the status of the Locatable box does not require an update to the
Map Window.
Custom Workspace Legends
Introduction When logging into an ARAMIS-DT Workspace, the system default Legend
(Geobase Planning) is set in the default Workspace. Legends define the
Display Control setting for what you see in the Map Window.
Creating a "custom" Workspace Legend allows you to control what is
displayed in the map window without having to use your Display Control to
customize each window. Opening a new map window always defaults to the
default legend (Geobase Planning).
Example: There may be project work that you want only certain features to
display via a custom legend. An Engineer who is responsible for conduit
work might create a custom legend for Infrastructure Only.
If you make extensive changes in Display Control and want to use those
same settings in another map window, you can save time by creating a new
legend that is saved in your workspace, and apply that legend to any new
map window without having to manually go in and set the Display Control
again.
Custom Workspace Legends, Continued
Create a In order to create a Workspace Legend, you must configure the Display
Workspace
Control settings.
Legend
Step Action
1 In the active map window, configure the Display Control settings

the way you want them to appear when the new legend is used.
In this example, turn off all features by selecting the check mark at
the ATT_WEST.Geobase level. All checks will be removed from all
features below the top level connection node.
Then select the empty boxes to create checkmarks in the features
you want to be displayed. In this example, choose Infrastructure.
Create a Workspace Legend

(continued)
Step Action
2 Select Edit > Workspace Legends.

The Workspace Legends dialog box is displayed.
3 In the Legend tree view, select MapWindow1.

The Add and Close buttons become active.

(continued)
Step Action
4 Click Add.
The Add Legend dialog box is displayed.
5 Enter a <Name> for the new Legend. If possible, use a name that
describes the Display Settings. For example, Infrastructure only.
If you typed the name of an existing Legend, you must

respond Yes or No to the question about replacing the
existing legend. It is important to select No to avoid
confusion with standard legends.

(continued)
Step Action
6 Click OK.
The Add Legend dialog box is dismissed.
The New Legend, Infrastructure only, is displayed in the
Workspace Legends list.
7 Click Close.
The map window is not set to the new legend until you go back
and select the legend.
The new legend is listed in the Window > Map

Window Legend dialog box.
Set to a In order to set the map window to a Custom Legend, you must select the
Custom
legend with each map window.
Workspace
Legend
Step Action
1 Go to Window > Map Window Legend.
The Map Window Legend Dialog Box displays.

2 Select the Legend you want to apply to your map window and
Select Replace.
The prompt bar says “Processing window update”.

3 The Map Window Legend dialog box goes away and the map
window display is updated.
This will have to be repeated each time a new map window
or detail window is opened. In many cases, this will be
faster than customizing the display control with each map
window.
Rename a This command can be used to rename a Workspace Legend that you have
Workspace
created. This command will not permit you to rename the system Default
Legend
Legend.
To rename a Workspace Legend:
Step Action

The Workspace Legends dialog displays.
2 Select the Legend to rename. For example, Infrastructure only.
The Delete and Rename buttons are activated.
3 Click Rename…
The Rename Legend dialog box displays.
Rename a Workspace Legend

(continued)
Step Action
4 Enter the <New name>.
If you typed the name of an existing Legend, you

must respond Yes or No to the question about
replacing the existing Legend. It is better to select
No to avoid confusion with standard Legends.
5 Click OK.
The Legend name is changed. The New name displays in the
Window > Map Window Legend dialog box.
Rename a Workspace Legend

(continued)
Step Action
6 Click Close.
The renamed legend displays in the Window > Map Window
Legend dialog box.
Delete a This command can be used to delete a Workspace Legend that you have
Workspace
created. This command will not permit you to delete the system Default
Legend
Legend.
To delete a workspace legend you created:
Step Action

The Workspace Legends dialog displays.
2 Select the Legend to delete. In this example, Infrastructure and

Cables.
The Delete and Rename …buttons are activated.
Delete a Workspace Legend

(continued)
Step Action
3 Click Delete.
The following message displays:
4 Click Yes to delete. When No is selected, the deletion is cancelled.

The Legend is deleted.
5 Click Close.
Close, Rename or Delete a Workspace
Close To close a workspace with or without saving the preferences made since the
Workspace
last save or since the current session was opened.
To close a workspace:
1. Select File > Close Workspace.
The following message is displayed.
2. Click Yes to save the workspace configuration

Or
Click No to close the Workspace without saving the changes.
The dialog box is dismissed, and the workspace is closed.
Close, Rename or Delete a Workspace, Continued
Rename a To rename a workspace, it must be closed. You cannot be in the workspace

Workspace
you want to rename.
To rename a Workspace:
1. Select File > Open Workspace.
2. Right click on the name of the file to be renamed.
3. Select Rename.
4. Enter the new name of the file.
5. Press Enter.
6. Select the file and Open to open the file, or select Cancel to close the
dialog.
Delete a To delete a workspace it must be closed. You cannot be in the workspace

Workspace
you want to delete.
To delete a Workspace:
1. Select File > Open Workspace.
2. Right click on the name of the file to be deleted.
3. Select Delete.
A system message is displayed.
4. Select Yes.
The file is deleted.
Hands-on Exercises
Introduction Let's practice the skills we learned in this Workspace lesson.
Workspace Upon completion of this exercise you will be able to:

Exercise
Objectives  Create workspace with AOI activated
 Open an existing workspace
 Find a workspace file
 Create a custom workspace legend
 Rename a workspace legend
 Manipulate Map View using Display Control
 Save an existing workspace
 'Save As' a workspace
Logon to Initiate ARAMIS-DT session.

ARAMIS-DT
 Log in to the application.
 Create a new workspace using the default template.
 Log in to the database.
Create You are in a new workspace that you have not given a name yet. Let’s create
Workspace
workspaces with the AOI defined for each wire center we will be using in
w/AOI Defined
class.
 Corona
 Folsom Nimbus
 Rancho Murietta
Hands-on Exercises, Continued
Create Corona Create the Corona workspace:

Workspace
1. Open Area Explorer.
2. Set the Wire Center to Corona.
3. Window to Corona
4. Highlight the Corona Boundary.
2 3 4
5. Select File > Save As.

6. Type in Corona and Save.
Create Folsom Create the Folsom Nimbus workspace:

Nimbus
Workspace  Change the AOI to Folsom Nimbus.
 Follow the steps above and save new workspace as Folsom Nimbus.
Create Rancho Create the Rancho Murietta workspace:

Murietta
Workspace  Change the AOI to Rancho Murietta.
 Follow the steps above and save new workspace as Rancho Murietta.
Manipulating  Open Folsom Nimbus.gfw workspace.

Additional
Functions in Notice how the workspace opens with the window configuration, the
Workspace Legend, the menu settings, and the database connection that you
previously saved.
 Turn on Display Control, if it is not already turned on.
o View > Display > Display Control OR
o Right Click in the gray tool bar area and select Display
Control.
 On the Display control, click the Status button to show the Locate
and Display Status check boxes.
 At the highest level (TRAIN_WEST), turn off the Display Scale Status.
 Hit the Update Map Window button. All features display without
consideration of scale.
Hint: This can take a long time to display ALL features regardless of
scale. You can window into a smaller section of the map view, or you
can hit the ESC key to stop the refresh.
 Turn back ON the Display Scale Status and press the Refresh button.
.
 Zoom In to a smaller area of the Folsom Nimbus wire center

where features are readable.
 Uncheck the Locate Status check box for Cable, and then try to select
a cable in the Map window. Re-check the Locate Status check box
for Cable and then select a cable on the Map window.
 Turn on display for terminal count.
Hint: Open Display Control, select Equipment > Terminal > Terminal
Complement Geo label.
 On Display Control, uncheck the display of all features on the Display
Control window, and then click the Update Map Window button.
 Display only the Infrastructure group of features and then refresh by
clicking the Update Map Window button.
Manipulating  Create a new Workspace Legend by following the Step Action table
Additional
Functions in
starting on page 29, and save it as INFRASTRUCTURE ONLY.
Workspace  Set to a Custom Workspace Legend by following the Step Action table
(continued)
starting on page 33.
 Rename the Infrastructure workspace legend to ‘CONDUIT AND
MANHOLES’ by following the Step Action table starting on page 34.
 In Display Control, click Reset Legend to reset the display, locate

and display scale properties to the default values.
Get Familiar Spend five minutes opening the tree view of the features in the Display
with Display
Control to get familiar with the levels of data available.
Control
 Look at Landbase, then Boundaries under Landbase.
 Open Equipment and review the equipment types listed. Drill down
under some equipment types to see the different levels of data.
 Take a look at Miscellaneous.
 Notice Imagery. Some areas have Imagery loaded as a backdrop, be
cautious as turning Imagery on can take a long time to display.
Remember that the feature groups in Display Control can be
different than the order of features in New Features.
Save Save workspace and exit VM.

Workspace and
Exit VM 1. File > Save.
2. File > Exit.
3. In the VM window, select the X to close the window.
4. Select Yes.
Lesson Summary
Summary In this lesson we discussed:

 Creating and saving a new workspace.
 Finding and saving an existing workspace file.
 Area Explorer and its features
 Display Control and its features.
 Creating, renaming and deleting a workspace legend.
 Close, rename and delete a workspace.

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Workspace

Working with Workspaces ............................................................................... 2

Save a New Workspace .................................................................................... 3

Open an Existing Workspace ............................................................................ 5

Find a Workspace File ...................................................................................... 8

Area Explorer ................................................................................................... 9

Display Control .............................................................................................. 17

Display Control Characteristics ........................................................................................................................... 22

Custom Workspace Legends........................................................................... 28

Close, Rename or Delete a Workspace ........................................................... 39

Hands-on Exercises ........................................................................................ 41

Lesson Summary ............................................................................................ 46

Timing You should complete this lesson within 1 hour.

ATT-TELCO- System Management -- This document will include information on

Working with Workspaces

Save a New Workspace

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Save a New Workspace, Continued

1 From the File Menu, select Save As...

The Save workspace As dialog box displays.

Open an Existing Workspace

Introduction An existing Workspace can be opened at the beginning of a session or during

1 Start the application.

2 Click the Open an existing Workspace option.

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Open an Existing Workspace, Continued

Open an Existing Workspace

3 Select the file you want to open.

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Open an Existing Workspace, Continued

1 Select File > Open Workspace, or click from the Standard

The selected file populates the File name field.

Find a Workspace File

Find a If the location of a workspace is unknown, use the Open Workspace

Data will be available based on the wire center

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Area Explorer, Continued

Below is a description of the Area Explorer buttons:

Window to the selected area. You have the option to Always

AT&T will not use this function.

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Area Explorer, Continued

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Area Explorer, Continued

Open Area The Area Explorer dialog displays.

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Area Explorer, Continued

2 Select and expand the State node. In the following example,

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Area Explorer, Continued

Activate an Area of Interest (AOI)

3 Select the Wire Center. In the following example, Folsom Nimbus

The selected area of interest is set to be active. The active area of

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Area Explorer, Continued

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Area Explorer, Continued

The active area of interest is cleared.

Default Display Control settings have been preconfigured to optimize

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Display Control, Continued

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Display Control, Continued

A gray background indicates a mixed status. A mixed status means that