{"id":1876842,"date":"2023-03-23T06:01:08","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T13:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=1876842"},"modified":"2023-03-23T07:33:41","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T14:33:41","slug":"follow-the-rules-territory-validation-arcgis-business-analyst-pro","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/bus-analyst\/business\/follow-the-rules-territory-validation-arcgis-business-analyst-pro","title":{"rendered":"Follow the rules: Territory validation in ArcGIS Business Analyst Pro"},"author":4121,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[37171],"tags":[24321,128042],"industry":[],"product":[36711,36561],"class_list":["post-1876842","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business","tag-geoprocessing","tag-territory-design","product-bus-analyst","product-arcgis-pro"],"acf":{"short_description":"Ensure territory validation by employing Validate Territory rules and constraints in ArcGIS Business Analyst Pro's Territory Design.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>Territory Design is part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/arcgis\/products\/arcgis-business-analyst\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Business Analyst<\/a> extension in ArcGIS Pro. It contains a collection of geoprocessing tools and capabilities to create and manage territories of any size, shape, and location. In the recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/bus-analyst\/announcements\/whats-new-in-arcgis-business-analyst-pro-february-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ArcGIS Pro 3.1 release<\/a>, a convenient new feature in Territory Design is the <a href=\"https:\/\/pro.arcgis.com\/en\/pro-app\/latest\/tool-reference\/territory-design\/validate-territories.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Validate Territories<\/a> tool. 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