After starting VertiGIS Solution Manager, the deployment of a Network Explorer solution can be carried out.

Prerequisites

For the installation you need the ZIP file (Network Explorer-<Version>.zip) of the Network Explorer Solution Package, which will be provided to you by your local sales representative.

This ZIP file contains all the necessary components that are part of the functional scope of the Network Explorer Solution Package (e.g. print templates).

The utility network data must be published as a feature service.

Requirements for the WebMap

The following requirements for the WebMap must be taken into account during installation:

•The WebMap to be used must be published from ArcGIS Pro.

•CIM symbols should not be used.
When publishing a WebMap from ArcGIS Pro, it is important to select the option "Use symbol types compatible with all clients". Otherwise, CIM symbols are generated in the WebMap, which are not fully supported in the ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript.

• No dimension layer should be used
Currently, the ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript does not support dimension layers for 2D maps. Attempting to use a WebMap that contains a dimension layer within VertiGIS Networks will therefore cause the application to load incorrectly.

Procedure

1.Launch VertiGIS Solution Manager
The Solution Manager is started via a link.
See the VertiGIS Solution Manager user manual, chapter Start Solution Manager.

If you are using Solution Manager for the first time with a Portal for ArcGIS, you need to change the registration information of the VertiGIS Studio Printing item (see the VertiGIS Studio manual Register VertiGIS Studio Printing Using a New ArcGIS Item). In the "Registered Info" section you need to add the following Redirect URI "https://<SUBDOMAIN>.apps.vertigisstudio.com" and click "Add". The aforementioned setting is sufficient for users with "administrator rights".
 
If users with the "Publisher" portal permission should also execute the installation of the Network Solution, they must additionally be assigned to a group that in turn has access to the above-mentioned portal item. This setting can be assigned via "Edit Group Sharing" for this portal item VertiGIS Studio Printing.
 
Otherwise, the Solution cannot be installed because Solution Manager needs these permissions to provide print templates.

2.Prepare data sources
See the VertiGIS Solution Manager user manual, chapter Manage Data Sources.
 

3.Perform Deployment
See the VertiGIS Solution Manager user manual, chapter Perform Deployment.

Individual configuration is required for Queries and Network Diagram functions, as well as for the various network trace configurations.
 
In step 1 Packages > 2. Select data source, you can use the "Load" button to load this configuration package Network Explorer Blank Configurations as a ZIP file (e.g. from the download folder).
 
The Network Explorer Blank Configurations Package is available from VertiGIS Support.
 
Sample configuration templates are available in the Configuration > Network Explorer functions chapter and are supplied with the product. These must be adapted to the individual environment.

a.Enter parameter values:

▪Package name - Any individual name can be assigned.

▪VertiGIS Studio Web URL
VertiGIS Studio Web URL defined during VertiGIS Studio Web installation.
Example: https://<hostname.domain.com>/web

▪Enter specific Network Explorer Parameter values
For the deployment of the Network Explorer Solution, the following additional information is required (explanations are given behind this symbol ):

•Workflow designer URL
VertiGIS Studio Workflow Designer URL defined during VertiGIS Stuido Workflow Designer installation.
Example: https://<hostname.domain.com>/workflow/designer

•Printing server URL
VertiGIS Studio Printing Server URL defined during VertiGIS Studio Printing installation.
Example: https://<hostname.domain.com>/vertigisstudio/printing/
After entering the URL, you must log in again using the Sign in button for technical reasons.

▪Attributes Form Schema Portal Item ID - Input of the GUID of the portal item, which contains the project-related schema for the attribute mask.

The "Attribute Form Schema Portal Item ID" parameter is optional. If the field is left empty, the attributes are displayed by default according to the definition in the feature service. The GUID could then also be entered subsequently via the Studio Web Designer. See also chapter "Edit Attributes" > developer documentation.

The VertiGIS Studio Web Designer must be used to customize the project-specific web map. See chapter Configuration > Network Solutions in General.

After installation, an adjustment to the project-specific map basis MUST be made. To do this, first select the generated WebApp in the Studio Web Designer. Then select the "Map component", go to the "Map settings" section and click on the "Refresh" button. This ensures that the project-specific map basis is correctly integrated into the WebApp.