Move simple and network features together

DirkTillmanns — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 10:04:50 GMT

Hallo,

The area is a simple feature, the line is a network feature. However, if you try to move both features at the same time, only the geometry of the network feature is changed. Pro gives no indication of an error. Any idea?

Best regards

Dirk

Re: Move simple and network features together

CharlesKolbowicz — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 06:20:11 GMT

Hello Dirk,

Same issue here.
After some research and multiple prompts (your case helped me), here is the AI verdict:

Trace Networks published as ArcGIS Enterprise services do NOT allow moving network features and non-network features together.

This is an Esri-imposed structural limitation, not a setting you can change.

Even if:

the Trace Network topology is disabled,
network features can be moved individually,
non-network features can be moved,

➡️ArcGIS Enterprise blocks multi-layer moves when a Trace Network feature class is involved.
Network features are treated as “protected” when coming from a feature service.

Why Esri enforces this restriction

Because in an Enterprise environment:

the Trace Network must maintain strict coherence
connectivity and topology validation happen server-side
ArcGIS Pro cannot “locally” manage a temporary state where a bulk move breaks connectivity

So:
➡️multi-layer moves = blocked
➡️single network-feature moves = permitted

I guess this is pretty similar for Utility Networks.

Best regards,
Charles

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Move simple and network features together

Re: Move simple and network features together

Trace Networks published as ArcGIS Enterprise services do NOT allow moving network features and non-network features together.

Why Esri enforces this restriction