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SSP Innovations offers a variety of blog posts that break down trending industry topics, including how to use the latest tools, what new releases to look for, and development tips specific to the systems you use. Browse for updates on the Esri roadmap, enterprise strategies, and how to get more out of your technology investments. Is there a topic you want to know more about or a question you want our team to answer in depth? Leave us a message in the comment form!

Python Best Practices – Part 1
April 7, 2014 By: Jeff Buturff

Recently, SSP had a chance to write a rather complex python program for use by one of our outstanding clients. Due to the complexity of the processing involved, we learned…

no comments | Esri GIS / Python / Scripts / SSP Blogs

Utility Network Coloring Tool – New and Free!
April 4, 2014 By: John Coleman

Here we describe the results of our plot to develop a simple Add-in to automatically color layers on a map based on Feeder ID. The best part is, you can…

2 comments | ArcFM™ / Electric / Esri GIS / Scripts

Fiber Splices – Another Way to Accommodate Length
April 1, 2014 By: Brian Higgins

This post explores how to represent length of a fiber cable in a sensible yet less-known manner. Click through to see how...

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How to Find SSP at Link
March 3, 2014 By: Dean Perry

The Schneider Electric Link Conference starts today. With so many of our clients, colleagues and friends in the industry attending, we thought we’d publish a quick guide as to what…

no comments | Esri GIS / Fiber Manager™ / Version Management

Fiber Attenuation – It Isn’t a Breakfast Cereal
February 24, 2014 By: Brian Higgins

This post describes some of the most common issues found when using the Schneider Electric Fiber Manager™ Attenuation Values, plus our recommended solutions!

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ArcFM™ and the Amazing Technicolor Feeders
February 10, 2014 By: John Coleman

This post describes a new bit of functionality SSP developed utilizing color-coded symbology to help differentiate values of certain "signature" ArcFM™ fields. Click through to find out how it works!

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Fiber Manager™ Device Modeling
February 5, 2014 By: Skye Perry

Many devices and patch panels can be modeled using the standard product data model - we decided to post many that we've modeled which will provide some ideas and a…

2 comments | ArcFM™ / Fiber Manager™ / SSP Blogs

Useful Scripts for the Non-Programmer: Converting VBA Scripts to Python
February 4, 2014 By: Corey Blakeborough

A little while back, we published some instructions on how to use ArcObjects within Python scripts. Check them out, now updated to be compatible with the ArcGIS 10.1 release, for…

4 comments | Python / Scripts / SSP Blogs

Integrating ArcFM™ & iVUE with a Multispeak Model
January 8, 2014 By: SSP Innovations

Here we describe a recent project which allows SSP to implement an integrated ArcFM™ for a small utility, at a reasonable cost. Find out more...

no comments | ArcFM™ / Electric / Esri GIS / Integrations

Integrating Maximo to GIS
December 2, 2013 By: Skye Perry

Here we describe in detail an integration SSP performed between a Schneider Electric/Esri-based GIS and IBM's Maximo a few years ago. Considering implementing Maximo and/or Maximo Spatial? This post is…

13 comments | Esri GIS / Integrations

The Latest Improvements in Designer™ and ArcFM™
December 1, 2013 By: Matthew Stuart

In this post, we provide a by-the-numbers review of the core performance improvements recently announced for upcoming releases of Schneider Electric's Designer™ and ArcFM™ products. Is it really faster? How…

no comments | ArcFM™ / Designer™ / Esri GIS

Development Tip: Why Is This Button Disabled?
November 10, 2013 By: Corey Blakeborough

A simple solution to a simple - and common - problem: when a user encounters a disabled button, they realize they can't do something. But how do they know WHY…

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