Validate your electric utility data

Data Reviewer for Electric Utilities contains quality control checks that can be used to assess the quality of electric distribution data.

Batch jobs (*.rbj) are quality control models that encapsulate validation information to be run against a data workspace. They are easily distributed and help ensure the use of consistent checks when validating data so that it conforms to your organization's specifications.

To validate the electric distribution network data, complete the following steps:

  1. Start by opening up the MapsandGeodatabase\ElectricDataReviewer.mxd.
  2. Start a Reviewer session using MapsandGeodatabase\ElectricNetwork.gdb as the Reviewer Workspace and name your Reviewer session Electric Batch Validation.
  3. Click New to initiate a new Reviewer session and then click Start Session in the Reviewer Session Manager. Then close Reviewer Session Manager menu.
  4. Click the Reviewer Batch Validate button on the Data Reviewer toolbar and do the following:
    • In Features to Validate, choose Current Extent.
    • Click Add from File and browse to the Application for Data Reviewer for Electric Utilities. Choose the folder for your version of ArcGIS and select all of the electric batch jobs.
    • Click Run.
  5. Click OK. When batch validation is finished, the Table Writer dialog box will appear indicating the number of records that have been written to the Reviewer Table. Click on Reviewer Table button on the Data Reviewer toolbar to open the Reviewer Table.
  6. Double-click a record in the Reviewer Table, which will select and zoom to the location of the issue.

    Learn more about fields in the Reviewer table

  7. Start an Edit Session to resolve the issue. In this session, the selected record will be service point not connected to the network. To fix this issue, use the Edit Tool to select the service point and snap it to the end of the secondary line. Save the edit after snapping the service point.
  8. Right-click on the service point record in the Reviewer Table and click Enter Correction Status. In the Reviewer Correction dialog box, do the following:
    • Set the Evaluation to Resolve and Explanation to Custom.
    • Type Service Point not connected to service line as your correction explanation and click OK.
    • Scroll to the right side of the Reviewer table to see the updated CORRECTIONTECHNICIAN, CORRECTIONDATE, and CORRECTIONSTATUS fields.

      Learn more about updating the verification status for records

  9. In the Data Reviewer panel, click Options > Report and do the following:
  10. Continue to review the other issues listed in the Reviewer Table to see the other types of errors identified by Data Reviewer.
  11. Stop the Reviewer session.
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