Allocate system demands using the Closest Pipe method and view the results.
Tutorial resources
These downloadable resources will be used to complete this tutorial:
Transcript
00:04
The demand allocator.
00:05
In info water pro allows for seven distinct allocation
00:08
methodologies to be used for the allocation process.
00:12
In this exercise, you allocate demands using the closest pipe method.
00:16
The closest pipe method works with billing meter data
00:20
for each of the meters.
00:22
The closest pipe is first located with advanced search algorithms.
00:26
The meter demands are then assigned to either the closest
00:29
upstream or downstream nodes for each of the selected pipes
00:33
to begin.
00:34
Double click the desired project dot AP Rx file to open Argi
00:38
Pro.
00:40
Once the project starts,
00:41
click the info water pro tab to open the info water pro ribbon
00:46
in the project panel, click initialize
00:50
start by adding the meter sales data to the arc G
00:52
I S pro contents panel if needed
00:55
from the arc G
00:56
S ribbon on the map tab
00:58
in the layer panel, click add data,
01:03
navigate to and double click the dot GDB file for this exercise,
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select the meter sales shape file and then click OK to add it to the table of contents.
01:14
If you do not want it visible in the map,
01:16
then you can turn off the meter sales layer in the contents panel
01:21
on the info water pro ribbon
01:23
in the allocator panel, click allocation manager
01:28
in the allocation method group, select closest pipe
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in the meter configuration group expand the meter layer dropdown.
01:38
The layers available in this list include all point layers in the argi
01:42
pro contents that are not info water pro layers
01:46
select the meter sales layer.
01:48
If you cannot see the full file path in the field,
01:51
you can hover the cursor over the field or drag the
01:54
edge of the demand allocation manager window to expand it.
01:58
Next in the meter configuration group, expand the demand field dropdown,
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scroll down and select DMDD.
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This signifies that the D MD field in your
02:09
meter layer contains the demands to assign to your model
02:14
in the pipe ID field group.
02:16
Click new field and then in the new field
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pop up specify HX underscore pipe as the new field
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and then click OK.
02:26
This populates the idea of the pipe. Each meter is assigned to.
02:30
If you do not see the HX pipe fields already populated as the pipe ID field,
02:35
you can expand the dropdown and select it from the list.
02:39
Next on the allocation tab set the allocation scaling factor to one
02:45
for the meter assign option.
02:47
You can select either evenly divided or distance weighted.
02:51
If you choose evenly divided,
02:53
then the total demands determined from all meters
02:55
assigned to a particular pipe will be divided
02:57
by two and assigned equally to both the
02:60
upstream and downstream junctions of the pipe.
03:03
If you choose distance weighted,
03:05
then a geometric analysis is conducted for each meter assigned
03:09
demands are then divided between two junction nodes according to their weighting.
03:13
For example, if a meter has a 10 GPM demand and is three quarters of the way down a pipe,
03:19
then one quarter of 10 GPM will go to one junction
03:22
while three quarters of 10 G PM will go to the other
03:26
for this exercise, select distance weighted and then click allocate demand.
03:31
These calculations can take a longer time to assign the
03:34
demands to junctions due to the meter assign option.
03:37
However, it is more accurate than the closest junction method
03:43
in the allocation report and water duty calculator window that appears you
03:47
can view the results of this allocation using the closest pipe method
03:52
when you are finished.
03:53
Click OK to close the allocation report and water duty calculator window
03:57
then click close to exit the demand allocation manager.
00:04
The demand allocator.
00:05
In info water pro allows for seven distinct allocation
00:08
methodologies to be used for the allocation process.
00:12
In this exercise, you allocate demands using the closest pipe method.
00:16
The closest pipe method works with billing meter data
00:20
for each of the meters.
00:22
The closest pipe is first located with advanced search algorithms.
00:26
The meter demands are then assigned to either the closest
00:29
upstream or downstream nodes for each of the selected pipes
00:33
to begin.
00:34
Double click the desired project dot AP Rx file to open Argi
00:38
Pro.
00:40
Once the project starts,
00:41
click the info water pro tab to open the info water pro ribbon
00:46
in the project panel, click initialize
00:50
start by adding the meter sales data to the arc G
00:52
I S pro contents panel if needed
00:55
from the arc G
00:56
S ribbon on the map tab
00:58
in the layer panel, click add data,
01:03
navigate to and double click the dot GDB file for this exercise,
01:08
select the meter sales shape file and then click OK to add it to the table of contents.
01:14
If you do not want it visible in the map,
01:16
then you can turn off the meter sales layer in the contents panel
01:21
on the info water pro ribbon
01:23
in the allocator panel, click allocation manager
01:28
in the allocation method group, select closest pipe
01:33
in the meter configuration group expand the meter layer dropdown.
01:38
The layers available in this list include all point layers in the argi
01:42
pro contents that are not info water pro layers
01:46
select the meter sales layer.
01:48
If you cannot see the full file path in the field,
01:51
you can hover the cursor over the field or drag the
01:54
edge of the demand allocation manager window to expand it.
01:58
Next in the meter configuration group, expand the demand field dropdown,
02:03
scroll down and select DMDD.
02:07
This signifies that the D MD field in your
02:09
meter layer contains the demands to assign to your model
02:14
in the pipe ID field group.
02:16
Click new field and then in the new field
02:18
pop up specify HX underscore pipe as the new field
02:23
and then click OK.
02:26
This populates the idea of the pipe. Each meter is assigned to.
02:30
If you do not see the HX pipe fields already populated as the pipe ID field,
02:35
you can expand the dropdown and select it from the list.
02:39
Next on the allocation tab set the allocation scaling factor to one
02:45
for the meter assign option.
02:47
You can select either evenly divided or distance weighted.
02:51
If you choose evenly divided,
02:53
then the total demands determined from all meters
02:55
assigned to a particular pipe will be divided
02:57
by two and assigned equally to both the
02:60
upstream and downstream junctions of the pipe.
03:03
If you choose distance weighted,
03:05
then a geometric analysis is conducted for each meter assigned
03:09
demands are then divided between two junction nodes according to their weighting.
03:13
For example, if a meter has a 10 GPM demand and is three quarters of the way down a pipe,
03:19
then one quarter of 10 GPM will go to one junction
03:22
while three quarters of 10 G PM will go to the other
03:26
for this exercise, select distance weighted and then click allocate demand.
03:31
These calculations can take a longer time to assign the
03:34
demands to junctions due to the meter assign option.
03:37
However, it is more accurate than the closest junction method
03:43
in the allocation report and water duty calculator window that appears you
03:47
can view the results of this allocation using the closest pipe method
03:52
when you are finished.
03:53
Click OK to close the allocation report and water duty calculator window
03:57
then click close to exit the demand allocation manager.
The Demand Allocator in InfoWater Pro allows for seven distinct allocation methodologies to be used for the allocation process. The closest pipe method works with billing meter data. For each of the meters, the closest pipe is first located with advanced search algorithms. The meter demands are then assigned to either the closest upstream or downstream nodes for each of the selected pipes.
To add the meter sales data necessary for the allocation:
To set up the allocation in the Demand Allocation Manager:
Note: These calculations can take a longer time to assign the demands to junctions due to the meter assign option; however, it is more accurate than the Closest Junction method.
