Deploying redline routes

The redline is a markup feature in the geodatabase that stores information about the proposed changes in the linear referencing system (LRS). Roadway characteristic editors can propose changes to the LRS via the Redline Widget using redline routes. The LRS editors can then apply the redline as an official change to the LRS using Roads and Highways for Desktop. The Redline Routes widget can be used to create, edit, and attach files to the redline routes. You can preconfigure redline activity types such as create route, extend route, realign route, realign overlapping route, calibrate route, retire route, reassign route, and so forth.

For more information on Redline Routes, please visit:

Data in the ALRS

Using the Select Redline tool

To enable web redlining of the routes using the Roadway Characteristics Editor (RCE), you should author a web map using ArcMap and include a redline feature class. For detailed instructions on authoring a web map and configuring RCE please see:

Configuring the Roadway Characteristics Editor web applicationAuthoring a web mapDeploying the Roadway Characteristics Editor web application to a production server

Note:

In the redline feature class, the attribute fields for which the Roadway Characteristics Editor application user may not be able to provide data must be made nullable. Doing so will make the data content for those fields optional.

Note:

While publishing the map service using ArcGIS for Server, make sure to enable its Feature Access and Linear Referencing capabilities.

Configuring the redline activity types

You can configure redline activities by using the following steps.

Steps:

1. Start ArcMap.
2. Enable ArcCatalog and navigate to the redline feature class in your database.
3. Right-click the redline feature class and click Properties.
4. Click the Subtypes tab.
Note that the domain assigned for the field ACTIVITY_TYPE is dActivityType.
5. Click Domains.
6. In the Workspace Domains dialog box, click the dActivityType domain name.

   You'll see preconfigured activity types in the form of coded domains for redlines in the Coded Values section. You can edit the activity types in this section.

7. Click Apply then OK to close the Workspace Domains dialog box to save the edits.

Enabling redline attachments

You can enable the redlines to contain attachments using the following steps.

Steps:

1. Start ArcMap.
2. Open the Catalog window and navigate to the redline feature class in your database.
3. Right-click the redline feature class and click Attachments > Create Attachments.

Attachments will be enabled for Redlines.