To create a new network type:

From the Launchpad, click the Configuration tile. On the Configuration page that opens, click the Network Types link.

The Network Type Details page opens.

Click the button in the Network Type Details page. The Create Network Type dialog is displayed:

Mandatory fields are indicated by a red outline. Enter and select the required information and settings. Click Save when finished.

To update the properties of an existing network type, press the button next to the network type. An Edit Network Type Details dialog opens.

Enter or update the required values for the fields:

Type (Required): Enter a unique code for the Network Type. This code will be displayed along with the ‘Description’ in subsequent LOV’s in other forms within AWLRS. A maximum of 4 characters is allowed.

Unique (Required): Enter a Unique name for the Network Type. This name may be used in establishing a relationship with a ‘Parent’ Network Type using ‘Type Inclusions’. A maximum of 30 characters is allowed.

Description (Required): Enter a description for the Network Type. A maximum of 80 characters is allowed.

Is Datum (Yes/No switch): Set this switch to Yes if the Network Type is to be used as the ‘under-pinning’ type for the network. This type of network is generally used for creating Network Elements and will have a Start Node and End Node and an associated length. Network Elements of a type flagged as ‘Datum’ are the smallest network component within the system.

Is Linear (Yes/No switch): Set this switch to Yes if the Network Type comprises a set of connected Network Elements or is itself a ‘Datum’ Network. Linear Network Types must have an associated unit of measurement.

Auto Populate Unique (Yes/No switch): Set this switch to Yes if the Unique reference of the Datum Network Type or Group associated with the Network Type is to be automatically populated by derivation of flexible attributes entered in the ‘Type Columns’ window when a new Network Element or Group of this type is created. If this box is unchecked a Unique reference must be manually entered.

Node Type (Optional) (Dropdown): If required, enter the type of Node to be used to define the Start and End positions of a Datum Network Element or Group of this type.

Units (Optional): Required only for Linear Network Types. Enter the Unit of length used for this Network Type. The list of values is formed from the Unit Domains set up in the Units and Conversions screen .

Admin Type (Required) (Dropdown): Enter the Admin Type associated with the Network Type. This is a means of applying security to Network Types. When Network Elements or Groups associated with this Network Type are created, they must have an associated Admin Unit. The only allowable Admin Units for this Network Type will be those Admin Units of the Admin Type entered in this field. A user must then be granted access to the appropriate Admin Unit to view any Network Elements associated with the Admin Unit.

Consider an example:

The system contains 2 Admin Types, namely ROAD and PIPE, each containing the Admin Units as set out in the hierarchy below:

A Road network and a Pipeline network exist as shown below, each element being assigned to a particular Admin Unit of the appropriate Admin Type:

The following tables display the Network Elements and associated Admin Units for this example:

Two users have been set up and have been granted access to Admin Units as shown in the table below:

The mode of access (i.e., either Normal or Read Only) may also be defined within the ‘Admin Units’ window of the Users form.

Admin Types and Units are defined using the Admin Units page. Admin Units are granted to Users using the Users page.

Once you created the network type, you are to set up its attributes. Select the desired network type from the list and click on the Type Columns tab.