Gas
Checking a service line on the map
Three things to compare, and when to stop.
A service line is the gas pipe from the main to the customer meter. The main is the larger pipe in the street. The service is the one that leaves it and goes to the building.
On the map, a service is usually its own line. It has attributes. Material is the one people get wrong in a hurry. Plastic and steel are both common. Older services are often steel. Replacements are often plastic, called PE.
When a crew replaces a service, they may leave the old pipe in the ground. That is abandoned in place. It is often capped at the main. The map should not keep calling that old pipe the active service. It also should not pretend the new pipe is posted if nobody has checked the packet.
This is the check I used.
Open the work order and the field packet. Make sure the as-built is in the packet.
Compare three things. The material. The station or length on the as-built. Whether the old service was abandoned in place.
If one of those does not match the feature, stop. Do not edit the map to force a match. Note which item disagrees and send the packet back.
If all three match, post the as-built to the feature and write the packet id on the note.
That is the whole job in one pass. The tools change. Smallworld, ArcGIS, LocusView. The check stays small on purpose. A long note that says the service was updated does not replace those three comparisons.