Dam Safety can be used to routinely inspect dams, manage work assignments, and monitor inspection programs.
In this topic, you'll learn how to configure the Dam Safety solution to meet specific needs in your organization.
Tip:
As you configure the solution, record the configurations or alterations you make with each version in a change log. This information will be valuable if you upgrade to a new version and need to evaluate the effort required.Add members to a group in your organization
Included in the Dam Safety solution is a group designed to help organize dam inspectors and assistants and give them access to content necessary for their work.
To add inspectors and assistants to the group, complete the following steps:
- Sign in to your ArcGIS organization and verify that you have privileges to manage member groups.
- Click Groups at the top of the site.
- Browse to the Dam Safety Inspectors group, then click it to open the group page.
- On the Overview tab, click Invite members.
- Check the check box next to the members that you want to add and click Add members to group.
The provided group is intended to be used by members with the following user types in order to fully use the provided apps:
| Group name | User type |
|---|---|
Dam Safety Inspectors | Mobile Worker |
Modify the survey form
The Dam Safety solution includes a Dam Inspection Survey ArcGIS Survey123 form that can be used by field workers to inspect upstream reservoirs, downstream hazards, and other relevant information at dam sites. It includes preloaded dam information and questions about each of the major components of a dam inspection and site. Inspectors can access dam inspection surveys assigned to them and complete the survey when arriving at the dam site.
Add dam inspectors and assistants to the list
To add the names of your inspectors to the survey form, complete the following steps:
- Install ArcGIS Survey123 Connect.
- Start ArcGIS Survey123 Connect and sign in to your ArcGIS organization.
- Click Dam Inspection Survey to download the survey.
- In the Download window, click Download and click OK.
- Click Dam Inspection Survey to open the survey.
- On the left, from the side toolbar, click the XLSForm button.
- At the bottom of the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, click the choices tab.
This tab comprises all the selectable options for survey questions.
- Scroll to the last entry.
Leave a blank row between the last entry and your inspectors choice list.
- For each of your inspectors, add their ArcGIS Username and Name values to the spreadsheet. Type the Username values in column B and the Name values in column C. Do not leave empty rows between workers.
- In column A for each inspector entry, write the word inspectors.
- At the bottom of the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, click the survey tab.
This tab comprises all the questions in the survey.
- On the survey tab, locate cell A7 and change the contents of this cell to select_one inspectors.
- Optionally, repeat steps 8 through 12 to create a list of assistant inspector names. Use the value assistants in place of inspectors in cell A8.
- Save and close the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and preview your changes in ArcGIS Survey123 Connect.
- In ArcGIS Survey123 Connect, in the left toolbar, click Publish to publish your changes.
- Click Publish survey to publish your changes, and then click OK.