Working with Utility Networks in ArcGIS (UTIL) Course Resources

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General resources

• ArcGIS Utility Network — product information pages on Esri.com. Starting point for information on the ArcGIS Utility Network.
  • Resources — curated collections of utility network resources

• Utility Network — ArcGIS Pro documentation on creating and working with the ArcGIS Utility Network
  • Utility network vocabulary
  • Utility network concepts
  • Utility network architecture
  • An overview of the Utility Network toolbox

• Network diagrams — ArcGIS Pro documentation on network diagrams
  • An overview of the Network Diagram toolbox

• ArcGIS Solutions — download the latest utility network solutions
  • Solutions Gallery
  • Search the Gallery for 'utility network foundation' — returns the current collection of utility network solutions

• ArcGIS Blog | Get Insider Info from the Esri Product Teams — The ArcGIS Utility Networks team is a frequent contributor to the ArcGIS Blog. This is the best place to keep current on and learn more about the ArcGIS Utility Network.
  • Search the ArcGIS Blog for ‘utility network’
  • Search the ArcGIS Blog for ‘network diagram’

• ArcGIS Utility Network on Esri Community — Community forum for asking questions, submitting ideas, and learning about utility networks in ArcGIS. The ArcGIS Utility Network blog is a good place for tutorials and details on the utility network.
  • Questions
  • Blog
  • Ideas
  • Documents

Additional Learning Resources

• Esri Academy
  • Utility Network Fundamentals — Four course training plan for ArcGIS Utility Networks.
    • Working with Utility Networks in ArcGIS — Two day instructor-led course for users, editors, and administrators.
    • Configuring Utility Networks in ArcGIS &— Two day instructor-led course for utility network designers, creators, and administrators.
    • Understanding the Utility Network: A Guide for Water Utilities
    • Configuring Branch Versioning in ArcGIS — One day instructor-led course on working with branch versioning.
  • Search the training catalog
  • My Training dashboard

• ArcGIS Tutorials — A collection of tutorials from the ArcGIS documentation.
  • Search the tutorials for 'utility network'
  • Getting started with ArcGIS Utility Network — Eleven lesson Learning Series
  • Learn ArcGIS Utility Network for Water Utilities
  • Learn ArcGIS Utility Network for Gas and Pipeline
  • Learn ArcGIS Utility Network for Electric Utilities

Lesson references

Lesson 1 - Foundations of the utility network

• What is a utility network?
• Benefits of a utility network
• Introduction to licensing user type extensions through a portal
  • ArcGIS Utility Network
• Exploring the ArcGIS Utility Network User Type Extension
• Utility Network tab
• An overview of the Utility Network toolbox
• ArcGIS Solutions
  • Solutions Gallery
  • Search for "utility network foundation"
• Utility network concepts
  • Structure of a utility network
  • Structure network
  • Domain networks
  • Utility network feature classification
  • Junction and edge objects
  • Network hierarchies with tiers
• Architecture
  • Architecture
  • Domain networks
  • Tier groups
  • Tiers
  • Subnetworks
• Access the utility network layer
• Work with utility network properties
• Utility Network services
• Utility network feature classification
• Subtype group layers

Lesson 2 - Network topology management

• Network topology management
  • Network topology
  • Coincident features
  • Dirty areas
  • Error management
  • Validate a network topology
• Rules and restrictions
  • Feature restrictions and rules
  • Feature restrictions
  • Network rules
• Overview of versioning
• Branch versioning in Versioning types
• Work with branch versioning
• Introduction to attribute rules
• Arcade

Lesson 3 - Managing connectivity and associations

• Introduction to feature templates
  • Create a feature template
  • Create a group template
  • Create a preset template
• Connectivity and associations
• About associations
  • Associations
  • Connectivity associations
  • Structural attachment associations
  • Containment associations

Lesson 4 - Network management

• Utility network concepts
  • Structure of a utility network
  • Domain networks
  • Network hierarchies with tiers
• Architecture
  • Architecture
  • Domain networks
  • Tier groups
  • Tiers
  • Subnetworks
• Subnetwork controllers
  • Terminals
  • Terminal management
  • Network categories
• Introduction to feature templates
  • Preset templates

Lesson 5 - Tracing analysis

• Connectivity and traversability
• Trace utility networks
• Utility network trace types
  • Subnetwork trace — Trace a subnetwork
  • Subnetwork controller trace — Locate subnetwork controllers
  • Upstream / Downstream trace — Find upstream and downstream features
  • Isolation trace — Locate isolating features
  • Connected trace — Find connected features
  • Loops trace — Discover network loops
  • Shortest Path trace — Discover the shortest path
  • Set starting points and barriers
• Network categories
• Network attributes

Lesson 6 - Network diagrams

• Network diagrams
• Network diagram essentials
  • Terminology for working with network diagrams
  • Network diagram tools and commands
  • Network diagrams key concepts...
• Create and maintain your network diagrams
  • Generate a network diagram
• Store network diagrams and retrieve them
  • Store a network diagram
  • Open a stored network diagram
  • Search for network diagrams in the database
• Introduction to diagram templates
• ArcGIS Blog
  • Create a Network Diagram: The Beginner's Guide (December 14, 2022)
  • Understanding network diagrams: What they are (September 11, 2023)
  • Understanding network diagrams: When to use them (October 20, 2023)
  • Understanding network diagrams: How to configure them (November 7, 2023)
  • Storing a network diagram or not... This is a real question to consider! (July 18, 2023)

Lesson 7 - Creating a utility network

• ArcGIS Solutions
  • Introduction to Water Distribution Utility Network Foundation
  • Introduction to Gas and Pipeline Referencing Utility Network Foundation
  • Introduction to Electric Utility Network Foundation
• ArcGIS Solutions for ArcGIS Enterprise 11.1 (April 20, 2023)
• Utility Network Foundation package deployments
  • Water Distribution Utility Network Foundation
  • Gas and Pipeline Referencing Utility Network Foundation
  • Electric Utility Network Foundation
• Utility Network Package_Asset Package Reference [PDF]
• An overview of the Utility Network Package toolbox

[MohsenKamal]

Thanks a lot, very useful indeed.