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What’s the Deal With ArcGIS Online Entitlements?
November 7, 2013 By: Dean Perry

There seems to be consistent confusion surrounding the ArcGIS Online Entitlement program recently announced by Esri. While it is publicly-available information, we know it can sometimes be a little bit…

no comments | ArcGIS Online / Esri GIS / Mobile App

Custom Designer™ Reporting
October 7, 2013 By: Skye Perry

Various reporting strategies are available within Designer™ including the use of multi-tab Excel reports with detailed formatting, formulas, and print layouts. This example shows a powerful reporting implementation.

no comments | ArcFM™ / Designer™ / Integrations

Innovation is the Name of the Game: The Graphical Report Tool
October 3, 2013 By: John Coleman

In this post we describe the innovation behind a custom solution we recently provided. This tool provides a graphical report that displays the area around each junction in an ArcFM™…

no comments | ArcFM™ / Esri GIS

How Can We Update Our Data to Reflect Our Data Model Changes?
September 6, 2013 By: Corey Blakeborough

What to do when changes to the GIS data model are made, but the actual underlying data remains as it was before? Inside, find a detailed exploration of a smart…

no comments | ArcObjects / Esri GIS / SSP Blogs

Creating a Template Favorite
September 4, 2013 By: Matthew Stuart

A step-by-step tutorial on how to create time-saving template favorites in Designer™.

no comments | ArcFM™ / Designer™ / Electric / Esri GIS / SSP Blogs

Upgrading JTX to ArcGIS Workflow Manager
August 8, 2013 By: SSP Innovations

Step-by-step directions describing how to upgrade from the older Esri work management extension to the new one.

no comments | Esri GIS / Integrations / SSP Blogs

Active Directory Authentication
By: Matthew Stuart

This blog post explores how to integrate Microsoft Active Directory Authentication into the GIS for Oracle-based systems not utilizing Windows servers.

no comments | Data / Esri GIS / Integrations / Oracle / SSP Blogs

Skye Perry Presents at Esri International UC
July 6, 2013 By: Skye Perry

Perry will present on Tuesday, 7/9 in Room 29D on Enabling Utility Operations with ArcGIS Online. This presentation will cover the patterns that utilities can focus on to be successful…

one comment | ArcGIS Online / Esri GIS / SSP News

Get From A to B More Quickly: Changing Your XY Tolerance
June 9, 2013 By: SSP Innovations

This post explores how to reduce drawing times and data storage needs by updating the XY tolerance property in your GDB.

no comments | ArcFM™ / Electric / Esri GIS / SSP Blogs

Managing Bandwidth with Fiber Manager™
June 8, 2013 By: Skye Perry

Fiber Manager™ does an awesome job of managing your physical infrastructure; Here we'll cover new ideas to manage logical circuits and their associated bandwidth.

no comments | Fiber Manager™ / SSP Blogs

The Wonderful World of Auto Updaters
June 7, 2013 By: John Coleman

This post explores some of the most powerful Auto Updaters in use today at Esri-based utilities across the country...

one comment | ArcFM™ / ArcObjects / Esri GIS / SSP Blogs

About…ArcGIS Online – Searching Your Data
May 9, 2013 By: Jeff Mertz

This post outlines and demonstrates how to create custom searching using ArcGIS Online tools. In this scenario, our Desktop user is forced to shun the chair and venture out with…

2 comments | ArcGIS Online / Electric