{"id":1576222,"date":"2022-06-30T14:36:44","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T21:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=1576222"},"modified":"2025-07-22T16:29:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T23:29:05","slug":"utility-network-error-management-electric-topology-errors","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/utility-network\/electric-gas\/utility-network-error-management-electric-topology-errors","title":{"rendered":"Managing Electric Networks: Topology Errors"},"author":304562,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[25741],"tags":[565442,763102],"industry":[],"product":[36561,42661,515312],"class_list":["post-1576222","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-electric-gas","tag-arcgis-utility-network","tag-electric-and-gas-utilities","product-arcgis-pro","product-arcgis-solutions","product-utility-network"],"acf":{"authors":[{"ID":304562,"user_firstname":"Robert","user_lastname":"Krisher","nickname":"Robert Krisher","user_nicename":"rkrisher","display_name":"Robert Krisher","user_email":"rkrisher@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2022-03-17 13:48:14","user_description":"Robert Krisher is a Product Engineer with Esri who has over 15 years of experience implementing Enterprise GIS for Utilities.","user_avatar":""},{"ID":7521,"user_firstname":"Remi","user_lastname":"Myers","nickname":"Remi Myers","user_nicename":"rmyersesri88","display_name":"Remi Myers","user_email":"RMyers@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2018-03-21 18:21:22","user_description":"Remi is the Product Manager for the ArcGIS Utility Network and spends his free time exploring the US Southwest desert and California beaches.","user_avatar":""}],"short_description":"This article will show you how to identify and resolve some of the most common topology errors in an Electric Utility Network.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Introduction<\/h1>\n

Update: ArcGIS Pro 3.5 added new tools to bulk apply error resolutions to topology errors.<\/strong> The concepts outlined in this series of articles are important to understand when choosing which actions to use when resolving your errors. Learn more about how to use these new tools by reading the Analyzing topology errors<\/a> and Resolving topology errors<\/a> articles.<\/p>\n

The first time you run the validate topology tool on your utility network and encounter a topology error you will likely ask yourself three questions:<\/p>\n

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  1. What caused this error?<\/li>\n
  2. How can I fix this error?<\/li>\n
  3. What can I do to prevent this from happening again?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The purpose of this article is to provide the industry specific examples of the most common errors, so you are better equipped to answer these three questions. The different resolutions aren\u2019t always immediately obvious, and we hope this guide will help you quickly identify the best solution for your data and your specific situation. If you\u2019re not already familiar with error management in the utility network, you will want to familiarize yourself with the following resources:<\/p>\n